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The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance - 1988
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'Pleasantly Plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
Director:
,
John Waters
Cast:
,
Debbie Harry
,
Divine
,
Jerry Stiller
,
Vitamin C
,
Sonny Bono
,
Ruth Brown
,
Ricki Lake
,
Leslie Ann Powers

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
26 Feb 1988
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$6,671,108
Awards:
7 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The movie is a bubble-headed series of teenage crises and crushes, alternating with historically accurate choreography of such forgotten dances as the Madison and the Roach.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The actors are best when they avoid exaggeration and remain weirdly sincere. That way, they do nothing to break the vibrant, even hallucinogenic spell of Mr. Waters's nostalgia.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Waters' most hygienically commercial film is a Retro schlock-fancier's delight.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Not only Waters's best movie, but a crossover gesture that expands his appeal without compromising his vision one iota; Ricki Lake as the hefty young heroine is especially delightful.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
16 Jul 2007
fresh:
When Divine's Edna Turnblad is on-screen in the sleeveless dresses she's partial to, the movie has something like the lunacy of a W. C. Fields in drag.
– Pauline Kael,
New Yorker,
28 May 2008
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