Hairspray (Full-Screen Edition) |  | Director: Adam Shankman
Actors: John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  307 reviews
Sales Rank: 2314
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000032059
UPC: 794043110894
EAN: 0794043110894
ASIN: B000W4KT64
Theatrical Release Date: July 20, 2007
Release Date: November 20, 2007
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| • | It's 1962, and change is in the air in Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion--to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and is transformed overnight from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can the trendsetting Tracy win the heart of teen-dream Link Larkin and stand up for what she believ |
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Genre: Musicals
Rating: PG
Release Date: 20-NOV-2007
Media Type: DVD
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It's rare that a movie captures the intensity and excitement of a live Broadway musical production while appealing to a broader movie-going audience, but the 2007 Hairspray is an energetic, powerfully moving film that does just that. A remake of the 1988 musical film Hairspray, the new Hairspray is a film adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical and features more likeable characters than the original film and an incredible energy that stems from a great cast, fabulous new music, and the influence of musical producer Craig Zadan. What remains constant throughout all three versions of Hairspray is the story's thought-provoking exploration of prejudice and racism. Set in Baltimore in 1962, the film opens with chubby girl Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) singing her heart out in a rendition of "Good Morning Baltimore" that, while admittedly a bit too long, sets the farcical tone for the film. Viewers quickly become immersed in Tracy's teenage world of popular television dance shows, big hair, the stigma of being different, and the first hesitant steps toward racial integration within a segregated world. The Corny Collins (James Marsden) television dance show is a teenage obsession in Tracy's world and Link Larkin (Zac Efron) is every girl's dream partner, so when a call for auditions goes out, Tracy skips school to try out, but is rejected by station manager Velma von Tussle (Michelle Pfeiffer) because of her large size and the threat of competition for Velma's own daughter Amber (Brittany Snow). Perseverance and the support of her friend Penny (Amanda Bynes), father Wilbur (Christopher Walken), and negro dancer Seaweed (Elijah Kelley) lead Tracy to the spotlight and the chance of a lifetime, but more and more Tracy discovers that fairness and equality for those who are different does not come without a fight and that sacrifices must be made to effect change. While the message is serious, Hairspray is first and foremost a comedy with stellar performances by John Travolta as Edna Turnblad (who ever imagined Saturday Night Fever's iconic star would appear onscreen as a woman?), Christopher Walken, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Part of what makes Hairspray so powerful is the exceptional music composed by Marc Shaiman, including songs newly composed for the movie like "Ladies' Choice," "The New Girl in Town," and "Come So Far," and the awesome vocal talents of Queen Latifah (Motormouth Maybelle) and a cast of heretofore musically-unknown actors like Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, and Brittany Snow who really can sing. Notable trivia includes Jerry Stiller's appearance in both versions of the film (as Wilbur in the 1988 film and as Mr. Pinky in this 2007 rendition), and a cameo appearance by 1988 director and screenplay writer John Waters. Hairspray is one of the best films of the year--it's powerfully moving entertainment that leaves you energized and motivated to fight for what you believe in. --Tami Horiuchi
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 Hairspray January 31, 2010
treker5000 (Los Angeles, CA)
Very good movie... bought the DVD in Blu-ray for my 13 y.o. niece for Christmas and she loved it. Great family movie with lots of dancing, singing, good soundtrack and just overall good entertainment; and I'm not a singing/dancing movie fan but this is an exception. Good movie to add to your collection.
Great Deal January 24, 2010
E. White
The price for this was the great recommendation. My daughter had wanted the two-disc edition. Everywhere else I had seen prices of nearly $30. The price was great, it was exactly what we wanted and delivered very quickly.
remakes rarely stink in my eyes, this is no exception January 16, 2010
Tony's reviews
John Waters, I admire your work, but this film almost surpasses your film. John Travolta in drag? Who would've thought! The whole cast shines in this film-now I want to see the original again and the play. I wouldn't expect so many people and critics to enjoy this but they did! The music numbers esp. are really good, some actors I never imagined could sing, surprised me, because they could.
Anyone who doesn't like musicals, should at least give this chance, but don't expect a scene-for-scene remake of the 1988 version, this one stands alone.
Great Movie January 10, 2010
Allen Collins (Frederick, MD USA)
Had to buy. Every time this came on HBO I found myself getting sucked in, tapping my feet, and singing along
In The Time Of The Great Teenage Bustout January 2, 2010
Alfred Johnson (boston, ma)
If I were reviewing this off-beat musical comedy from a political perspective I would have to classify this film about the virtues of show tunes as a tool for racial harmony in early 1960s Baltimore, before the out-front racial polarization of the city were exposed and Spiro Agnew hit the scene, as an integrationist's daydream, and a segregationist's nightmare. And at that political level the theme just doesn't work, although the sub-theme about accepting differences (racial, ethnic, gender, size) has a certain appeal. But all of this is to take this sweet fluff of a film way beyond those rationale political parameters.
What does work? Well, a nice little odd-ball, not exactly cookie-cutter American family, circa 1960, with some big dreams and some big women (?) get to play center stage in the quest for the American dream, or one of the early 1960s variant of it- stardom in the music and/or television world. The current "American Idol" is only the latest in a long line of such efforts. Here the plot revolves around becoming "top dog" on one of the old after school dance shows that were a staple of 1950s-early 1960s television to keep restless kids under control for a few hours until dad got home. To that extent the plot is just a ruse for some great songs about those above-mentioned social differences and how to deal with those differences in a quirky and dreamy interracial way.
The real kicker here though are the performances of John Travolta (yes, that John Travolta) as the over-sized mother, Edna, who can still dance up a storm, the usually bad guy-playing Christopher Walken as the supportive and skinny dad, Wilbur, and normally good girl, and always femme fatale Michelle Pfeiffer, as the plotting television station manager makes this thing appealing to a non-teenager. And, of course Queen Latifah being, well.... Queen Latifah. The high school kids led by Tracy (Nikki Blonsky), black and white, good or bad, sweet or vicious are just there to glue this thing together. Watch this couple of hours of an integrationist's daydream.
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