Hairspray (2007)

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6.2	Rating (948 ratings)
6.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Adam Shankman

Starring (View all)

John Travolta
Edna Turnblad

Michelle Pfeiffer
Velma Von Tussle

Christopher Walken
Wilbur Turnblad

Amanda Bynes
Penny Pingleton

James Marsden
Corny Collins

Queen Latifah
Motormouth Maybelle

Brittany Snow
Amber Von Tussle

Zac Efron
Link Larkin

Written by (View all)

Leslie Dixon
(screenplay)

John Waters
(1988 screenplay)

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Joyous and fun!

16 years ago at Apr 24 14:03

PvtCaboose91

4 votes

Good morning Baltimore!"

First of all: musicals are not my thing. The latest The Producers remake equalled poison for upcoming musical movies due for release.

Hairspray, however, is a different story. The film is clichéd, predictable, cheesy, corny beyond all belief, childish, features a few annoying teenager heart-throbs with no acting skills - but it is fantastic!... read more

Very Silly and Fun

16 years, 7 months ago at Sep 4 12:12

nataliegoes

3 votes

I've never seen the original "Hairspray", but as it was John Waters I didn't expect the remake to be a "Family Film", but that's what it is. The setting and costumes are great, and although it's a musical the star of the show is the choreography. The storyline is how a chubby short girl in the early 60s wants to be chosen as the next cast member of a local rock'n'roll show (like American Bandsta... read more

Hillarious

16 years, 7 months ago at Sep 16 8:38

Claudia

1 vote

It was absolutely hillarious! Seriously - I didnt think it would be this good!

It was truly an amazing musical and had many many funny parts to it aswell. I was surprised to see so many good actors in it like Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes and Queen Latifa who I didnt think were in it!

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Description: Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny run home to watch the show and drool over the hot Link Larkin, much to Tracy's mother Edna's dismay. After one of the stars of the show leaves, Corny Collins holds auditions to see who will be the next person on the Corny Collins show. With all of the help of her friend Seaweed, Tracy makes it on the show, angering the evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma. Tracy then decides that it's not fair that the black kids can only dance on the Corny Collins Show ... (more)

Release date: 20 July 2007

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“Being a fan of musicals and admiring admiration for a lot of the cast, as well as hearing nothing but good things about it, watching 'Hairspray' (which has been on my to see list for a while, having been behind with film watching and reviewing) was a must.

After seeing 'Hairspray', it left a huge positive impression on me and is a simply wonderful film all round. One of the better musicals in recent years and the most fun personally had for some time. It filled me with joy and uplifted me, it was such irresistible fun and a few elements left me pleasantly surprised. It is essentially a remake of the 1988 comedy and very much a worthy one.

The cast are one of 'Hairspray's' biggest strengths. John Travolta's performance has divided audiences, count me in as someone who fo” read more

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"Here's a movie that's based off of a musical stage play that it itself was based off of a movie. And, of course, that were named Hairspray. Now I'm not usually a fan of Broadway musicals, particularly those that have been adapted for the big screen. The fact that this movie is on the list shows that every once in a while, one does come out that ends up sticking to my hair. Oh, and BTW, check out Christopher Walken and John Travolta in this movie..... Last time these two "guys" starred in th"

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