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Hairspray
Hairspray © 1988 WBEI
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Hairspray

classified 12A
Film

Please note: This was screened in July 2023

Director
John Waters
Cast
Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine
Details
92 mins, 1988, US
Primary language
English
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It's Baltimore, 1962, and rebellious teenager Tracy Turnblad is rocking the biggest bouffant on the block - brought to you by Ultra Clutch™!

Our Tracy has set her sights on winning the coveted "Miss Auto Show" crown, which will be televised on her favourite show The Corny Collins Show. But as she fights for the title, she fights against the racial discrimination that pervaded middle America at the time.

Starring the late Divine as Tracy's mother in her last on-screen role, Hairspray is considered director John Waters's tamest - but no less powerful - film to date.

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