A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
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- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
Vitamin C
- Amber von Tussle
- (as Colleen Fitzpatrick)
Jo Ann Havrilla
- Prudence Pingleton
- (as Joann Havrilla)
Alan J. Wendl
- Mr. Pinky
- (as Alan Wendl)
Josh Charles
- Iggy
- (as Josh A. Charles)
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- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaRicki Lake began rapidly losing weight due to the intense dance lessons she had to take for the film. She reportedly had to "eat like crazy" in order to stay plump.
- GoofsIn the closing credits, the 1988 production year is shown in Roman Numerals as "MCMDXXXVIII." It should be "MCMLXXXVIII."
- Quotes
Tracy Turnblad: Oh, Link. This is so romantic. l wish - l wish l was dark-skinned.
Link Larkin: Tracy, our souls are black, even though our skin is white.
- Crazy creditsDuring the ending credits, there are footsteps moving to the beat of the song playing in the background.
- Alternate versionsThe main title credits in the Italian version misspell Ric Ocasek's name as "Rock Ocasek."
- ConnectionsEdited into I Love the '80s (2002)
- SoundtracksHairspray
Written by Rachel Sweet, Willa Bassen, and Anthony Battaglia
Performed by Rachel Sweet
Produced by Kenny Vance
Courtesy of Studio 900 Music, Sweet Rebel Music, and New Line Music
Featured review
See This Movie!
I saw it when it first came out, I've seen it several times since, and my last viewing was just a few weeks ago. It never seems flat or old.
It takes a look at an issue that doesn't necessarily seem to be a goldmine of laughs (racial difficulties in the early '60s) and turns it into just that without robbing it of any dignity or sense of importance. John Waters seems to have pulled out all the stops to insure this outcome, and it really paid off.
The "pleasingly plump" pre-talk show Ricki Lake turns in a great performance in a role that's an inspiration to "chunky" girls everywhere.
As always, Waters picks cameo and supporting actors that are dead-on perfect. His own turn as a psychologist is an absolute scream! Brimming with hysterical lines and set-ups, this is a comedy you need to see, if you haven't already.
It takes a look at an issue that doesn't necessarily seem to be a goldmine of laughs (racial difficulties in the early '60s) and turns it into just that without robbing it of any dignity or sense of importance. John Waters seems to have pulled out all the stops to insure this outcome, and it really paid off.
The "pleasingly plump" pre-talk show Ricki Lake turns in a great performance in a role that's an inspiration to "chunky" girls everywhere.
As always, Waters picks cameo and supporting actors that are dead-on perfect. His own turn as a psychologist is an absolute scream! Brimming with hysterical lines and set-ups, this is a comedy you need to see, if you haven't already.
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- lisado
- Jan 30, 2000
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Muévanse todos
- Filming locations
- Perry Hall High School - 8100 Ebenezer Rd, Perry Hall, Maryland, USA(should be 4601 Ebenezer Road, Perry Hall, MD)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,671,108
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $577,287
- Feb 28, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $6,677,135
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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