Release Date
July 20, 2007
DVD Release Date
November 20, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
107 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking
Sixteen years after the release of the original film, New Line Cinema is bringing a feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway production HAIRSPRAY to life. Featuring new and original material based on John Waters’ 1988 cult classic about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show, the comedy features a remarkable collection of talent including John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Here I am, sitting on an airplane. We're almost ready to land, but this has been
a long and painful flight. For whatever reason, I feel like crap, and the turbulence
doesn't help. I barely got through my T.G.I. Friday's club sandwich, and the
flight attendants aren't coming around with nearly enough water. I'm also tired,
and as I'm traveling east to west, the time zones are not in my favor. I also
have to work tomorrow morning, and I expect I'll get about six hours of sleep
if I'm lucky. At least I got to watch Hairspray, even though it did
cost me two dollars for headphones I didn't need (shortly after purchasing said
headphones, I found my old iPod headphones).
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