Name: Hairspray
Released: 1988
Rating: 6.8

Hairspray

The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!

‘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, […]

TMDB 6.8

IMDb 6.8

Votes 443

1988

92 min

English

Popularity: 4.4

Original: Hairspray

Storyline

'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.

Keywords

bomb, baltimore, usa, civil rights, romcom, racial segregation, integration, interracial relationship, hair, racism, detention, girls' reformatory, dual role, woman played by man, intercultural relationship, interracial friendship, drag, modeling, dodgeball, special education, 1960s, terrorist threat, dance show