Hairspray
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Directed by	Adam Shankman
Produced by	Craig Zadan Neil Meron
Written by	John Waters (original screenplay) Thomas Meehan Leslie Dixon Mark O'Donnell
Starring	Nikki Blonsky John Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer Christopher Walken
Music by	Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman
Cinematography	Bojan Bazelli
Editing by	Michael Tronick
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	July 20, 2007
Running time	1 hr 57 min (117 min. Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27 1964 is an American Film director, dancer actor Judge on seasons 3 & 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, and Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami Florida, USA) is an American Executive producer, director, and Writer Neil Meron is an openly gay American Film producer possibly best known for producing the 2007 film Hairspray. John Samuel Waters Jr (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Celebrity, Thomas Meehan is a Tony award -winning writer best known for Annie, The Producers and Hairspray. Leslie Dixon is a Hollywood Screenwriter. Dixon wrote screenplays for the films Outrageous Fortune, Overboard, Nikki Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer Scott Wittman is an American director lyricist and writer for Broadway, concerts and television Bojan Bazelli is a Cinematographer and Music video director born in Montenegro. Michael Tronick is an American Film editor known for editing films like Mr New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. )
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	$75 million[1]
Gross revenue	$200,627,273[2]
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Hairspray is a 2007 musical film produced by Zadan/Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami Florida, USA) is an American Executive producer, director, and Writer Neil Meron is an openly gay American Film producer possibly best known for producing the 2007 film Hairspray. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a It was released in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on July 20, 2007. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The film is an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, and a remake of John Waters' 1988 comedy film of the same name. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based John Samuel Waters Jr (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Celebrity, Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows a "pleasantly plump" teen named Tracy Turnblad as she simultaneously pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation.

Adapted from both Waters's 1988 script and Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell's book for the stage musical by screenwriter Leslie Dixon, the 2007 film version of Hairspray is directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman. Thomas Meehan is a Tony award -winning writer best known for Annie, The Producers and Hairspray. Leslie Dixon is a Hollywood Screenwriter. Dixon wrote screenplays for the films Outrageous Fortune, Overboard, Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27 1964 is an American Film director, dancer actor Judge on seasons 3 & 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, and Hairspray stars John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, and introduces newcomer Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad. Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3 1986 is an American actress, former show host on Nickelodeon, Singer and Voice actor. James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is a Saturn Award nominated American Actor and former Versace model perhaps Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress most known for The Pacifier, John Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American Actor and Singer. Elijah Kelley (born August 1, 1986) is an American Actor, Singer, and Dancer. Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Nikki Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Hairspray features songs from the Broadway musical written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, as well as four new Shaiman/Wittman compositions not present in the original Broadway version. Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer Scott Wittman is an American director lyricist and writer for Broadway, concerts and television

Opening to mostly positive reviews, Hairspray met with financial success, holding the record for biggest sales at opening weekend for a movie musical. ^[3] The film went on to become the third highest grossing musical film in U. S. cinema history, behind the film adaptations of Grease and Chicago. Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Chicago is a Musical film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of ^[4] Available in a variety of formats, Hairspray's Region 1 home video release took place on November 20, 2007. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[5] The USA Network has purchased the broadcast rights to Hairspray and is scheduled to debut the film on cable television in February 2010. USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 ^[6]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Cameos 3 Production 3.1 Early development 3.2 (Screen to) stage to screen changes 3.3 Pre-production and casting 3.4 Principal photography 3.5 Shankman's inspirations 4 Music 4.1 Musical numbers 4.2 End credits songs 4.3 Song score production and changes 5 Release and reception 5.1 Box office reception 5.2 Critical reviews 5.3 Washington Blade boycott controversy 5.4 Home video and television 6 Awards 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Plot

May 3, 1962 begins the same as every other school day for Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), a "pleasantly plump" high school student from Baltimore, Maryland. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikki Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She endures a day's worth of boring classes so that she and her best friend Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes) can race home to catch their favorite TV program, The Corny Collins Show. Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3 1986 is an American actress, former show host on Nickelodeon, Singer and Voice actor. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The program, a teen dance show, is broadcast from Baltimore's station WYZT on weekday afternoons at four o'clock.

