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Hairspray

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PG,1hr 55min

Genres:

Comedy,Musical

Released:

July 20, 2007

Director:

Adam Shankman

Distributor:

New Line Cinema

Starring:

John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer ...more

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Synopsis: Adam Shankman's adaptation of the stage musical Hairspray, itself an adaptation of the non-musical John Waters film of the same name, stars Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, an overweight high-school student whose only dream is to be on a local Baltimore teen dance program. While her father (Christopher Walken) tells her to follow her dreams, her mother Edna (John Travolta in drag) reminds her that she doesn't look like the girls on that show. After impressing the show's host (James Marsden), Tracy ... Full Synopsis

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	By John Hartl, Film critic, MSNBC : "... an irrepressible dose of early-1960s Americana ... a musical that isn't afraid to be a musical. It embraces the form ..." Full Review

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	John Travolta Edna Turnblad Queen Latifah Motormouth Maybelle Michelle Pfeiffer Velma von Tussle, Velma von Tussel Christopher Walken Wilbur Turnblad

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	'Hairspray' Clip: "Big, Blonde and Beautiful"

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