Based on one of John Waters’s most insane comedies, Hairspray is not your run-of-the-mill musical. Starring Tracy, a plump teenager determined not to let her love handles get in the way of dancing stardom and featuring a girdled John Travolta following in the footsteps of Divine, as well as Michelle Pfeiffer in high spirits as the uptight Velma Von Tussle (she’s really mean), Hairspray is a refreshingly kitschy and deliriously funny musical that dances political correctness to death. It’s big, it’s bouncy, it’s irreverent, it’s the ultimate feel-good. What more could you want?

Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Editing: Michael Tronick
Music: Marc Shaiman
Cast: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes

USA, Color
English, 117΄
Format: 35mm