Sixteen years after the release of the original film, New Line Cinema brings a feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway production "Hairspray" to life. Based on John Waters' 1988 cult classic about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show, the comedy features new and original material.
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- Hairspray
- PG (for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking)
- Cast
- John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Nicole Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, Christopher Walken, Allison Janney
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Producer
- Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman, Garrett Grant
- Writer
- Leslie Dixon, John Waters, Mark O'Donnell, Thomas Meehan
- Duration
- 01:57:00
- Official Site
- http://www.hairspraymovie.com/
- Release
- Friday July 20 2007
- Genres
- Musical, Comedy
- Distributor
- Entertainment
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