Hairspray
“When you follow your own beat, the world will follow you.”
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
Where to watch
YouTube Free
Free with ads
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Google Play Movies
Rent · Buy
YouTube
Rent · Buy
Fandango At Home
Rent · Buy
Your rating
Your review
Cast
155 people
Nikki Blonsky
Tracy Turnblad
Known for
Waiting for Forever
The English Teacher
John Travolta
Edna Turnblad
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Michelle Pfeiffer
Velma Von Tussle
Known for
Scarface
Dark Shadows
Christopher Walken
Wilbur Turnblad
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Amanda Bynes
Penny Pingleton
Known for
She's the Man
Easy A
James Marsden
Corny Collins
Known for
Westworld
Sonic the Hedgehog
Queen Latifah
Motormouth Maybelle
Known for
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Hustle
Brittany Snow
Amber Von Tussle
Known for
Pitch Perfect 2
X
Zac Efron
Link Larkin
Known for
The Greatest Showman
17 Again
Elijah Kelley
Seaweed
Known for
Star
Strange Magic
Allison Janney
Prudy Pringleton
Known for
Finding Nemo
I, Tonya
Tayla Parx
Little Inez
Also in
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Everybody Hates Chris
Adam Shankman Director · Leslie Dixon Screenplay Marc Shaiman Composer
Worldwide gross $90M · Budget $75M · United States release July 19, 2007
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$90,450,008
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Zadan / Meron Productions
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
Offspring Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 10, 2007
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · July 19, 2007
Limited theatrical
United States
July 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
September 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 21, 2007 · Theatrical
France
August 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
October 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
September 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
October 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 24, 2007 · Theatrical
Norway
August 31, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 23, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 19, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 20, 2007 · Theatrical
More from Adam Shankman
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Hairspray
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.