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
You can't stop the beat! - Hairspray Reviews
To start off:
I was really scared about this movie a year ago when I heard they cast John Travolta. I love John Travolta but I felt that he wasn't right for the role. To my suprise, he was great! Yeah, there probably was a better choice, but who doen't enjoy seeing John Travolta dressed up as a woman? This movie was a great experience. After seeing RENT and The Producers, this was definatley refreshing. I hope it brings back movie musicals.
Story:
I've always loved Hairspray. I don't think people should be comparing this movie to the original. They should be comparing it to the Broadway show. They are different. John Water's film was much more dark while the Broadway show was much brighter and more cheerful. Both are great in their own ways. My only regrets about the story was that I wish that they kept "The Big Dollhouse" and "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now."
Acting:
The acting was great. Nikki Blonsky was marvelous. I actually like her better in some of the songs than I did the original Tracy. Zac Effron was great... and I thought I was going to hate him after High School Musical. Christopher Walken is great in everything he does. I didn't know he could sing until now. Amanda Bynes should of turned up her voice a bit, but I recently figured out that the producers told her that Penny was "just finding her voice." Michelle Pfieffer was awesome and beautiful as always. I thought Queen Latifah wouldn't be powerful enough but she was great along with John Travolta. Wjoever played Seaweed has an amazing singing voice. Same with Amber... she was alittle underused though.
Direction:
The only thing that bothered me was the part that they blurred the school bell into another scene. I guess it just made me dizzy.
Visuals:
Costumes and dancing count as visuals, right? Well, if not... whatever. They were both great (I really need to find another word for great...)
Overall:
Awesome! I will definately be buying this when it comes out on DVD. Sorry this review was so long. I hope it was helpful. ;)
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