Hairspray

Hairspray

1988

When Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake), an overweight teen, auditions for a spot on a popular teen dance show, she beats out the spiteful Amber von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick), winning over Amber's boyfriend (Michael St. Gerard) in the process. After meeting some black students at her school, Tracy begins to push for more racial integration on the dance show. This gets her into trouble on many sides, especially with Amber's pushy parents (Sonny Bono, Deborah Harry).

It's way beyond Grease.

JBscale
85
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Drama
Length
1 hr. 32 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 26, 1988
US Box Office
$6,671,108 (#4666 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
March 4, 2014
Acquired Date
October 7, 2020
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake
Divine
Divine
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
Michael St. Gerard
Michael St. Gerard
Mink Stole
Mink Stole
Shawn Thompson
Shawn Thompson
Josh Charles
Josh Charles

Directors

John Waters
John Waters

Producers

Rachel Talalay
Rachel Talalay

Writers

John Waters
John Waters

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
92%
Tomatometer
216 votes
RT Fresh Certified
84%
Popcornmeter
63,389 votes
METASCORE
81
37 votes
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
24,091 votes

Additional Info

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