Rating: PG
Genre: Musical
Release Date: 11/20/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD-EX/DTS-ES/DD2
Run Time: 117 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video

Adam Shankman's adaptation of the stage musical Hairspray, itself an adaptation of the non-musical John Waters film of the same name, stars Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad, an overweight high-school student whose only dream is to be on a local Baltimore teen dance program. While her father (Christopher Walken) tells her to follow her dreams, her mother Edna (John Travolta in drag) reminds her that she doesn't look like the girls on that show. After impressing the show's host (James Marsden), Tracy earns a coveted spot on the program, but when she becomes a popular addition to the cast, she earns the wrath of the prettiest girl in school -- a girl whose mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) just happens to operate the local television station. Tracy's visit to detention hall opens her eyes to the racial tension on the show, as does the budding relationship between her best friend (Amanda Bynes) and an African-American boy named Seaweed (Elijah Kelley). Thus empowered, Tracy attempts to integrate the races on her favorite program.

~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
John Travolta - Edna Turnblad
Michelle Pfeiffer - Velma Von Tussle
Christopher Walken - Wilbur Turnblad
Amanda Bynes - Penny Pingleton
James Marsden - Corny Collins
Queen Latifah - Motormouth Maybelle
Brittany Snow - Amber Von Tussle
Zac Efron - Link Larkin
Elijah Kelley - Seaweed J. Stubbs
Allison Janney - Prudy Pingleton
Jerry Stiller - Mr. Pinky
Paul Dooley - Mr. Spritzer
Tabitha Lupien - Becky
Nikki Blonsky - Tracy Turnblad
Taylor Parks - Little Inez
Hayley Podschun - Tammy
Kelly Fletcher - Lu Anne

Production:
Adam Shankman - Director
Neil Meron Craig Zadan - Producer
Michael Disco Travis Knox Daryl Freimark - Co Producer
Marc Shaiman - Composer
Michael Tronick - Editor
Leslie Dixon - Screen Writer
Mark O'Donnell -
Thomas Meehan -
Dennis Davenport - Art Director
Anson Downes - Associate Producer
Linda Rae Favila - Associate Producer
David Rubin - Casting
Richard Hicks - Casting
Tina Gerussi - Casting
Adam Shankman - Choreography
Bojan Bazelli - Cinematographer
Rita Ryack - Costume Designer
Adam Shankman - Executive Producer
Garrett Grant - Executive Producer
Jennifer Gibgot - Executive Producer
Marc Shaiman - Executive Producer
Mark Kaufman - Executive Producer
Michael Lynne - Executive Producer
Scott Wittman - Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich - Executive Producer
Daniel Silverberg - First Assistant Director
Marc Shaiman - Lyricist
Scott Wittman - Lyricist
Tony Gardner - Makeup Special Effects
Matt Sullivan - Musical Direction/Supervision
David Gropman - Production Designer
Doug Hemphill - Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline - Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett - Re-Recording Mixer
Milena Romanin - Second Unit Director
Gordon Sim - Set Decorator
David MacMillan - Sound/Sound Designer
Branko Racki - Stunts Coordinator
Mildred Iatrou Morgan - Supervising Sound Editor
Susan Dawes - Supervising Sound Editor
Intelligent Creatures - Visual Effects
Pacific Title - Visual Effects
RIOT Pictures - Visual Effects
David M.V. Jones - Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Freund - Visual Effects Supervisor
Lev Kolobov - Visual Effects Supervisor

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