Hairspray (2007) [DVD] [2017]

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During "Without Love", Link sings to a photograph of Tracy, which comes to life and sings harmony with him. This is directly inspired from the MGM musical The Broadway Melody of 1938, in which a young Judy Garland swoons over a photo of actor Clark Gable as she sings "You Made Me Love You". [11] Toussaint McCall as himself (though appearing as a man in his 50s, rather than in his 20s, as he would have been in 1962)

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Mrs. Von Tussle Says" (Demo for a potential replacement for "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs") The film's opening shot — a bird's eye view of Baltimore that eventually descends from the clouds to ground level — is a combination of the opening shots of West Side Story and The Sound of Music. [11] [41] Hairspray was released in standard DVD and HD Blu-ray Disc formats in Region 1 on November 20, 2007. The Blu-ray disc is encoded with 7.1 channel DTS-HD Master Audio. [8] The standard DVD was released in two versions: a one-disc release and a two-disc "Shake and Shimmy" edition. Shankman, Adam (July 13, 2007). "The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #4". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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Marc Shaiman (co-lyricist/writer of the film) as William Morris Talent Agent #3 (Audio) sings " Tied Up in the Knots of Sin" with Shankman which is heard when Prudy turns the record player on while she ties up Penny. [20] the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contribution to the making of this movie a b c Mohr, Ian (March 2007). "Casting looms for New Line's younger-skewing Hairspray". Daily Variety . Retrieved August 20, 2007. Cheng, Jim (January 7, 2008). "Critics' Choice Awards: Dark, violent 'No Country' and 'Blood' on top". USA Today . Retrieved June 12, 2008. Divine as Edna Turnblad, Tracy's kind, heavy-set mother who is ashamed of her obesity and as Arvin Hodgepile, the rival TV station owner who is against racial integration for his studio.

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Despite critical and commercial success, Hairspray garnered some criticism upon its release from the LGBT community, particularly Travolta's portrayal of Edna Turnblad, a role played in the original film by drag performer Divine, and in the stage adaptation by Harvey Fierstein. Kevin Naff, a managing editor for a Washington, D.C./Baltimore area gay newspaper named the Washington Blade, called for a boycott of the film, alleging that Scientology, in which Travolta is an adherent, was homophobic, and it supported "cure" workshops for homosexuals. [63] Adam Shankman rebuffed Naff's proposed boycott stating that Travolta was not a homophobe, as he (Shankman), Waters, Shaiman, Wittman, and several other crew and creative staff were homosexual, and Travolta got along well with the entire production. [64] Shankman made it clear "John's personal beliefs did not walk onto my set. I never heard the word 'Scientology'." [64] Accolades [ edit ] Award Harvey Fierstein (Original Broadway cast's Edna) as brief singing cameo in the end credits " Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" Elijah Kelley as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Maybelle's son, a skilled dancer who teaches Tracy some dance moves and falls in love with Penny. Kelley, a relative newcomer to film, overcame other auditioners and several popular R&B stars for the part of Seaweed. [14] Walls, Jeannette (July 3, 2007). "Travolta says Hairspray isn't a gay film". Today.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022.

Bonus features on the two-disc release include two audio commentaries, a feature-length production documentary, featurettes on the earlier versions of Hairspray, dance instruction featurettes, deleted scenes including Tracy's deleted song "I Can Wait", a slightly extended ending, and an alternate version of the "Big, Blonde and Beautiful" reprise, and behind-the-scenes looks at the production of each of the film's dance numbers. The Blu-ray release, a two-disc release, includes all of the features from the two-disc DVD, and includes a picture-in-picture behind-the-scenes feature, which runs concurrently with the film. An HD DVD version of the film was originally slated for release in 2008, but was canceled due to New Line Cinema's announcement that it would go Blu-ray exclusive with immediate effect, thus dropping HD DVD support. [87] [88] Cancelled sequel [ edit ] George King as Mr. Flak, Amber, Link, and Tracy's history teacher. He gives Tracy detention when Amber frames Tracy for drawing a picture of him with breasts. He gives Link detention as well for coming to Tracy's defense. According to Harry, Waters wanted her to not only act but also perform music for the film, but her record label, Sire, objected. [13]