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Hairspray

Cast

Ricki Lake, Divine, Leslie Ann Powers, Debbie Harry View All

Crew

John Waters (Screenplay), John Waters (Director) View All

Release: Feb. 16th, 1988

Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes

Ample teen Tracy Turnblad wants nothing more than to be on the hip local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" -- and when her dream comes true, her lively moves and bubbly personality meet with unexpected popularity. But after witnessing firsthand the terrible state of race relations in 1960s Baltimore, Turnblad becomes an outspoken advocate for desegregation.

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Oh no no, you can't stop the beat... Due to the sucess of Hairspray, Adam Shankman (directing & helping write) and John Waters (writing) are hard at work on Hairspray 2, simply titled so. Ac...

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