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VHS : Hairspray

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starring: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Josh Charles, Divine, Jason Downs directed by: John Waters See Larger Image Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0043396628229 Format: NTSC Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: June 23, 1994 Sales Rank: 10345 Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: February 26, 1988 Related Items: Hairspray (Full-Screen Edition) Cry Baby (Director's Cut) Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture) Hairspray: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Little Shop of Horrors see more Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: John Waters made his bid for PG respectability with this enjoyably trashy comedy about the racial integration of a teen dance show on Baltimore television in the early '60s. Waters, as always, makes a virtue of junk culture and the powerful emotional forces it can represent as kids vie to get on the show. Meanwhile, a parade of former stars (Pia Zadora, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono) and pseudostars (Divine, Ricki Lake) cross the screen, playing freakish characters absorbed by thoughts of fame. (Waters himself turns up as a weirdo psychiatrist.) This transitional film for Waters is rough going at times and not as interesting or funny as his later features Cry-Baby and Serial Mom, but it's worth a look. --Tom Keogh Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - fantastic movie. nothing like the travolta version. this is a fantastic movie. it's campy and fun and very positive. this movie is a well known and much loved classic. it's entertaining for adults and appropriate for kids (if you're familiar with john waters and have some reservations) my preteen daughter showed it to her friends at her birthday party, and all the girls got up to try out the dances and giggled their heads off. how anyone could even think of comparing it to the travolta crap is beyond me, let alone like the other one better. this is ... Read More Rating: - Good The movie was good. Unfortunately, I watched it after watching the musical remake and that impacted my opinion. The story line was good. I'm not disappointed in the purchase. Rating: - Campy fun. Hairspray is a John Waters satire. This film works because of the film's unlikely star, Ricki Lake (her feature film debut). Lake brings warmth and spunk to the role of plump teenager Tracy Turnbland. Divine and Sonny Bono also star. Also look for singer Vitamin C aka Colleen Fitzpatrick. The musical remake is even better. I highly recommend this fun flick, enjoy! Rating: - GREAT MOVIE THANK YOU FOR A GREAT MOVIE AT A GREAT PRICE AND WAS VERY PLEASED THAT IS ARRIVED IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER. SINCERELY, JODI Rating: - Simply the best This is the only version I love. Deborah Harry is hilarious. Love the dance scenes. I fell in love with this movie when it first came out. The movie based on the play just can't compare to this movie, for me it is simply the best. see more

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