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| Hairspray | 
 enlarge | Director: Waters, John
Actors: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Josh Charles, Divine, Jason Downs
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
Buy Used: $5.94
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Avg. Customer Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 1869
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 794043609923
ISBN: 0780640837
UPC: 794043609923
EAN: 9780780640832
ASIN: B00006RZ9Y
Theatrical Release Date: February 26, 1988
Release Date: November 5, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
John Waters made his bid for PG respectability with this enjoyably trashy comedy about the racial integration of a teen dance show on Baltimore television in the early '60s. Waters, as always, makes a virtue of junk culture and the powerful emotional forces it can represent as kids vie to get on the show. Meanwhile, a parade of former stars (Pia Zadora, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono) and pseudostars (Divine, Ricki Lake) cross the screen, playing freakish characters absorbed by thoughts of fame. (Waters himself turns up as a weirdo psychiatrist.) This transitional film for Waters is rough going at times and not as interesting or funny as his later features Cry-Baby and Serial Mom, but it's worth a look. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
Comedy in which two \""girls\"" compete for the star position on Baltimore's Corny Collins dance show.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 7-SEP-2004
Media Type: DVD
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| Customer Reviews: Read 101 more reviews...
 Campy fun. June 13, 2008
Hairspray is a John Waters satire. This film works because of the film's unlikely star, Ricki Lake (her feature film debut). Lake brings warmth and spunk to the role of plump teenager Tracy Turnbland. Divine and Sonny Bono also star. Also look for singer Vitamin C aka Colleen Fitzpatrick. The musical remake is even better. I highly recommend this fun flick, enjoy!
 GREAT MOVIE May 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
THANK YOU FOR A GREAT MOVIE AT A GREAT PRICE AND WAS VERY PLEASED THAT IS ARRIVED IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER. SINCERELY, JODI
Simply the best May 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the only version I love. Deborah Harry is hilarious. Love the dance scenes. I fell in love with this movie when it first came out. The movie based on the play just can't compare to this movie, for me it is simply the best.
Hairspray May 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was the first Hairspray movie I ever saw and the best. The other movie is good but I liked the first one and now I have my very own.
My friend is a "checker board chick" March 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, I was born in 1980 and I LOVED this movie growin up. I think I probably seen it a thousand times. Now when I watch it, I realize how dirty the parts can be. It is a VERY corny movie, over exagerated, just like all of the great 80's movies are. I was disappointed with the new version of Hairspray. I didn't think it was going to be a musical, this movie is not. It is just fun and brings back memories.. wow, i feel old..
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