Hairspray (1988 movie)

Hairspray is a 1988 American musical teen comedy movie. It was produced by John Waters, Robert Shaye and Rachel Talalay and was directed by Waters. In 2002 a Broadway musical of the same name was made. In 2007, the Broadway musical was turned into a movie. Set in 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, it is about teenager Tracy Turnblad who pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television show and rallies against racial segregation.

Cast
 Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad
 Divine as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
 Debbie Harry as Velma Von Tussle
 Sonny Bono as Franklin Von Tussle
 Jerry Stiller as Wilbur Turnblad
 Leslie Ann Powers as Penny Pingleton
 Colleen Fitzpatrick as Amber Von Tussle
 Michael St. Gerard as Link Larkin
 Clayton Prince as Seaweed J. Stubbs
 Ruth Brown as Motormouth Maybelle
 Shawn Thompson as Corny Collins
 Mink Stole as Tammy
 Joann Havrilla as Prudence Pingleton
 Alan J. Wendl as Mr. Pinky

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Category:1988 musical movies
Category:1988 comedy movies
Category:1980s teen comedy movies
Category:American musical movies
Category:American teen comedy movies
Category:1980s English-language movies
Category:Movies set in Baltimore
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Category:American independent movies
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Category:Movies directed by John Waters
Category:1988 independent movies
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Category:Movies about interracial romance