Hairspray (1988)
6.8
/10 By 406 Votes
Overview : 'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
Release Date : February 26, 1988
Runtime : 92m
Genre : Comedy
Companies : New Line Cinema
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : bomb, baltimore, usa, racial segregation, integration, interracial relationship, hair, detention, girls' reformatory, dual role, woman played by man, intercultural relationship, interracial friendship, drag, modeling, dodgeball, special education, 1960s, terrorist threat, dance show, pathetic
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