The teenagers featured on the show also attend Tracy and Penny's school, in particular snobby rich girl Amber Von Tussle (Brittany Snow) and her heartthrob boyfriend Link Larkin (Zac Efron), with whom Tracy is madly in love. Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress most known for The Pacifier, John Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American Actor and Singer. Amber's mother Velma (Michelle Pfeiffer) manages station WYZT, and goes out of her way to make sure Amber is prominently featured and that The Corny Collins Show remains a segregated program. Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Corny Collins (James Marsden) and all of his "Council Members" are white; black kids are only allowed on The Corny Collins Show on "Negro Day", held the last Tuesday of each month and hosted by local R&B radio DJ Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah). James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is a Saturn Award nominated American Actor and former Versace model perhaps A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience

Neither Tracy's plus-sized, reclusive laundress mother Edna (John Travolta) nor Penny's strict Catholic mother Prudy (Allison Janney) approve of their daughters basing their lives around a TV show, particularly one where teens dance to "race music". Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C African American music (also called black music) is an umbrella term given to a range of Music and Musical genres emerging from or influenced by the Tracy's father, Wilbur (Christopher Walken), a joke-shop proprietor, is far more lenient. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. On one day's show, Corny Collins announces that one of his "Council Members" is going on a leave of absence (for nine months), and auditions for a replacement will be held the next morning - during school hours. However, Velma turns Tracy away at the audition for being overweight and supportive of integration. Tracy is sent to detention for skipping school, but finds that detention hall is where the black kids hang out and dance. Tracy befriends the detention hall's best dancer, Motormouth Maybelle's son, Seaweed (Elijah Kelley), who teaches Tracy several R&B dance moves. Elijah Kelley (born August 1, 1986) is an American Actor, Singer, and Dancer. These moves secure Tracy a spot on The Corny Collins Show.

Tracy quickly becomes one of Corny's most popular "Council Members" and a threat to Velma's quest to have Amber win the show's yearly "Miss Teenage Hairspray" pageant. In addition, Tracy also becomes a threat to Amber's courtship with Link, as the boy becomes increasingly fond of Tracy and less so of Amber. Tracy's popularity earns her a sponsorship offer from clothes salesman Mr. Pinky (Jerry Stiller), who wants Tracy to be the spokesgirl for his "Hefty Hideaway" boutique for plus-sized women. Gerald "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8 1927 is an American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor A boutique, from the French word for "shop" is a small Shopping outlet especially one that specialises in elite and fashionable items such as Clothing Tracy convinces Edna to accompany her to the "Hefty Hideaway" and act as her negotiating agent, and in the process brings her mother's days as an agoraphobe to an end. Agoraphobia is an Anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a Panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape

At school, Tracy eventually introduces Seaweed to Penny, and the two are instantly smitten with each other. One afternoon after Amber deliberately gets Tracy sent to detention, Link gets himself deliberately sent there in support of her. There Seaweed invites the girls and Link to follow him and his sister Little Inez (Taylor Parks) to a platter party at Motormouth Maybelle's record shop. Taylor Parks (born September 20, 1993) is an American Child actor. Sock Hop or soc hop (rarely is a term coined in the 1950s in the United States, following the growth in popularity of Rock and roll At the party, Maybelle informs everyone that Velma has canceled "Negro Day". Tracy suggests that Maybelle and the others stage a protest march, which they plan for the next afternoon, a day before the "Miss Teenage Hairspray" pageant. A demonstration is an historically and geographically common form of Nonviolent action by groups of people Link, scheduled to sing at the pageant and worried about his budding career, backs out of the demonstration calling it adventure and "too big for him" and accidentally offending Tracy in the process.

Velma goes to Wilbur's joke shop and plans to make it look like she and Wilbur are having an affair so Edna won't let Tracy go back on the show. She pulls many advances on Wilbur, but he is too thick-minded to understand that Velma is flirting with him. She eventually gives up and is about to walk out, but then turns back around and deliberately seduces him by taking off her coat and revealing her very sexy red dress, showing off her long smooth leg to him, and even sits on his lap, which is when they get caught by Edna, who was planning to have sex with Wilbur that night. To get Edna even more upset, Velma makes it look as though they were just about to have sex before she walked in. Edna kicks Wilbur out of the house and tells Tracy not to set foot on the show again. But Edna and Wilbur make up and get back together.

The next morning, Tracy sneaks out of the house to join the protest march, which comes to a halt at a police roadblock set up by Velma. The entire company of protesters is arrested, although Tracy manages to escape. She flees to the Pingletons' house, where Penny lets her hide out in a basement fallout shelter. However, Prudy discovers Tracy and calls the police, tying Penny to her bed upstairs with a jump rope. A jump rope, skipping rope, or skip rope is the primary tool used in the Game of skipping played by Children and many Young adults Seaweed and a few of the other Detention Kids, having been bailed out by Wilbur, arrive and help Tracy and Penny escape. The kids then concoct a plan to crash the "Miss Teenage Hairspray" pageant. Meanwhile, Link visits Tracy's house in order to look for her, and realizes that he is as much in love with her as she is with him. Seaweed and Penny also acknowledge their love during the escape from her house.

