Hairspray PG
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 5, 2002
- Originally Released: 1988
- Label: New Line Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Ricki Lake & Divine | |
Performer: | Jerry Stiller, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Sonny Bono, Deborah Harry, Ruth Brown, Josh Charles, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Michael St. Gerard, Holter Graham, Mink Stole, Pia Zadora & Ric Ocasek | |
Directed by | John Waters | |
Edited by | Janice Hampton | |
Screenwriting by | John Waters | |
Composition by | Kenny Vance | |
Cinematography by | David Insley | |
Produced by | Rachel Talalay | |
Executive Production by | Robert Shaye & Sara Risher |
Entertainment Reviews:
...[Waters'] appreciation for the tacky side of life is in full flower in HAIRSPRAY...
Variety
Rating: 3/4 --
Not only Waters's best movie, but a crossover gesture that expands his appeal without compromising his vision one iota; Ricki Lake as the hefty young heroine is especially delightful.
Chicago Reader
Waters' most hygienically commercial film is a Retro schlock-fancier's delight.
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Time Out
[F]eaturing extraordinary cameos from Pia Zadora, Debbie Harry and Sonny Bono, this is an utter delight.
Uncut
The shock Waters's cinema offers, then, is not transcendent, but almost reflexive, implicating the viewer in the awkward complexities of his own humanity and forcing him to either celebrate it or run screaming away.
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Reverse Shot
Rating: 8/10 --
The Waters film for your grandma, who will probably be only a little bit freaked out by it.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
Rating: 4/5 --
Waters tones down his usual excesses, but his mischievous black sense of humour is still very much to the fore in this affectionate salute to Z-grade teen movies.
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Radio Times
Product Description:
Baltimore, 1962. Ample, energetic teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) wants nothing more than to get on hip local TV dance program THE CORNY COLLINS SHOW. When she finally gets her way, her lively dance moves and bubbly personality are met with unexpected popularity, along with the ire of a fellow dancer, scheming Amber Von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick). Furthermore, when she witnesses firsthand the terrible state of race relations in Baltimore, Tracy becomes an outspoken advocate for the desegregation of THE CORNY COLLINS SHOW.
John Waters's first PG-rated film is also his most sweet-natured and accessible. Based on his appreciation of the real-life 1960s Baltimore dance program THE BUDDY DEANE SHOW, Waters's affection for the era and attention to authenticity shines through. Lake, in her first film performance, radiates charm and enthusiasm. Divine, in his last (dual) role, appears as both Tracy's mother, Edna, and dastardly TV station manager Arvin Hodgepile. As if that weren't enough, an inspired cast of cameos (Pia Zadora, Ric Ocasek, Waters himself) and a virtual instruction manual of faddish period dances and their accompanying songs serve only to make the deal even sweeter.
John Waters's first PG-rated film is also his most sweet-natured and accessible. Based on his appreciation of the real-life 1960s Baltimore dance program THE BUDDY DEANE SHOW, Waters's affection for the era and attention to authenticity shines through. Lake, in her first film performance, radiates charm and enthusiasm. Divine, in his last (dual) role, appears as both Tracy's mother, Edna, and dastardly TV station manager Arvin Hodgepile. As if that weren't enough, an inspired cast of cameos (Pia Zadora, Ric Ocasek, Waters himself) and a virtual instruction manual of faddish period dances and their accompanying songs serve only to make the deal even sweeter.
Keywords:
Campy
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Cult Film
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Dance
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Race Relations
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Teenage
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Recommended
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Nostalgic
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Theatrical Release
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Essential Cinema
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