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Actors: Divine, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Deborah Harry, Jerry Stiller, Mink Stole
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hairspray |
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Hairspray is the story of Tracy Turnblad, a chubby Baltimore teenager in the early '60s whose only dream is to be on a local television dance party program, The Corny Collins Show. She gets her wish, only to discover the show's race barrier and become the bitter enemy of pro-segregation princess Amber Von Tussle. After many loopy adventures, including a few days in juvenile hall, Tracy and Amber compete in a hilarious dance-off and the Corny Collins Show ends its policy of segregation.
--Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hairspray |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Hair color?
- blonde
Body type
- (woman) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (woman) fat
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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