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Release Date:
20 July 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Get ready for something big July 20th! more
Plot:
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
Another 12 wins
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18 nominations
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(489 articles)
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Rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.
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Runtime:
117 min
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Colour:
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG |
UK:PG |
Ireland:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Netherlands:AL |
Argentina:Atp |
Mexico:A |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) |
Hong Kong:I |
France:U |
Germany:o.Al. |
Finland:K-3 |
Malaysia:U |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:Livre |
Philippines:G |
Sweden:Btl |
Taiwan:GP |
Australia:PG |
Czech Republic:12 |
Denmark:A
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Most of the cast jokingly called "You Can't Stop the Beat" "you can't stop to breathe" because of its pace and fast-moving lyrics. Queen Latifah said she had no trouble singing a lot of words very quickly because of her background as a rapper.
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Goofs:
Continuity: At the start of "Good Morning Baltimore," Tracy's alarm clock changes position three times.
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Tracy Turnblad: [singing] Oh, oh, oh, woke up today, feeling the way I always do. Oh, oh, oh, hungry for something that I can't eat. Then I hear that beat. That rhythm of town starts calling me down. It's like a message from high above. Oh, oh, oh, pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love. Good morning, Baltimore!
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Tracy Turnblad: [singing] Oh, oh, oh, woke up today, feeling the way I always do. Oh, oh, oh, hungry for something that I can't eat. Then I hear that beat. That rhythm of town starts calling me down. It's like a message from high above. Oh, oh, oh, pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love. Good morning, Baltimore!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Transforming Travolta to Turnblad (2007) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Without Love
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Outline and a semi-official detailed chapter headingsWhat's the deal with Miss Baltimore Crabs? What does it mean?
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So far I've seen this movie twice and both times the audience was involved 100%. "Hairspray: The Musical" is the definition of a feel good movie.
The storyline has been tweeked a bit from the original film. Whereas the original film had Sonny Bono's Franklin Von Tussle as the main antagonist, this one has Velma Von Tussle (Michelle Phieffer) as the head adversary; now seen as the station manager for the TV station airing The Corny Collins Show. Velma's goal is to ensure that her daughter, Amber stays Miss Hairspray in the face of the rising success of Tracy Turnblad (played wonderfully by Nikki Blonsky).
The musical numbers are fantastic, and while there's less of an emphasis on the dancing which was a big part of the original film, it doesn't detract from the wonder of the musical sequences.
Other differences is the take on the individual characters. Whereas Ricki Lake's Tracy was brash and confident, Blonsky's Tracy is more subdued. John Travolta, as Edna gives the character the sensitivity that wasn't evident in Divine's portrayal.
Although still done in connection with John Waters, it does lack Waters edginess, making an already mainstream Waters film even more mainstream for family audiences. However, the cast and the direction more than makes up for this.