Overview - Hairspray

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Drama

Runtime: 117 minutes

Homepage: Hairspray

Budget

$75,000,000.00

Revenue

$90,450,008.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Offspring Entertainment

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: New Line Cinema

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Zadan / Meron Productions

    Production country

  • Name: Ingenious Media

    Production country United Kingdom

Overview

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

Cast

  • Name: Nikki Blonsky

    Character: Tracy Turnblad

    Popularity: 4.037

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  • Name: Amanda Bynes

    Character: Penny Pingleton

    Popularity: 9.881

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  • Name: John Travolta

    Character: Edna Turnblad

    Popularity: 19.57

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  • Name: Michelle Pfeiffer

    Character: Velma Von Tussle

    Popularity: 19.455

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  • Name: Brittany Snow

    Character: Amber Von Tussle

    Popularity: 15.209

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  • Name: Zac Efron

    Character: Link Larkin

    Popularity: 48.013

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  • Name: Queen Latifah

    Character: Motormouth Maybelle

    Popularity: 15.124

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  • Name: Elijah Kelley

    Character: Seaweed

    Popularity: 5.735

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