Hairspray Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

July 20, 2007

Distributor

New Line Cinema

Genre

Musical

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$118,871,849 + $84,681,462 = $203,553,311

Cast

Zac Efron, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, James Marsden, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, Nikki Blonsky, Jayne Eastwood

Zac Efron

as Link Larkin

John Travolta

as Edna Turnblad

Queen Latifah

as Maybelle

Amanda Bynes

as Penny Lou Pingleton

Brittany Snow

as Amber Von Tussle

James Marsden

as Corny Collins

Michelle Pfeiffer

as Velma Von Tussle

Christopher Walken

as Wilbur Turnblad

Elijah Kelley

as Seaweed J. Stubbs

Allison Janney

as Prudence

Nikki Blonsky

as Tracy Edna Turnblad

Jayne Eastwood

as Miss Wimsey

About Hairspray

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

About

Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, this film follows a teenage girl as she dances and fights segregation in 1962.

Trivia

The film marks the feature film debut of Nikki Blonsky, who plays Tracy Turnblad. Ricki Lake, who played Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film, makes an appearance in the film.