Hairspray

2007
PG
1h 57m

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6.7/10

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Pop Musical Comedy Drama Musical Romance

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

142K

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 21 wins & 45 nominations total

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Hairspray Scene: Tracy Makes It Big

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Trivia
Amanda Bynes' character, Penny, is seen constantly eating lollipops. Bynes' father, who is a dentist, became very worried for her dental health, as it was estimated she ate about 40 lollipops a day. She told him that she wasn't really eating all of them, when in reality she ate them all.

Goofs
When Penny is taking Tracy's parents to the TV to see Tracy on the Corny Collins Show, Edna says "You think I wanna think he's really up there?" While some might believe she is referring to the moon landing, which occurred in July 1969 (7 years after the movie takes place), Edna is in fact referring to Major John Glenn orbiting the Earth, which occurred in February 1962, just before the movie is set.

Quotes
Motormouth Maybelle: [to Seaweed and Penny] Oh, so this is love?
[pauses, then smiles]
Motormouth Maybelle: Well, love is a gift, a lot of people don't remember that. So, you two better brace yourselves for a whole lotta ugly comin' at you from a neverending parade of stupid.
Penny Pingleton: [deadpans] So, you've met my mom?

Alternate versions
Starting in August, in select theaters, a sing-along version of the film with on-screen lyrics was released.

Connections
Edited into Race for Space (2010)

Soundtracks
Good Morning Baltimore
(2000)
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman
Performed by Nikki Blonsky
© 2000 Winding Brook Way Music (ASCAP)/Walli Woo Entertainment (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved

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Featured review

9/10

A Real Blast

While the original John Waters classic will always have the bigger piece of my heart, this musical adaptation is fun and well cast with some great musical numbers. Unlike many movie musicals, everyone here can sing and dance and make it look natural. The cast's high energy and enthusiasm is contagious and you'll find yourself wishing you could jump through the screen and join them.