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Hairspray is a 2007 musical and teen film directed by Adam Shankman. The screenplay was written by Thomas Meehan and Leslie Dixon, with Marc Shaiman serving as composer and producer. The cast includes Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken. Other production credits include Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Robert Shaye, and Marc Shaiman as producers, Bojan Bazelli as director of photography, and Michael Tronick as film editor. The film originated in the United States and the United Kingdom, was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, and is set in Baltimore.
The movie has a runtime of 117 minutes and was distributed by New Line Cinema and Netflix. It received a PG rating and was based on the work Hairspray. Financial details indicate a budget of 75,000,000 and a revenue of 90,450,008. Critical reception included a Metascore of 81 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92%. The film was nominated for one BAFTA Award and has accumulated 21 wins and 45 nominations. It is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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6.7Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
Cast
- Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad
- John Travolta as Edna Turnblad
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle
- Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad
- Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton
- James Marsden as Corny Collins
Themes
- dance
- dreams
- baltimore, usa
- race politics
- musical
- based on play or musical
- equality
- school party
- integration
- overweight woman
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
145,077 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award21 wins & 45 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Adam Shankman
- Screenplay by
- Leslie Dixon
- Based on
- Hairspray , by John Waters Hairspray , by Mark O'Donnell , Thomas Meehan
- Produced by
- Craig Zadan Neil Meron
- Starring
- John Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer Christopher Walken Amanda Bynes James Marsden Queen Latifah Brittany Snow Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Allison Janney Nikki Blonsky
- Cinematography
- Bojan Bazelli
- Edited by
- Michael Tronick
- Music by
- Marc Shaiman
- Production companies
- Ingenious Media Zadan/Meron Productions Storyline Entertainment Offspring Entertainment
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema (United States) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
- Release dates
- July 10, 2007 ( 2007-07-10 ) ( Mann Village Theater ) July 20, 2007 ( 2007-07-20 ) (United Kingdom and United States)
- Running time
- 116 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75 million
- Box office
- $203.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Hairspray
- Creator
- Adam Shankman
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Screenwriter
- Leslie Dixon
- Cast member
- Paul Dooley
- Composer
- Marc Shaiman
- Producer
- Toby Emmerich
- Cinematographer
- Bojan Bazelli
- Narrative location
- Baltimore
- Filming location
- Hamilton
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 605304
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.hairspraymovie.com
- Image
- 34809 Torpoint - Flickr - megabus13601.jpg
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- title
- Hairspray
- film editor
- Michael Tronick
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 202500000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 92%
- soundtrack release
- Hairspray – Soundtrack to the Motion Picture
- Commons category
- Hairspray (2007 film)
- publication date
- 2007-09-06
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Encyclopedic overview
Hairspray is a 2007 musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman, and written by Leslie Dixon. It is based on the 2002 stage musical by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, which itself was based on John Waters's 1988 film. Produced by Ingenious Media and Zadan/Meron Productions, the film features an ensemble cast including John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, and Nikki Blonsky in her feature film debut.
Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows "pleasantly plump" teenager Tracy Turnblad (Blonsky) as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television dance show and rallies against racial segregation.
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