Hairspray & Pecker [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] - Region 1 DVD

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Directed by :

John Waters

Starring :

Sonny Bono

Ruth Brown

Divine

Edward Furlong

Christina Ricci

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Description: John Waters made his bid for PG respectability with Hairspray, an enjoyably trashy comedy about the racial integration of a teen dance show on Baltimore television in the early '60s. Waters, as always, makes a virtue of junk culture and the powerful emotional forces it can represent as kids vie to get on the show. Meanwhile, a parade of former stars (Pia Zadora, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono) and pseudostars (Divine, Ricki Lake) cross the screen, playing freakish characters absorbed by thoughts of fame. Pecker (Edward Furlong) loves to use the camera to capture his fellow Baltimore residents living their daily lives. Of course, sin ... (more)

Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Release date: 22 May 2001
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 9780780634534 UPC: 794043523021

Tags: Dance (1), Satire (1), Teenage (1), Musical (1), Cult (1), Recommended (1), Nostalgic (1), Action/adventure (1), Race Relations (1), Campy (1), Dramas (1), Comedies (1), Essential Cinema (1), Photographers (1)

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