
Hairspray
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
Release Date: 1988-02-26
Comedy
Music
Romance
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Casts

Ricki Lake
as Tracy Turnblad

Divine
as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Debbie Harry
as Velma Von Tussle

Vitamin C
as Amber von Tussle

Sonny Bono
as Franklin von Tussle

Leslie Ann Powers
as Penny Pingleton

Ruth Brown
as Motormouth Maybelle

Jerry Stiller
as Wilbur Turnblad

Michael St. Gerard
as Link Larkin

Clayton Prince
as Seaweed