With the pageant underway, Velma, leaving nothing to chance, places policemen around and inside station WYZT in order to prevent Tracy from entering. In addition, Velma switches the tallies from the pageant's phone lines so that Amber is guaranteed to win. Penny arrives at the pageant with an incognito Edna, while Wilbur, Seaweed, and the Detention Kids help Tracy sneak past the police and into the studio in time to participate in the "Miss Teenage Hairspray" dance-off. Link breaks away from Amber to dance with Tracy; then he pulls Inez, who has just arrived at WYZT with Maybelle, to the stage to dance in the pageant.

Against all expectations, Inez receives the most votes and wins the pageant, officially integrating The Corny Collins Show. Racial integration, or simply integration includes Desegregation (the process of ending systematic Racial segregation) A perturbed Velma loudly declares her frustration, informing her daughter of the tally-switching scheme. Unknown to Velma, Edna has turned a camera on her, and Velma's outburst is broadcast live on the air, getting her fired. Meanwhile, The Corny Collins Show set explodes into a celebration as Link and Tracy cement their love with a kiss.

Cast

Role	Actor/Actress
Tracy Turnblad	Nikki Blonsky
Edna Turnblad	John Travolta
Velma Von Tussle	Michelle Pfeiffer
Wilbur Turnblad	Christopher Walken
Motormouth Maybelle	Queen Latifah
Penny Pingleton	Amanda Bynes
Seaweed J. Nikki Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3 1986 is an American actress, former show host on Nickelodeon, Singer and Voice actor. Stubbs	Elijah Kelley
Link Larkin	Zac Efron
Amber Von Tussle	Brittany Snow
Mr. Elijah Kelley (born August 1, 1986) is an American Actor, Singer, and Dancer. Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American Actor and Singer. Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress most known for The Pacifier, John Spritzer	Paul Dooley
Corny Collins	James Marsden
Prudy Pingleton	Allison Janney
Little Inez Stubbs	Taylor Parks

Cameos

In addition to the principal actors, the film contained several cameo appearances by individuals involved in the history of Hairspray:

• Jerry Stiller as Mr. Paul Dooley (born February 22, 1928) is an American Actor. Biography Personal life Dooley was born Paul Brown James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is a Saturn Award nominated American Actor and former Versace model perhaps Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Taylor Parks (born September 20, 1993) is an American Child actor. Gerald "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8 1927 is an American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Pinky (Wilbur Turnblad in the original film)

• Ricki Lake as William Morris Talent Agent #1, (Audio) performs "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" (Tracy Turnblad in the original film)

• Adam Shankman as William Morris Talent Agent #2 (choreographer and director of the film)

• Marc Shaiman as William Morris Talent Agent #3 (co-lyricist and music writer of the film)

• Scott Wittman as William Morris Talent Agent #4 (co-lyricist and music writer of the film)

• John Waters as the "flasher who lives next door" (writer and director of the original film)

• Mink Stole as the smoking woman on the street whom Waters flashes (Tammy in the original film)

• Corey Reynolds (Audio) as singer of "Trouble on the Line" (Original Broadway Cast's Seaweed)

• Harvey Fierstein (Audio) as brief singing cameo in the end credits "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" (Original Broadway Cast's Edna)

• Marissa Jaret Winokur (Audio) performs "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" (Original Broadway Cast's Tracy)

Production

Early development

Following the success of the Broadway musical Hairspray, which won eight Tony Awards in 2003, New Line Cinema, who owned the rights to the 1988 John Waters film upon which the stage musical is based, became interested in adapting the stage show as a musical film. Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American Actress and Tabloid talk show host perhaps best known for her long-running A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for Actors Musicians models, and other people in various Entertainment Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27 1964 is an American Film director, dancer actor Judge on seasons 3 & 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, and Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer Scott Wittman is an American director lyricist and writer for Broadway, concerts and television John Samuel Waters Jr (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Celebrity, See also Public indecency, Exhibitionism Indecent exposure is the deliberate exposure by a person of a portion or portions of his or her own body under Mink Stole (born Nancy Stoll; 1947 is an American actress from Baltimore Maryland. Smoking is a practice where a substance most commonly Tobacco, is burned and the Smoke tasted or inhaled Corey Reynolds (born July 3, 1974) is an American Musical theatre, television and film actor known for originating the role of Seaweed in the Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6 1952) is a Tony Award winning American Actor, Playwright, and Screenwriter. Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2 1973) is a Tony Award -winning American Actress known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. Development work began in late 2004, while a similar film-to-Broadway-to-film project, Mel Brooks' The Producers, was in production. Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist The Producers is a 2005 comedy - Musical film starring Uma Thurman and The Lion King 's Nathan Lane and ^[7]

