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Hairspray (16-Feb-1988)

Director: John Waters

Writer: John Waters

Keywords: Comedy, Drama, Obesity, Dance

Plus-sized Baltimore teenybopper Tracy Turnblad aspires to a dream impossible for a full figured gal, to be a regular on Corny Collins' dance show. While toned down compared to earlier John Waters efforts, still outrageous. Captures essence of the early 1960s. Divine, who played Tracy's mother Edna, died shortly after release. Became an enormously successful Broadway play, running for 2,642 performances; later remade as Hairspray (2007).

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sonny Bono
Singer
16-Feb-1935 5-Jan-1998 Moustached half of Sonny and Cher
Ruth Brown
Singer
12-Jan-1928 17-Nov-2006 Miss Rhythm
Josh Charles
Actor
15-Sep-1971   Dan Rydell on Sports Night
Divine
Actor
19-Oct-1945 7-Mar-1988 Poodle poop-eating drag queen
Debbie Harry
Singer
1-Jul-1945   Blondie
Ricki Lake
Talk Show Host
21-Sep-1968   Hairspray
Ric Ocasek
Musician
23-Mar-1949   Singer for The Cars, producer
Jerry Stiller
Actor
8-Jun-1927   Frank Costanza on Seinfeld
Mink Stole
Actor
25-Aug-1947   Appeared in John Waters films
John Waters
Film Director
22-Apr-1946   Hairspray
Brook Yeaton
Actor
13-Feb-1968   Prop guy, actor, Traci Lords' ex-husband
Pia Zadora
Singer
4-May-1953   The Clapping Song

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