First Look: Hairspray
Newcomer Nicole Blonsky turns it loose and John Travolta drags it out in the musical remake of the John Waters comedy.
Starring: John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nicole Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Director: Adam Shankman
(New Line, July 2007)
Get set for the third incarnation of John Waters's story about Tracy Turnblad, a Baltimore dancer who lands on TV-overcoming 1960s racism, plus-size snobbery, and big, big hair. Travolta (in drag) is mama Edna Turnblad; Latifah rocks a blond wig as DJ Motormouth Maybelle; and Blonsky — who was cast while working at a Cold Stone Creamery — stars as Tracy. "I want to keep all the anarchy of the Waters piece," says director Shankman (Bringing Down the House), "and the ebullience and joy of the [Broadway] show."
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