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Hairspray is a 1988 American romantic comedy musical film directed and written by John Waters. Produced by Robert Shaye and Rachel Talalay, the movie was filmed in Baltimore, which also serves as its narrative location. The cast includes Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, and Debbie Harry. It is categorized as a teen film and drama film, with themes including civil rights and racial segregation.
The film has a runtime of 92 minutes and was originally released in English. Distribution was handled by New Line Cinema and Netflix, with formats including video on demand. Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores indicate a 98% rating, a 7.8 out of 10 score, and a 77 out of 100 rating. The production budget was $2,000,000, resulting in revenue of $6,671,108.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1980s dance films, 1980s musical comedy films and 1980s romantic musical films.
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6.8'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
Cast
- Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad
- Divine as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
- Debbie Harry as Velma Von Tussle
- Vitamin C as Amber von Tussle
- Sonny Bono as Franklin von Tussle
- Leslie Ann Powers as Penny Pingleton
Themes
- bomb
- baltimore, usa
- civil rights
- romcom
- racial segregation
- integration
- interracial relationship
- hair
- racism
- detention
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Waters
- Screenwriter
- John Waters
- Cast member
- Mink Stole
- Producer
- Rachel Talalay
- Production company
- Stephen Woolley
- Narrative location
- Baltimore
- Filming location
- Baltimore
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 127494
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-08-04
- title
- Hairspray
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- derivative work
- Hairspray
- review score
- 77/100
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