Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion--dancing. Her dream is to appear on "The Corny Collins Show," Baltimore's hippest dance party on TV. Tracy seems a natural fit for the show except for one not-so-little problem--she doesn't fit in. Her plus-sized figure has always set her apart from the cool crowd, which she is reminded of by her loving but overly protective plus-sized mother, Edna. That doesn't stop Tracy because if there is one thing that this girl knows, it's that she was born to dance. After wowing Corny Collins at her high school dance, Tracy wins a spot on his show and becomes an instant on-air sensation, much to the chagrin of the show's reigning princess, Amber Von Tussle, and her scheming mother, Velma, who runs television station WYZT. Even worse for Amber is the fact that it's not just the audience who loves the new girl in town; Amber's sweetheart, Link Larkin, seems to be smitten with Tracy's charms as well. This dance party gets personal as a bitter feud erupts between the girls as they compete for the coveted "Miss Teenage Hairspray" crown. At school, however, a short stint in detention and raised-eyebrows caused by the budding relationship between her best friend Penny Pingleton and Seaweed opens Tracy's eyes to a bigger issue than the latest dance craze or the coolest hairdo--racial inequality. Throwing caution to the wind, she leads a march with Motormouth Maybelle to fight for integration and winds up with an arrest warrant instead. Tracy is on the lam now and goes underground--literally--to her best friend Pennys basement. Has Tracy's luck finally run out? Will she miss the final dance-off against Amber and forfeit the title of "Miss Hairspray," or will she sing and dance her way out of trouble again?
Production Status:Released
Genres:Musical/Performing Arts, Adaptation and Remake
Running Time:1 hr. 55 min.
Release Date:July 20th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating:PG for language, some suggestive content and momentarily teen smoking.
Distributors:New Line Cinema
Production Co.:Ingenious Media, Offspring Entertainment, Zadan/Meron Productions
Studios:New Line Cinema
U.S. Box Office:$114,675,912
Filming Locations:Toronto, Canada
Produced in:United States
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Friday, September 14, 2007
~as good as it gets!! =] - Hairspray Reviews
That was a great and very enjoyable movie to watch! I'm glad my $10.00 didn't go to waste. Honestly, I must admit that I was a bit worried about what the outcome of this movie was going to be like, but all my doubts are gone now because this movie was spectacular!
You can really connect with the character even if you don't weigh 300 pounds. The idea is that anything is possible, and this girl proves that point right! She can be looked up to and admired for following through with her dream even after complications.
Now, about the acting. Well, Zac Efron was in it, so it HAD to be great! Did anybody else notice that all the best actors were in this movie? Not to mention, all my favorites! How could you go wrong with Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, John Travolta, and others?? I mean, c'mon, you're talking about some of the best young actors ever! (Well..maybe not SO young..at least for Travolta.)
But either way you look at it, this movie was awesome, and I really think everyone should go watch it. It has a lot of "funny" in it, but it's also really true, which is what really grasps you.
So for all you people who disagree, you probably weren't paying attention to the movie. You just went to sit there and talk with your friends or do some other distracting thing. I mean, if you don't like movies like this, then why do you go?
Now, if you haven't seen it, you better go watch it because this may be the next big thing!!
Love,
~*S*~ =]
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