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HAIRSPRAY (2007)

Director:

  Adam Shankman
  

Year Released:

  2007

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Nikki Blonsky
  Zac Efron
  Michelle Pfeiffer
  John Travolta
  Christopher Walken
Movie Haiku:Ebullient musical version of John Waters’ transgressive classic about a chubby teen (Blonsky) whose joie de vivre topples racial barriers, aka DIRTY DANCING goes Baltimore. Travolta plays Mom (!); Walken play Dad; Efron plays the love object; Pfeiffer has great fun as the skinny blonde nemesis; & Walters gets a Hitchcock moment.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2007