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Hairspray (1988) More at IMDbPro »

1) John Waters wrote and directed this film. Most of his satirical movies contain much-more-graphic content. He modified his humor for this movie to make it a wide, instead of a limited, release.

2) The PG rating was more lenient in the late 1980s, with the PG-13 rating being a recent invention.

***this may contain SPOILERS***

outline:

* 01 = 00:00:00 - 1 Tracy and the Corny Collins show - * 01 = 00:22:15 - 2 Tracy on the Corny Collins show - * 02 = 00:34:34 - 3 a special education in relationships - * 03 = 00:48:04 - 4 integration dream and a race riot - * 04 = 01:08:49 - 5 Miss Auto show - * 05 = 01:22:47 - end credits - * 06 = 01:27:58 - end -

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Chapter headings based on my DVD sleeve, with the main songs in red and others in orange:

* 01 = 00:00:00 - 1-1 the Corny Collins show - * 02 = 00:00:08 - Hairspray - p. Rachel Sweet - * 03 = 00:03:05 - 1-2 Tracy - * 04 = 00:03:53 - Mashed Potato Time - p. DeeDee Sharp - * 05 = 00:05:14 - Gravy - p. DeeDee Sharp - * 06 = 00:06:17 - Shake A Tail Feather - p. The Five Du-Tones - * 07 = 00:08:53 - I Wish I Were a Princess - p. Peggy March - * 08 = 00:08:57 - 1-3 practice makes perfect - * 09 = 00:13:36 - 1-4 the record hop - * 10 = 00:13:34 - Dancin Party - p. Chubby Checker - * 11 = 00:14:45 - The Madison Time - p. The Ray Bryant Combo - * 12 = 00:17:56 - Pony Time - p. Chubby Checker - * 13 = 00:20:48 - Town Without Pity - p. Gene Pitney - * 14 = 00:22:13 - Do the New Continental - p. The Dovells - * 15 = 00:22:15 - 2-1 the audition - * 16 = 00:25:34 - 2-2 Tracy becomes a star - * 17 = 00:26:47 - Duke of Earl - p. Gene Chandler - * 18 = 00:28:51 - You'll Lose a Good Thing - p. Barbara Lynn - * 19 = 00:30:37 - 2-3 the beginning - * 20 = 00:32:19 - Mama Didn't Lie - p. Jan Bradley - * 21 = 00:33:49 - ? Train to Nowhere ? - * 22 = 00:34:34 - 3-1 special ed class - * 23 = 00:38:33 - 3-2 dodge ball - * 24 = 00:40:48 - Let's Twist Again - p. Chubby Checker - * 25 = 00:42:01 - 3-3 role model - * 26 = 00:44:19 - The Bird - prelude - * 27 = 00:44:27 - The Bird - p. The Two Du-Tones - * 28 = 00:44:29 - 3-4 the bird dance - * 29 = 00:46:27 - Hide and Go Seek, Part 1 - p. Bunker Hill - * 30 = 00:48:04 - 4-1 integration - * 31 = 00:48:19 - The Fly - p. Chubby Checker - * 32 = 00:49:44 - Life's Too Short - p. The Lafayettes - * 33 = 00:51:58 - You Don't Own Me - p. Lesley Gore - * 34 = 00:53:07 - 4-2 black Baltimore - * 35 = 00:53:15 - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - p. The Ikettes - * 36 = 00:55:33 - Nothing Takes the Place of You - p. Toussaint McCall - * 37 = 00:59:27 - -Day-O - p. Pia Zadora - * 38 = 01:01:49 - 4-3 race riot - * 39 = 01:04:02 - Limbo Rock - p. Chubby Checker - * 40 = 01:06:35 - -Waddle, Waddle - p. The Bracelettes - * 41 = 01:08:49 - 5-1 Penny breaks free - * 42 = 01:11:40 - 5-2 free Tracy - * 43 = 01:14:22 - 5-3 Miss Auto show - * 44 = 01:17:03 - The Roach Dance - p. Gene and Wendell - * 45 = 01:20:34 - The Bug - p. Jerry Dallman and The Knightcaps - * 46 = 01:22:09 - 5-5 the real winner - * 47 = 01:24:43 - Foot Stompin - p. The Flares - * 48 = 01:22:47 - end credits - * 49 = 01:24:46 - Hairspray - p. Rachel Sweet - * 50 = 01:27:58 - end -

These are best viewed edited so as to show one chapter per line, if using this for search. There is a copy showing this in the Message board, which is only accessible when logged in. That also includes an OGG version, if there are players that can work from an external OGG chapters file.