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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Thursday, September 20, 2007
'hairspray' sprays this summer with fun!!!!! - Hairspray Reviews
I have never seen a better performed musical that 'Hairspray'!! The first time I heard about 'Hairspray' was when the show first started on Broadway! I was like "Big Deal, a stupid musical about hairspray"(which it has nothing really to do with except the hair!) Little did I know was that it would be the best musical performance I would ever see. Yes I will admit that I was obsessed with Grease,The Wizard of Oz, Annie, Cats, Rent, and High School Musical through my childhood years through my teenage years, but who didn't enjoy them?? When I watched those movies I was thrilled with excitement, and watched them over and over again. Eventually I got tired of the songs and then the movie and then the cds and dvds just sat on my shelf. Hairspray changed that for me. I never even saw the broadway performance, but when I first listen to the Broadway Recording I knew this movie would be a hit. Yes there was a movie made back in the 80's but they didn't have music like this one did! From the moment Tracy(Nikki Blonsky) woke up from her bed in Baltimore and opened her mouth to sing I knew that I was going to be pleased. The way the movie was directed and choreographed was AMAZING!! Thank you so much Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah,Christopher Walken, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelly, James Marsden, and Brittany Snow for making this movie the best that it could possibly be. I really hope to see some awards for this movie really soon!!!! 'Hairspray' really did spray some fun into my summer this year!
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