Hairspray (2007)
Allison Janney, Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow
Set in Baltimore during the 1960s dance TV craze, a zaftig high school hair-hopper, Tracy Turnblad, graduates from outsider to celebrity trendsetter and along the way she stars on "The Corny Collins Show," wins the heart of resident hunk Link Larkin and kicks down the barriers for black and white in... (read more) Set in Baltimore during the 1960s dance TV craze, a zaftig high school hair-hopper, Tracy Turnblad, graduates from outsider to celebrity trendsetter and along the way she stars on "The Corny Collins Show," wins the heart of resident hunk Link Larkin and kicks down the barriers for black and white integration on local television.
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PG, 1 hr. 57 min.
Directed by:
Adam Shankman
Release Date: Jul 20, 2007
DVD Release Date: Nov 20, 2007
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Horrible, HORRIBLE movie. I only watched it because my hairdresser's kid wanted to, and wouldnt stfu about it. Ugh.
what aload of u know dont waste your money at the video shop to hire this what a boar
So very close to the Broadway show! Wonderful cast, incredible voices, and there's nothing like watching Christopher Walken serenade John Travolta!
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It's hard to keep a smile off your face and your toes from tapping during this unpretentious and spirited adaptation of the stage musical by director/choreographer Adam Shankman.full review
Marc Shaiman's peppy music conspires with Shankman's energized, retro-musical choreography to make for a giant cinematic grin -- a dimpled dental testament of faith in the powers of nice over nasty, tolerance over bigotry and aerosol over the ozone.full review
John Travolta is no Divine. And this shiny musical just doesn't have the crazy, messy charm of John Waters' original.full review
It rocks the house! Guaranteed to be an unqualified 100% summer smash, it's a total blast. You have got to see Travolta's hilarious, risk-taking performance to believe it! He (or is it she) and the entire cast are terrific.full review
Hairspray is a playful, kitschy, sweet but snarky tribute to the era of sky-high bouffants, TV dance parties and desegregation.full review
That Hairspray is good-hearted is no surprise. The surprise may be that this Hairspray, stuffed with shiny showstoppers, is actually good.full review
By the big finale, even homophobes will tap their feet. OK, maybe not. But the less close-minded are sure to respond. Hairspray has a beat. And you sure can dance to it.full review
Based on John Waters' 1988 satire of civil rights-era nostalgia, this movie-musical adaptation makes the same mistake as the 2002 Broadway incarnation -- it domesticates Waters' parodistic anarchy into general-audience silliness.full review
Adam Shankman's movie of the Broadway Hairspray gets better as it lumbers along, but there's something garish about its hustle -- it's like an elephant trumpeting in your face.full review
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