Hairspray

– Pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton audition to be on The..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Hairspray (2007)

Pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton audition to be on The Corny Collins Show – and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle and her mother plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos.

Hairspray (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Jul 2007

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writer:

Leslie Dixon (screenplay), John Waters, Mark O'Donnell (musical play), Thomas Meehan (musical play)

Main Actors:

John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes

Plot:

Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny run home to watch the show and drool over the hot Link Larkin, much to Tracy's mother Edna's dismay. After one of the stars of the show leaves, Corny Collins holds auditions to see who will be the next person on the Corny Collins show. With all of the help of her friend Seaweed, Tracy makes it on the show, angering the evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma. Tracy then decides that it's not fair that the black kids can only dance on the Corny Collins Show once a month, and with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, her father and Edna, she's going to integrate the show.....without denting her 'do!

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 21 wins & 40 nominations.

Gross profit:

$118,823,091

Production:

New Line Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
81%