Hairspray is a
2007 American musical film produced by
Zadan/
Meron Productions and distributed by
New Line Cinema. It was released in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on July 20, 2007. The film is an adaptation of the
2002 Broadway musical of the same name, and a remake of
John Waters'
1988 comedy film of the same name. Set in 1962
Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows a "pleasantly plump" teenager named Tracy Turnblad as she simultaneously pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against
racial segregation.
Adapted from both Waters's 1988 script and
Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell's book for the stage musical by screenwriter
Leslie Dixon, the 2007 film version of
Hairspray is directed and choreographed by
Adam Shankman.
Hairspray stars
John Travolta,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Christopher Walken,
Amanda Bynes,
James Marsden,
Queen Latifah,
Brittany Snow,
Zac Efron,
Elijah Kelley,
Allison Janney and introduces
Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad.
Hairspray features songs from the Broadway musical written by
Marc Shaiman and
Scott Wittman, as well as four new Shaiman/Wittman compositions not present in the original Broadway version.
