Hairspray (1988 movie)

Hairspray
Directed by	John Waters
Written by	John Waters
Produced by	John Waters Robert Shaye Rachel Talalay
Starring	Ricki Lake Michael St. Gerard Debbie Harry Sonny Bono Divine Jerry Stiller Shawn Thompson Leslie Ann Powers Colleen Fitzpatrick Clayton Prince Ruth Brown Mink Stole
Cinematography	David Insley
Edited by	Janice Hampton
Music by	Kenny Vance
Production companies	Palace Pictures New Line Cinema
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 16, 1988 (1988-02-16)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$8,271,108

Hairspray is a 1988 American musical teen comedy movie. It was produced by John Waters, Robert Shaye and Rachel Talalay and was directed by Waters. In 2002 a Broadway musical of the same name was made. In 2007, the Broadway musical was turned into a movie. Set in 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, it is about teenager Tracy Turnblad who pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television show and rallies against racial segregation.

Cast

• Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad
• Divine as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
• Debbie Harry as Velma Von Tussle
• Sonny Bono as Franklin Von Tussle
• Jerry Stiller as Wilbur Turnblad
• Leslie Ann Powers as Penny Pingleton
• Colleen Fitzpatrick as Amber Von Tussle
• Michael St. Gerard as Link Larkin
• Clayton Prince as Seaweed J. Stubbs
• Ruth Brown as Motormouth Maybelle
• Shawn Thompson as Corny Collins
• Mink Stole as Tammy
• Joann Havrilla as Prudence Pingleton
• Alan J. Wendl as Mr. Pinky

Other websites

• Hairspray on IMDb
• Hairspray at AllMovie
• Hairspray at Box Office Mojo
• Hairspray at Rotten Tomatoes
• Hairspray at Metacritic