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Hairspray
Running Time: 94 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Box Office: / $6,671,108
Sound By: Ultra-Stereo
Produced By: / New Line Cinema
Released: February 26, 1988 (USA)
Release By: New Line Cinema

Summary:
Forever interested in the kitsch built into past eras, director John Waters chooses the TV dance show craze of the early '60s for his playful focus in Hairspray. Ricki Lake plays Tracy Turnblad, just one of several alliteratively named characters com... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Ricki Lake (Tracy Turnblad) Michael St. Gerard (Link Larkin) Divine (Edna Turnblad) Colleen Fitzpatrick (Amber von Tussle) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Given his fondness for unrestrained envelope pushing, including one of the most graphic films ever to receive wide release (1973's Pink Flamingos), Hairspray seems like a real departure for John Waters, in content if not sensibility. Even with its PG ... Continue >>

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