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron's Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago, were hired as the producers for Hairspray,^[8] and began discussing possibly casting John Travolta and Billy Crystal (or Jim Broadbent) as Edna and Wilbur Turnblad, respectively. Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami Florida, USA) is an American Executive producer, director, and Writer Neil Meron is an openly gay American Film producer possibly best known for producing the 2007 film Hairspray. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Chicago is a Musical film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning James "Jim" Broadbent (born 24 May 1949 is an English Academy Award -winning theatre film and television Actor. ^[7] Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell, authors of the book for the stage musical, wrote the first draft of the film's screenplay, but were replaced by Leslie Dixon, screenwriter for family comedies such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Freaky Friday. Thomas Meehan is a Tony award -winning writer best known for Annie, The Producers and Hairspray. Leslie Dixon is a Hollywood Screenwriter. Dixon wrote screenplays for the films Outrageous Fortune, Overboard, Mrs Doubtfire is a 1993 Comedy film based on the Novel Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. Freaky Friday (also known as Fortune Cookie in Japan is a 2003 Comedy Drama film starring Lindsay Lohan ^[7] After a year's deliberation on who should direct the film, Zadan and Meron finally decided to hire Adam Shankman to both direct and choreograph Hairspray. Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27 1964 is an American Film director, dancer actor Judge on seasons 3 & 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, and ^[9] Upon learning he had been hired, Shankman arranged a meeting with John Waters, who advised him "don't do what I did, don't do what the play did. You've gotta do your own thing. "^[10] Despite this, Shankman still noted "all roads of Hairspray lead back to John Waters. "^[10]

(Screen to) stage to screen changes

Dixon was primarily hired to tone down much of the campiness inherent in the stage musical. ^[11] The 2007 film's script is based primarily on the stage musical rather than the 1988 film, so several changes already made to the plot for the stage version remain in this version. These include dropping several characters from the 1988 version (such as Arvin Hodgepile, Franklin Von Tussle, Tammy Turner, the beatniks, et al. ), removing the Tilted Acres amusement park from the story, and placing Velma in charge of the station where The Corny Collins Show is filmed.

One notable difference between the stage musical, the original movie, and the 2007 film version of Hairspray is that Tracy does not go to jail in the 2007 version. In both previous incarnations of Hairspray, Tracy is arrested and taken to jail along with the other protesters. Edna is presented in this version as an insecure introvert, in contrast to the relatively bolder incarnations present in the 1988 film and the stage musical. ^[11] Among many other elements changed or added to this version are the removal of Motormouth Maybelle's habit of constantly speaking in rhyming jive talk, and doubling the number of teens in Corny Collins' council (from ten on Broadway to twenty in the 2007 film). African American Vernacular English ( AAVE) – also called African American English; less precisely Black English, Black Vernacular, ^[12]

Dixon restructured portions of Hairspray's book to allow several of the songs to blend more naturally into the plot, in particular "(You're) Timeless to Me" and "I Know Where I've Been". "(You're) Timeless to Me" becomes the anchor of a newly invented subplot involving Velma's attempt to break up Tracy's parents' marriage and keep the girl off The Corny Collins Show as a result. The song now serves as Wilbur's apology to Edna, in addition to its original purpose in the stage musical as a tongue-in-cheek declaration of Wilbur and Edna's love for each other. Tongue-in-cheek is a term used to refer to humor in which a statement or an entire fictional work is not meant to be taken seriously but its lack of seriousness is subtle ^[11] Meanwhile, "I Know Where I've Been", instead of being sung by Maybelle alone after being let out of jail, now underscores Maybelle's march on WYZT (which takes place in the stage musical only briefly during "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful"). ^[11]

The song "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" was inspired by a line that Tracy Turnblad delivered in the original film, but in the stage version and this film, the song is performed by Motormouth Maybelle. A reprise of the song was added to the 2007 film, which is sung by Edna and Velma.

Pre-production and casting

Hairspray was produced on a budget of $75 million. ^[1] An open casting call was announced to cast unknowns in Atlanta, New York City, and Chicago. The City of New York Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. After auditioning over eleven hundred candidates,^[13] Nikki Blonsky, an 18-year-old high school senior from Great Neck, New York who had no previous professional acting experience, was chosen for the lead role of Tracy. Nikki Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Great Neck is a Village in Nassau County, New York, in the US ^[14] Relative unknowns Elijah Kelley and Taylor Parks were chosen through similar audition contests to portray Seaweed and Little Inez, respectively. Elijah Kelley (born August 1, 1986) is an American Actor, Singer, and Dancer. Taylor Parks (born September 20, 1993) is an American Child actor. Travolta was finally cast as Edna, although Crystal's role was instead assumed by Christopher Walken. Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Several other stars, including Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Allison Janney were chosen for the other supporting adult roles of Motormouth Maybelle, Corny Collins, Velma Von Tussle, and Prudy Pingleton, respectively. James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is a Saturn Award nominated American Actor and former Versace model perhaps Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Teen stars Amanda Bynes, and Zac Efron were cast as Tracy's friends Penny and Link, and Brittany Snow was cast as her rival Amber. Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3 1986 is an American actress, former show host on Nickelodeon, Singer and Voice actor. Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American Actor and Singer. Brittany Anne Snow (born March 9, 1986) is an American television and film actress most known for The Pacifier, John Jerry Stiller, who played Wilbur Turnblad in the original film version of Hairspray, appears as Mr. Gerald "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8 1927 is an American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. Pinky in this version.

