Hairspray (2007) [DVD] [2017]

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Cheng, Jim (January 7, 2008). "Critics' Choice Awards: Dark, violent 'No Country' and 'Blood' on top". USA Today . Retrieved June 12, 2008. Walls, Jeannette (July 3, 2007). "Travolta says Hairspray isn't a gay film". Today.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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a b c d e f Shankman, Adam (July 17, 2007). "The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #8". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022. a b Yaeger, Lynn (July 24, 2007). "Watered Down: The truth behind Hairspray". The Village Voice . Retrieved February 10, 2022. Director (and choreographer) Shankman captures both the essence of the Broadway show's magic and the original film's timeless camp value to create a memorable movie musical. Shankman is best known for formulaic romantic and family comedies, but he successfully achieved here what 2005's The Producers utterly failed to do. (Oh, and that cutie pie Efron definitely helps, too.)a b Zadan, Craig (Producer) (November 20, 2007). Hairspray: Commentary with Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (DVD). New York, NY: New Line Cinema. Event occurs at 0:00:43 - 0:01:15 . Retrieved July 23, 2008. Except that opening shot of Baltimore is the only shot of Baltimore in the entire movie. That and the newspaper going down on the stoop were actually shot in Baltimore. The Baltimore film commission made a big play to try and have us come there. We asked the question 'Do you have big sound stages?' and, uh, unfortunately the answer was no. When you do a movie musical you need big sound stages to build big sets, so because Baltimore did not have any big sets we shot in Toronto.

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Welcome to the 60's" – Tracy, Edna, The Dynamites, and Hefty Hideaway Employees (Nikki Blonsky & John Travolta) Tracy is a great female role model, especially for larger teens (though she does lie to her mother on occasion); despite a constant barrage of racism and homophobia from other characters, the teens fight for what's right -- desegregation.a b "Shankman Blasts Proposed Hairspray Boycott". Hollywood.com. July 16, 2007 . Retrieved February 10, 2022. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. The film was released on DVD by New Line in 2002, with an audio commentary by Waters and Lake, and a theatrical trailer. It was released on Blu-ray on March 4, 2014. [24] See also [ edit ] the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contribution to the making of this movie Divine as Edna Turnblad, Tracy's kind, heavy-set mother who is ashamed of her obesity and as Arvin Hodgepile, the rival TV station owner who is against racial integration for his studio.

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An additional removal shows Tracy skipping school, stealing shoes from the Etta Gown Shop, breaking into the Von Tussles' home, and using a bottle of Amber's peroxide to bleach her hair in Amber's sink, thus explaining Tracy's subsequent change of hair color when she auditions for Corny Collins. [9] Harvey Fierstein (Original Broadway cast's Edna) as brief singing cameo in the end credits " Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" Principal photography took place in Toronto, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from September 5 – December 8, 2006. [35] Shankman, Adam (July 16, 2007). "The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #7". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022. Vocal ensemble members: Marc Shaiman, Shoshana Bean, Terron Brooks, Jenn Gambatese, Chester Gregory, Leslie Kritzer, Arnold McCuller, Louis Price, Sabrina Sloan, Donna Vivino, Willis White, Lucien Piane, Chyla Anderson, Jonathan Byram, Keith Cotton, Michael Cunio, Carmel Echols, Cliff Frazier, Christopher Johnson, Katharine Leonard, Laura Lively, Michael Mayo, Sophia Pizzulo, Jamison Scott Robinson, Jessica Rotter, Candice Rumph Burrows, Peter Mathew Smith, Leonard Sullivan, Matt Sullivan, Clarke Thorell, Davia Walker, Ayana Williams, Frank WolfJoann Havrilla as Prudence "Prudy" Pingleton, Paddy's wife and Penny's overprotective, controlling mother who disapproves of Penny dating Seaweed. When Corny announces that Brenda, a dancer on the show, will be taking a nine-month leave of absence, Tracy becomes ecstatic, especially when Link announces auditions for a replacement to be held at the WYZT studio the next day. At the audition, Velma rejects her for both being overweight and supporting integration. Given detention for skipping class, Tracy discovers the "Negro Day" kids practicing in the detention room and befriends Motormouth Maybelle's son, Seaweed, who teaches her several dance moves. While leaving detention, she inadvertently meets Link, dreaming of life with him. At a record hop, her new moves garner Corny's attention, and he chooses her to join the cast. Jerry Stiller as Mr. Pinky, the owner of a dress shop called Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway, who hires Tracy as his spokesgirl. In the original film, Stiller played Wilbur Turnblad. a b "Hairspray". British Film Institute. 2007. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018 . Retrieved July 5, 2017. Queen Victoria Elementary School". Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board . Retrieved November 22, 2017.

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Shankman, Adam (July 25, 2007). "The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #15". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022. Post-production took place in Los Angeles. Composer/co-lyricist Shaiman continued work on the film's music, employing the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra to record instrumentation for both the songs and the incidental score. [23] Production [ edit ] Early development [ edit ]a b c d e f g Green, Jesse (July 15, 2007). "Seeking His Inner Her, Size XXXL". The New York Times . Retrieved August 2, 2007.