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Line 1: {{work}} {{Multiple Works Need Separate Pages}} [[File:Hairspray_340.jpg\|frame]]▼ == [[Hairspray (1988 film)\|''Hairspray'' (1988 film)]] == 1. The first film [[John Waters]] made that got PG, and a great work. It was released in 1988. It starred Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad, Divine as her mother, and John Waters's usual repertory cast. Tracy Turnblad is a ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun\|huge]]'' fan of the Corny Collins Show, which is very like early [[American Bandstand]]. She also is a fan of big hairstyles which require hairspray to stay in place - a trend the adults disapprove of. When one of the old dancers has to leave because of pregnancy, an audition is held for a new female dancer, and Tracy gets the spot because of her talent and her exuberant personality. This leads to a chain of events that will change Baltimore forever... ''Hairspray'' was named to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2022. 2. The film eventually inspired a Broadway musical. The music was changed for this production. The original film was for the most part not a musical ''per see'', just full of music, and its songs were all [[Dance Sensation]] songs of one sort or another. The musical had songs tell the story more directly. The storyline is similar to the original, but some details and some emphases were adjusted (for example, most references to Velma Von Tussle in the tropes below are from the Broadway musical or second film, as her role was greatly expanded from the original). It won eight Tony Awards, and introduced the world to Marissa Jaret Winokur (who previously was more known as the fast-food girl with Kevin Spacey in ''[[American Beauty]]'').▼ == [[Hairspray (musical)\|''Hairspray'' (musical)]] == 3. The musical was successful enough that it itself was [[Recursive Adaptation\|made into a film]] around 2007. It starred Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad and [[John Travolta]] as her mom, among an ensemble cast.▼ ▲[[File:Hairspray_340.jpg\|~~frame~~thumb\|100px]] ▲2. The film eventually inspired a Broadway musical. The music was changed for this production. The original film was for the most part not a musical ''per ~~see~~se'', just full of music, and its songs were all [[Dance Sensation]] songs of one sort or another. The musical had songs tell the story more directly. The storyline is similar to the original, but some details and some emphases were adjusted (for example, most references to Velma Von Tussle in the tropes below are from the Broadway musical or second film, as her role was greatly expanded from the original). It won eight Tony Awards, and introduced the world to Marissa Jaret Winokur (who previously was more known as the fast-food girl with Kevin Spacey in ''[[American Beauty]]''). {{break}} == [[Hairspray (2007 film)\|''Hairspray'' (2007 film)]] == ▲3. The musical was successful enough that it itself was [[Recursive Adaptation\|made into a film]] around 2007. It starred Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad and [[John Travolta]] as her mom, among an ensemble cast. Not to be confused with ''[[Hair (theatre)]]''. ~~----~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Aerosol Flamethrower]]: Link breaks Tracy out of prison with this method in the stage show. Line 19 ⟶ 26: * [[American Accents]]: If you've ever wondered what a Baltimore accent sounds like, just watch either film. Edna has an extremely strong one. ** In fact, several critics wondered why John Travolta [[Did Not Do the Research\|was doing such a weird voice]] when his accent was fairly authentic. * [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler\|Inez winning Miss Teenage Hairspray}}. This only happens in the movie, however. * [[Beehive Hairdo]]: And how! * [[Beta Couple]]: Penny and Seaweed. Line 25 ⟶ 32: * [[Big Fun]]: Tracy's a rare female example. * [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Amber, Tracy, and Penny. * [[~~The~~ Brainless Beauty]]: Link Larkin is a light, male version. * [[Broken Smile]]: {{spoiler\|Velma Von Tussle displays a perfect example when the show is finally integrated}}. {{spoiler\|In the play anyway. In the second movie, she stays pissy throughout, probably due to losing her job}}. Line 34 ⟶ 41: Not to mention, in the 1988 film, John Waters plays the psychiatrist that hypnotizes/tortures Penny. ** Also in the movie musical, Jerry Stiller, who played Wilbur Turnblad in the original movie, played Mr. Pinky, who ran a plus-sized boutique and wanted Tracy to do commercials for him when she became a hit on the Corny Collins show. * [[Casting Gag]]: In the 2007 film, Jerry Stiller plays fashion store owner Mr Pinky. Stiller played Wilbur Turnblad in the original 1988 film. Several other actors from the original and the director appear as well (see [[The Cameo]] above). ** Brittney Snow in the 2007 version essentially fulfilled the same role as Tracy in her show ''[[American Dreams]]'' except she actually danced on [[American Bandstand]]. * [[The Cast Showoff]]: Several members of the cast were picked either because their musical talents were largely unknown to the general public (Marsden, Walken, Bynes) or had simply been forgotten about in recent years (Travolta, Pfeiffer). * [[Cavalier Competitor]]: Amber after losing; quickly in the 2007 film, gradually as "You Can't Stop the Beat" goes on in the musical. Also counts as [[Graceful Loser]]. * [[Civil