Hairspray (1988 film)



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