Since Hairspray's plot focuses heavily on dance, choreography became a heavy focus for Shankman, who hired four assistant choreographers and put both his acting cast and over a hundred and fifty dancers through two months of rehearsals. ^[15][12] The cast recorded the vocal tracks for their songs as coached by Elaine Overholt in the weeks just before principal photography began in September. ^[15]

Principal photography

Principal photography on Hairspray took place in Toronto, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from September 5 to December 8, 2006. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[16][17] Hairspray is explicitly set in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and the original 1988 film had been shot on location there, but the 2007 film was shot primarily in Toronto because the city was better equipped with the sound stages necessary to film a musical. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A sound stage is a soundproof Hangar -like structure building or room used for the production of theatrical motion pictures and Television shows ^[18] Some second-unit footage was indeed shot in Baltimore.

The majority of the film was shot at Toronto's Showline Studios. ^[19] Most of the street scenes were shot at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles Avenue. Some of the signs for the 1960s-era stores remain up along the street. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Toronto's Lord Lansdowne Public School was used for all of the high school exteriors and some of the interiors, while the old Queen Victoria School in Hamilton was also used for interiors. Scenes at Queen Victoria were shot from November 22 to December 2, and the school was scheduled to be demolished after film production was completed. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire

Canadian made Electrohome and Fleetwood television sets, unlikely to have been found in Baltimore at the time, are prominently shown in the movie.

Thinner than most of the other men who have portrayed Edna, John Travolta appears onscreen in a large fat suit, and required four hours of makeup in order to appear before the cameras. A fatsuit is a Bodysuit -like undergarment used to thicken the appearance of an actress or actor of light to medium build into a heavy-set or obese character in conjunction with ^[20] His character's nimble dancing style belies her girth; Shankman based Edna's dancing style on the hippo ballerinas in the Dance of the Hours sequence in Walt Disney's 1940 animated feature Fantasia. See also,,, A ballerina ( Italian for female dancer) is a Female Ballet Dancer; the male equivalent to this title Dance of the Hours is a ballet from the opera La Gioconda composed by Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886 Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. ^[10] Travolta fought for the ability to give his character curves, as opposed to a dumpier figure, and a thick Baltimore accent. Baltimorese (sometimes pseudophonetically written Bawlmerese or Ballimerese) is a Dialect of American English in the Mid-Atlantic United ^[20]

Shankman's inspirations

Shankman included "a lot of winks" to films that influenced his work on Hairspray:^[10]

• For example, the film's opening shot — a bird's eye view of Baltimore that eventually descends from the clouds to ground level — is a combination of the opening shots of West Side Story and The Sound of Music. West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Rodgers and Hammerstein 's The Sound of Music is a Musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role ^[10]
• The dress that Penny wore during the "You Can't Stop the Beat" musical number was made from her bedroom curtains, which can be seen during "Without Love". This is an homage to The Sound of Music, where Maria uses old curtains to make play clothes for the von Trapp children. Maria Augusta von Trapp ( née Kutschera; January 26 1905 &ndash March 28 1987) was the stepmother and Matriarch of ^[21]
• Several scenes involving Tracy, such as her ride atop the garbage truck during the "Good Morning Baltimore" number and her new hairstyle during "Welcome to the 60's", are directly inspired by the Barbra Streisand musical film version of Funny Girl (1968). Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Funny Girl is a Musical film based on the stage musical of the same name. ^[10][22]
• During "Without Love", Link sings to a photograph of Tracy, which comes to life and sings harmony with him. This is directly inspired from the MGM musical The Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), in which a young Judy Garland swoons over a photo of actor Clark Gable as she sings "You Made Me Love You". Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 musical Film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Roy Del Ruth. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday ^[10]

Music

See also: Hairspray (2007 soundtrack)

