Hairspray (1988)

Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, and Divine are so believable as a lower-middle class family

This definitely would not play today

The musical version had some catchy tunes.

"Nice white kids who like to lead the way / And once a month we have our Negro Day!" is one of the lines in the song "Nicest Kids in Town."

James Marsden looks good in this piece.

I learned how to dance The Madison from the JWaters original. (Hello, Josh Charles, we see you there at the end of the second row!)

R4 Josh is from Baltimore.

WHET Michael St. Gerard?

R6 He became a pastor in Harlem. His passion is to help inner-city kids

R4 it's his first credit on IMDb, right before he hit it big with Dead Poet's Society.

Fun movie

Al right! Let’s play dodgeball!

I have always loved this kid. Great dancer!

R10 She was 100% a lesbian

Bump

I'd love to discuss it OP but I've got hampers of laundry and my diet pill is wearing off!

Funny - the blonde went on to become Vitamin C and had a few pop hits.

R14 Oh mother, you are so '50's!!!!!

I think that song is boring.

Let’s shop for a free fabulous frock at The Hefty Hideaway!

Prudence Pingleton is my idol.

I just bought Divine's mother's book 'My Son Divine' on eBay. Jealous, bitches?

Big as a a HOUSE. And also the guy who played Link was so hot. He looked like Elvis in the best way. Josh Charles was hot in this, too. He actually still is…I’ve always been attracted to his nose.

[quote] And also the guy who played Link was so hot. He looked like Elvis in the best way.

He actually played Elvis in two movies and a tv show

Corny Collins - Shawn Thompson was cute

I liked that mean ass special ed teacher who slapped her chest really hard when leading the pledge of allegiance

Ruth Brown had the best line in the entire film:

A fine parody-and-homage to the genre, done without sacrificing Waters' transgressive palaver.

So many fun performances. And Divine's best performance.

I read Betty Bacall was up for the role of Edna should Divine cancel.

Betty Bacall was anxious about doing this film over the high caliber of the High Point Coffee Commercials.

[quote]Corny Collins - Shawn Thompson was cute

I love how he didn't take any of Amber's crap and put her in her place when she began insulting Tracey during the auditions.

I love r25 r26 and r28 tender!!

Did ya’ll love Prudence Pingleton as much as I did?

“Don’t come near me you NATIVE WOMAN!!”

Prudence Pingleton: Edna!!! Have you seen Penny??!

Edna Turnblad: Good Lord, Trudy, she’s right over there.

This film and it's offspring are heartily endorsed by The Ample Community.

Prudence is pretty much DL. God bless her

John Waters reminds me of Christopher Walken for some reason

R34 you’re fucked

I liked Sonny Bono and Debbie Harry in this

My favorite line...

"I am Odetta"

Segregation never! Integration now!

R38 How do you get your hair so flat?

I love both movies. I don't compare them, I think of them as separate entities.

It's weird, there was a movie with similar subject matter that came out the same year. It was released a couple weeks before Hairspray in February of 1988. It even has the same actress who played Amber's brunette friend Lou Ann.

R24 that’s hilarious!

[Quote] Prudence Pingleton: Edna!!! Have you seen Penny??!

Edna Turnblad: Good Lord, Trudy, she’s right over there.

That’s some funny shit right there!

[Quote] Prudence Pingleton is my idol.

Lmao! R19

I adore the original, but only saw the musical remake once, it didn't have the same charm.

[quote]Hairspray. The movie follows young Tracy Turnblad as she joins a teen dance show while fighting racism and bullies in 1962 Baltimore.

Great.

More WOKE Hollywood nonsense

R47 this movie is too politically incorrect to be 'woke.'

And unlike 'woke' movies, it allows for fun and doesn't take itself too seriously and doesn't beat you over the head with the message.

R48: Twist yourself in knots, right wing asshole.

“She was nude!”

"She is such a queer."

WHOOOOOORE.

[quote]Edna Turnblad: Good Lord, Trudy, she’s right over there.

PRUDY, not Trudy.

[quote]I just bought Divine's mother's book 'My Son Divine' on eBay. Jealous, bitches?

Actually, I am. I didn't even know this book existed.

John Waters was very generous to the actors who comprised the council. They all got a lot of camera time despite being second tier to the main cast.. That’s how Josh Charles is so noticeable.

You can even figure out who’s on Tracy’s side and who is on Amber’s.

In the 2004 commentary for the movie, Ricki Lake and John Waters said they had no idea what happened to the actress who played Penny as they never saw her again. She would get dropped off by her mom every day. I thought she was cute and funny.

They may have reunited since then but I guess some actors really do vanish.

Among many other things I like the fact that most of the actors playing teenagers look like they were actual teenagers and the movie was being filmed. I’d like the 1978 movie grease where they looked about 20 years older than teenagers.

Tracy Turnblad is a whore.