Film · TMDB
6.7Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
Released: 2007-07-19116 minDir: Adam ShankmanComedy, Romance, Drama
Cast
- Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad
- John Travolta as Edna Turnblad
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle
- Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad
- Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton
- James Marsden as Corny Collins
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.7/10
145,077 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
81/100
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award21 wins & 45 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Adam Shankman
- Screenplay by
- Leslie Dixon
- Based on
- Hairspray , by John Waters Hairspray , by Mark O'Donnell , Thomas Meehan
- Produced by
- Craig Zadan Neil Meron
- Starring
- John Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer Christopher Walken Amanda Bynes James Marsden Queen Latifah Brittany Snow Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Allison Janney Nikki Blonsky
- Cinematography
- Bojan Bazelli
- Edited by
- Michael Tronick
- Music by
- Marc Shaiman
- Production companies
- Ingenious Media Zadan/Meron Productions Storyline Entertainment Offspring Entertainment
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema (United States) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
- Release dates
- July 10, 2007 ( 2007-07-10 ) ( Mann Village Theater ) July 20, 2007 ( 2007-07-20 ) (United Kingdom and United States)
Key dates
- Published
- 6 September 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Hairspray
- Creator
- Adam Shankman
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Screenwriter
- Leslie Dixon
- Cast member
- Paul Dooley
Article
Hairspray is a 2007 musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman, and written by Leslie Dixon. It is based on the 2002 stage musical by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, which itself was based on John Waters's 1988 film. Produced by Ingenious Media and Zadan/Meron Productions, the film features an ensemble cast including John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, and Nikki Blonsky in her feature film debut.
Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows "pleasantly plump" teenager Tracy Turnblad (Blonsky) as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local television dance show and rallies against racial segregation.