Musical numbers

1. "Good Morning Baltimore" – Tracy (Nikki Blonsky)
2. "The Nicest Kids in Town" – Corny and Council Members (James Marsden and others)
3. "It Takes Two" – Link (only coda is used in film) (Zac Efron)
4. "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" – Velma and Council Members (Michelle Pfeiffer and others)
5. "I Can Hear the Bells" – Tracy (Nikki Blonsky)
6. "Ladies' Choice" – Link (Zac Efron)
7. "The Nicest Kids in Town (Reprise)" – Corny and Council Members (James Marsden and others)
8. "The New Girl in Town" – Amber, Tammy, Shelley, and The Dynamites (Brittany Snow and others)
9. "Welcome to the 60's" – Tracy, Edna, The Dynamites, and Hefty Hideaway Employees (Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta and others)
10. "Run and Tell That" – Seaweed, Little Inez, and Detention Kids (Elijah Kelley, Taylor Parks and others)
11. "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" – Motormouth (Queen Latifah)
12. "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful (Reprise)" – Edna and Velma (John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer)
13. "(You're) Timeless to Me" – Edna and Wilbur (John Travolta and Christopher Walken)
14. "I Know Where I've Been" – Motormouth with Nadine and Chorus (Queen Latifah and others)
15. "I Can Wait" – Tracy (deleted song) (Nikki Blonsky)
16. "Without Love" – Link, Tracy, Seaweed, and Penny (Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley and Amanda Bynes)
17. "(It's) Hairspray" – Corny and Council Members (James Marsden and others)
18. "You Can't Stop the Beat" – Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Motormouth, and Company (Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah and others)

End credits songs

1. "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" – Motormouth, Link, Tracy, and Seaweed (Queen Latifah, Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelley)
2. "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" – Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Nikki Blonsky, and Harvey Fierstein
3. "Cooties" – Aimee Allen

Song score production and changes

Music producer/composer/co-lyricist Marc Shaiman and co-lyricist Scott Wittman were required to alter their Broadway Hairspray song score in various ways in order to work on film, from changing portions of the lyrics in some songs (e. For the soundtrack of the 1988 original film see Hairspray (1988 soundtrack For the soundtrack of the 2002 Broadway musical see Hairspray (2002 Aimee Allen is an American pop/rock Singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles California. Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer Scott Wittman is an American director lyricist and writer for Broadway, concerts and television g. "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs", "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful", and "You Can't Stop the Beat") to more or less completely removing other songs from the film altogether.

"Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", a popular number from the stage musical, features Tracy, Penny, and Amber arguing with their respective mothers. Neither Adam Shankman nor Leslie Dixon could come up with a solution for filming "Mama" that did not require a three-way split screen — something they wanted to avoid^[11] — and both felt the number did not adequately advance the plot. ^[11][23] As a result, "Mama" was reluctantly dropped from the film during pre-production, although it is used by Shaiman as an instrumental number when the Corny Collins kids dance the "Stricken Chicken". A special version of "Mama" was recorded for the film's end credits in May 2007, during the final score recording process, which featured vocals from each of the three women most famous for portraying Tracy Turnblad: Ricki Lake from the 1988 film, Marissa Jaret Winokur from the original Broadway cast, and Nikki Blonsky from the 2007 film. Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American Actress and Tabloid talk show host perhaps best known for her long-running Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2 1973) is a Tony Award -winning American Actress known for her performance as Tracy Turnblad ^[24] Harvey Fierstein, who portrayed Edna as part of the original Broadway cast, has a brief cameo moment in the end credits version of "Mama" as well. Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6 1952) is a Tony Award winning American Actor, Playwright, and Screenwriter. ^[24]

"It Takes Two", a solo for Link, was moved from its place in the stage musical (on Tracy's first day on The Corny Collins Show) to an earlier Corny Collins scene, although only the coda of the song is used in the final release print. Coda ( Italian for "tail" from the Latin cauda, see below is a term used in Music in a number of different senses primarily to designate "Cooties", a solo for Amber in the stage musical, is present in this film as an instrumental during the Miss Teenage Hairspray dance-off. As with "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", a version of "Cooties", performed in a contemporary pop rendition by Aimee Allen, is present during the end credits. Aimee Allen is an American pop/rock Singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles California.

The performance of a vintage dance called The Madison, present in both the 1988 film and the stage musical, was replaced for this version by a newly composed song, "Ladies' Choice". The Madison is a Novelty dance that was popular in the late 1950s to mid 1960s Portions of the Madison dance steps were integrated into the choreography for the musical number "You Can't Stop the Beat", and the song the dance is performed to on Broadway can be heard faintly during Motormouth Maybelle's platter party in the film, retitled "Boink-Boink". "The Big Dollhouse" was the only song from the musical not used in the film in any way.