Rights Movement]]: Maybelle and the black dancers' plight. Line 46 ⟶ 50: * [[Crosscast Role]]: Edna is always played by a man. * [[Curtain Clothing]]: An extremely subtle one: In the film, the dress Penney wears during "You Can't Stop the Beat" is made from the curtains in her room (see [[Shout-Out]] below). * [[Cut Song]]: "The New Girl in Town" was cut from the stage musical, but put into the 2007 film. Some songs from the stage version were cut from the film, too. * [[Dark Horse Victory]]: {{spoiler\|In the 2007 film, Little Inez's victory in the Miss Teenage Hairspray contest}}. * [[Dark Reprise]]: In the Broadway musical, Tracy sings a reprise of "Good Morning Baltimore" after she finds out she won't be granted any bail. Line 96 ⟶ 99: ** In the 2007 musical, there is a shot of Penny's mother reading aloud from the Bible during the opening of the pageant. The passage she's reading happens to be about Lot's daughters conspiring to get him drunk and have sex with him. * [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Penny. * [[Graceful Loser]]: * [[Graceful Loser]]: In the second movie, Amber was surprisingly mature about her defeat, indicating [[Character Development]]. In the second movie, Amber was surprisingly mature about her defeat, indicating [[Character Development]]. She and her mother ''both'' become graceful losers in the stage show as well, after much sulking, they give in and realize that they "can't stop the beat". See [[Heel Face Turn]] below. In the second movie, Tracy is screaming with joy when Inez wins the title of Miss Teenage Hairspray. She gives her a big hug and they jump happily. * [[Happily Married]]: Edna and Wilbur. * [[Heel Face Turn]]: Amber and Velma in the musical; just Amber seems to get one in the film (walking out on her mother and getting along with a black dancer), even after the unnecessary [[Humiliation Conga]]. Line 128 ⟶ 132: ** Penny gets one in the finale as well, and Edna {{spoiler\|comes out of the Hairspray Can in the musical with clothing she made herself}}. * [[Morning Routine]]: The 2007 movie starts with one. The musical too, but in less detail. * [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The Dynamites (The Supremes), Corny Collins ([[Dick Clark]]). * [[Not So Different]]: Tracy, Penny, and Amber all have radically different personalities, but are the same when it comes to their mother issues, as shown in "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now". * [[One Head Taller]]: Inverted with Penny and Seaweed. She is noticeably taller than him. Line 138 ⟶ 142: ''Don't need a cap or a gown'' ''When you're the Nicest Kids in Town!''}} * [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Corny Collins, the dance show host, who is very open to bending the rules and doing away with segregation. He hires Tracy after seeing her dance, and makes Inez the lead dancer on his show when she wins the contest. When Velma tells him to do something, he assures her that he will... and pulls Mama Morton onstage, saying it's her time to shine. * [[Rose-Tinted Narrative]] * [[Sassy Black Woman]]: Motormouth Maybelle, the Dynamites. Line 153 ⟶ 157: {{quote\|'''Tracy:''' Where do you go after special ed? '''Everybody:''' Congress!}} * [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Noreen and Doreen (only in the movie).▼ * [[The Theme Park Version]]: Of [[The Sixties]], particularly the anti-segregation movement. [[Tropes Are Not Bad\|Doesn't mean the movie's bad, though]]. ▲* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Noreen and Doreen (only in the movie). * [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: Tracy and Edna could be pretty surly and off-putting on several occasions in the original film (Edna in particular due to being played by Divine, the inspiration for [[The Little Mermaid\|Ursula]], and it shows), but are very nice people in the musical. * [[Ugly Hero, Good-Looking Villain]]: The Turnblads and the Von Tussles, except that Tracey's not exactly ugly. * [[Villain Song]]: In addition to Velma's "Miss Baltimore Crabs" above, Amber gets "Cooties" or "The New Girl in Town". The other members of the Corny Collins Show council contribute to all of these, as well.▼ * [[Where Da White Women At?]]?: Seaweed and Penny. ** Implied with {{spoiler\|Amber at the end of the film. She can be seen making eyes at one of the black dancers and then, after walking away from her mother, chit chatting coyly with him in the finale}}. Line 162 ⟶ 167: * [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: Velma pulls this when she's trying to hit on Wilbur and Edna walks in. * [[Writers Cannot Do Math]]: According to the script, the show begins in "early June" on a Monday and ends on June 6th, 1962. [[Did Not Do the Research\|Schools did not run into June in 1962]], especially in Baltimore, because there was no air conditioning and it was oppressively hot and humid. ▲* [[Villain Song]]: In addition to Velma's "Miss Baltimore Crabs" above, Amber gets "Cooties" or "The New Girl in Town". The other members of the Corny Collins Show council contribute to all of these, as well. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Asylum Visual Effects]] [[Category:The Sixties]] [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Films of the 1980s]] [[Category:National Film Registry]] [[Category:The Musical]] [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:~~Hairspray~~Theatrical Productions]] [[Category:~~Multiple~~Cult ~~Works Need Separate Pages~~Classic]]