Hairspray
The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show.Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration.In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents.
- Director
- John Waters
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $7M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
21 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Hairspray actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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What It's About
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'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Hairspray returned 3.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- Feb 26, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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