Shaiman and Wittman composed two new songs for the 2007 film: "Ladies' Choice", a solo for Link, and "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)", a song performed during the end credits by Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, and Elijah Kelley. Another "new" song in the 2007 film, "The New Girl in Town", had originally been composed for the Broadway musical, but was deemed unnecessary and discarded from the musical. Director Adam Shankman decided to use the song to both underscore a rise-to-fame montage for Tracy and to showcase Maybelle's "Negro Day", which is never actually seen in either of the earlier incarnations of Hairspray. ^[25]

One additional Shaiman/Wittman song, a ballad entitled "I Can Wait", was composed for the film as a solo for Tracy, meant to replace the stage musical's reprise of "Good Morning Baltimore". "I Can Wait" was shot for the film (Tracy performs the number while locked in Prudy's basement), but was eventually deleted from the final release print. The audio recording of "I Can Wait" was made available as a special bonus track for customers who pre-ordered the Hairspray soundtrack on iTunes, and the scene itself was included as a special feature on the film's DVD release. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc ^[26]

Post-production took place in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Composer/co-lyricist Marc Shaiman continued work on the film's music, employing the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra to record instrumentation for both the songs and the incidental score. Not to be confused with the Hollywood Studio Symphony, a recording orchestra The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra (HSO is 75-member American ^[24]

Release and reception

Box office reception

Hairspray debuted in 3,121 theaters in North America on July 20, 2007, the widest debut of any modern movie musical. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[27] The film earned $27,476,745 in its opening weekend, behind I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (aka Chuck and Larry) is a 2007 Comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure Film, based on the novel of the same name by ^[2] This makes Hairspray the record-holder for the biggest sales at opening weekend for a movie musical. ^[3] The film has since gone on to become the third highest grossing musical in U.S. cinema history, surpassing The Rocky Horror Picture Show ($112. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical Comedy film that parodies Science fiction and Horror films. 8 million) and Dreamgirls ($103 million), released seven months prior. Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures ^[4] Ending its domestic run on October 25, 2007, Hairspray has a total domestic gross of $118,871,849 and $200,627,273 worldwide. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[2] Its biggest overseas markets include the United Kingdom ($25. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 8 million), Australia ($14. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 4 million), Japan ($8 million), Italy ($4. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 6 million), France ($3. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 9 million) and Spain ($3. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. 8 million). ^[28] This makes Hairspray the third musical film in history to cross $200 million internationally, behind 1978's hit Grease ($395 million) and 2002's Chicago ($307 million). Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease Chicago is a Musical film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of ^[4] It is the seventh highest-grossing PG-rated film of 2007, and has grossed more than other higher-budgeted summer releases like Ocean's Thirteen ($117 million) and Evan Almighty ($100 million). Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an Ensemble cast. Evan Almighty is a 2007 Comedy film, and sequel to the 2003 film Bruce Almighty. ^[29]

Two weeks after its original release, new "sing-along" prints of Hairspray were shipped to theaters. ^[30] These prints featured the lyrics to each song printed onscreen as subtitles, encouraging audiences to interact with the film. Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

In early January 2008, Hairspray was re-released in New York and Los Angeles because actor John Travolta was present for Q&A and autographs. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West ^[31]

Critical reviews

Hairspray has garnered mostly positive reviews from film critics such as Roger Ebert, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe, as well as a smaller number of reviews comparing it unfavorably to the Waters original. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, The film is one of the top picks on Metacritic as of November 2007, with an average of 81%. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. ^[32] It scored a 93% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, also indicating excellent reviews,^[33] making it, as of November, one of 2007's top twenty best-reviewed films. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. ^[34] Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor named it the 4th best film of 2007. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday ^[35] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post named it the ninth best film of 2007. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually ^[35]

Ebert gave the film 3. 5 stars out of 4, saying that there was "a lot of craft and slyness lurking beneath the circa-1960s goofiness," also stating that "The point, however, is not the plot but the energy. Without somebody like Nikki Blonsky at the heart of the movie, it might fall flat, but everybody works at her level of happiness. . . "^[36] Ebert also noted that this film is "a little more innocent than Waters would have made it. . . "^[36] Lou Lumenick of The New York Post hailed Hairspray as "The best and most entertaining movie adaptation of a stage musical so far this century — and yes, I’m including the Oscar-winning Chicago," calling it "one of the best-cast movies in recent memory. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. . . "^[37] New York Daily News critic Jack Matthews called the film "A great big sloppy kiss of entertainment for audiences weary of explosions, CGI effects and sequels, sequels, sequels. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 "^[38] The Baltimore Sun review offered Michael Sragow's opinion that "in its entirety, Hairspray has the funny tilt that only a director-choreographer like Shankman can give to a movie," pointing out that Shankman skillfully "puts a new-millennial zing behind exact re-creations of delirious period dances like the Mashed Potato. The Baltimore Sun (officially just The Sun) is Maryland ’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides comprehensive coverage "^[39] Dana Stevens from Slate called Hairspray "intermittently tasty, if a little too frantically eager to please. Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael "^[40] Stevens noted that "Despite its wholesomeness, this version stays remarkably true to the spirit of the original, with one size-60 exception: John Travolta as Edna Turnblad," saying "How you feel about Hairspray will depend entirely on your reaction to this performance. . . "^[40]

