Hairspray / New Line Cinema presents in association with Stanley F. Buchthal ; a Robert Shaye production ; a John Waters film ; co-producers, Stanley F. Buchthal, John Waters ; producer, Rachel Talalay ; written and directed by John Waters.

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Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with huge hair, a big grin, and all the right moves, becomes the queen of Baltimore's number one dance revue.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hairspray (Motion picture : 1988) Swank Motion Pictures.
Corporate Author:	New Line Cinema Corporation (Presenter, Production company)
Other Authors:	Buchthal, Stanley F. (Film producer) Shaye, Robert (Film producer) Waters, John, 1946- (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer) Talalay, Rachel, 1958- (Film producer) Bono, Sonny (Actor) Brown, Ruth, 1928-2006 (Actor) Divine, 1945-1988 (Actor) Lake, Ricki (Actor) Harry, Debbie (Actor) Stiller, Jerry (Actor) Fitzpatrick, Colleen, 1969- (Actor) St. Gerard, Michael, 1961- (Actor) Powers, Leslie Ann (Actor) Prince, Clayton (Actor) Stole, Mink (Actor) Thompson, Shawn (Actor) Ocasek, Ric (Actor) Zadora, Pia (Actor) Insley, Dave (Cinematographer) (director of photography.) Hampton, Janice (Editor of moving image work) Vance, Kenny (composer (expression)) Mason, Christine, 1949-1999 (make-up artist.) Love, Edward (choreographer (expression))
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English, with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Cinema, [1988]
Series:	Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Race relations > Drama. Teenagers > Maryland > Baltimore > Drama. Dance > Drama. Dance. Man-woman relationships. Race relations. Teenagers. Maryland > Baltimore. Musical films. Comedy films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Musical films. Comedy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource via Swank - MSU authorized users Connect to online resource via Swank (alternate URL) - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 92 min.)) : sound, color
Format:	Electronic Video