Hairspray

In 1962 Baltimore, all the kids watch the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager with all the right moves, and her best friend Penny run home to watch and drool over teenage heartthrob Link Larkin. When one of the "Council Kids" goes on a leave of absence, Tracy auditions to be the replacement, is sent to detention for skipping school, and thereby meets Seaweed--who shows her how to really shake 'em down. Helped by Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, and her parents, Tracy sets out to integrate the show ... without denting her 'do!

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.

General Note:

Title from container.

Based on the 1988 screenplay "Hairspray" written by John Waters and the 2002 musical stage play "Hairspray" book by Mark O'Donnell, Thomas Meehan [with] music by Marc Shaiman [and] lyrics by Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman.

Videodisc release of the 2007 motion picture.

Accompanied by a six song CD sampler.

Special features include: two commentaries; five featurettes: "Inside the recording booth" ; "It's Hairspray"; "Playing Tracy" ; Transform Travolta to Turnblad" ; "Search for Tracy."

Edition:

Deluxe ed.

Contents:

CD. Good morning Baltimore -- You can't stop the beat -- Without love -- Run and tell that -- Mama I'm a big girl now -- Come so far (Got so far to go).

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Feature films.

Musical films.

Comedy films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Subject Term:

Dance -- Drama.

Overweight persons -- Drama.

High school students -- Drama.

Teen television programs -- Drama.