The New Yorker’s David Denby felt the new version of Hairspray was "perfectly pleasant," but compared unfavorably to the Broadway musical, since "[director Adam Shankman and screenwriter Leslie Dixon] have removed the traces of camp humor and Broadway blue that gave the stage show its happily knowing flavor. The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry David Denby is an American Journalist, best-known as Film critic for The New Yorker magazine "^[41] Denby criticized the dance numbers, calling them "unimaginatively shot," and he considered "the idea of substituting John Travolta for Harvey Fierstein as Tracy’s hefty mother. . . a blandly earnest betrayal. "^[41] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon.com found Hairspray "reasonably entertaining. Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online But do we really need to be entertained reasonably? Waters's original was a crazy sprawl that made perfect sense; this Hairspray toils needlessly to make sense of that craziness, and something gets lost in the translation. "^[42] Zacharek was also displeased with the way Latifah's performance of "I Know Where I've Been" was incorporated into the movie, saying "The filmmakers may believe they're adding an extra layer of seriousness to the material. . . [but] the inclusion of this big production number only suggests that the filmmakers fear the audience won't get the movie's message unless it's spelled out for them. "^[42]

Washington Blade boycott controversy

Although it was generally received well by both critics and the box office, Hairspray nonetheless garnered some criticism upon its release by individuals in the gay community. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Much of this criticism surrounded Travolta's portrayal of Edna Turnblad, a role played in the original film by celebrated drag performer Divine, and in the stage adaptation by Harvey Fierstein. Harris Glenn Milstead ( October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988) was an actor and singer known by his drag persona Divine. Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6 1952) is a Tony Award winning American Actor, Playwright, and Screenwriter. Kevin Naff, a managing editor for Washington, DC/Baltimore area online gay news site The Washington Blade called for a boycott of the new Hairspray film, alleging that Scientology, in which Travolta believes, was patently homophobic, and allegedly supported workshops designed to "cure" homosexuals. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Washington Blade is a Lesbian, Gay, bisexual and Transgender ( LGBT) newspaper in the Washington D Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American Science fiction author L BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps Ex-gay is a term sometimes used to refer to persons who once identified as Gay or Lesbian, but have since turned away from such identification for ^[43] Adam Shankman protested Naff's proposed boycott, stating that Travolta was not homophobic, as he (Shankman), Waters, Shaiman & Wittman, and several other members of the creative staff were gay, and Travolta got along well with the entire crew. ^[44] "John's personal beliefs did not walk onto my set," said Shankman. "I never heard the word 'Scientology. '"^[44]

Home video and television

Hairspray was released in standard DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc formats in Region 1 on November 20, 2007. High-definition (HD video generally refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD video most commonly at display resolutions of 1280×720 Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[5] The standard DVD was released in two versions: a one-disc release and a two-disc "Shake and Shimmy" edition.

Bonus features on the two-disc release include two audio commentaries, a feature-length production documentary, featurettes on the earlier versions of Hairspray, dance instruction featurettes, deleted scenes including Tracy's deleted song "I Can Wait", and behind-the-scenes looks at the production of each of the film's dance numbers. On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry especially the film and television industry which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by The Blu-ray Disc release, a two-disc release, includes all of the features from the two-disc DVD, and includes a picture-in-picture behind-the-scenes feature, which runs concurrently with the film. An HD DVD version of the film was originally slated for release in 2008, but has since been cancelled due to New Line Cinema's announcement that it would go Blu-ray exclusive with immediate effect, thus dropping HD DVD support. not insert the publicly disclosed HD DVD key into this article for the time being New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a ^[45][46]

The USA Network has purchased the broadcast rights to Hairspray, and will debut the film on cable television in February 2010. USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 ^[6]

Awards

Following is a list of awards that Hairspray or its cast have won or been nominated for. ^[47][48]

Wins 2007 Hollywood Film Festival & Hollywood Awards Hollywood Producer(s) of the Year — Craig Zadan and Neil Meron Hollywood Ensemble Acting of the Year — Musical/Comedy Ensemble Performance Award 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Best Young Actress - Nikki Blonsky Billboard Year End Charts (2007) #1 Top Independent Album of the Year - "Hairspray" 2008 MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Performance - Zac Efron 2007 Teen Choice Award Best Comedy or Musical (John Travolta accepted it)

Nominations 65th Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Best Actress, Musical or Comedy — Nikki Blonsky Best Supporting Actor — John Travolta 2008 Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Best Comedy Movie Best Family Film Best Song "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" 2008 MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Performance - Nikki Blonsky

See also

• Cross-dressing in film and television

References

External links

• Official site
• Hairspray at the Internet Movie Database
• Hairspray at Allmovie
• Hairspray at Rotten Tomatoes
• Hairspray at Box Office Mojo
• BroadwayWorld: Blonsky, Coen, 'Enchanted' & 'Hairspray' Win Critics' Choice Awards

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