Review of Hairspray (1988) by Mo T — 18 Jun 2008

Ultimate classic, watched it at least 100 times and never get tired of it.

This review of Hairspray (1988) was written by Mo T on 18 Jun 2008.

Hairspray has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hairspray

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Shantel D (647) on 19 Apr 2013

Love it. John Waters is awesome.... and there will never be another like Divine…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Robert P (779) on 12 Aug 2017

This movie is great! A must see. I love this movie…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Michael M (3,845) on 12 Jul 2013

In the debate of original versus musical. I still love the original..Divine definitely made her mark in this movie…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Chloe P (16) on 18 Jun 2017

This movie is so messed up, and yet I found it amusing…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Kimberley B (65) on 12 Jan 2013

Had this movie in theater uptown too. Funny, great film. Makes you want to dance…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Christopher V (64) on 25 Jan 2016

John Waters's ascent into the mainstream was always unavoidable…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Reece L (510) on 12 Dec 2015

Waters' original Hairspray ultimately edges out the excellent 2007 remake due to its campy, kitschy tone and a more solid grasp of the central…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Greg S (1,081) on 22 Feb 2014

Super cool! Very interesting and different…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Tim W (1,375) on 15 Oct 2012

Good Movie, much better than the re-make…

Read Review

Review of Hairspray (1988)

By Alexander C (2,448) on 07 Dec 2012

John Waters made his bid for PG respectability with this enjoyably trashy comedy about the racial integration of a teen dance show on Baltimore…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of West Side Story (1961)

By Dusty L (218) on 29 Mar 2015

I hate musicals. I was told this is a classic and the best musical ever, so I watched it. I still hate musicals…

Read Review

Review of Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

By Moya W (478) on 28 Aug 2010

Good Morning, Vietnam really isn't a good movie. And why they say it's a classic I really don't know…

Read Review

Review of Fools Rush In (1997)

By Heinz H (46) on 22 Nov 2008

A stupid, boring, lame, hardly believable, formulaic chick flick vomitorium, full of dumb characters making highly questionable decisions,…

Read Review

Review of Ask the Dust (2006)

By Simoned. (1) on 11 Mar 2006

Really underwhelming. Hayek always seemed like she was acting. Never believed she was this poor mexican woman…

Read Review

Review of Moulin Rouge! (2001)

By Drunkenmaster (4) on 19 Feb 2007

This is a film for people who know nothing of history and don't mind seeing one of the most talented and tragic artists of all time portrayed…

Read Review

Review of 50 First Dates (2004)

By Kublay0880 (49) on 10 Dec 2012

Sandler usually makes stupid movies but every now and then hits the bulls-eye with a hilarious movie, unfortunately this is not the case, it's…

Read Review

Review of Jungle Fever (1991)

By Jer M (167) on 18 Jun 2007

Saw it cause it has wesley in it but didnt like it all that much…

Read Review

Review of Monster's Ball (2001)

By Robert C (1,701) on 02 Oct 2017

This movie is awful…

Read Review

Review of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

By Joelgreenberg (20) on 24 Jun 2021

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - well, when I first saw it in its initial release, I remember being confused by its purpose…

Read Review

Review of The Wedding Planner (2001)

By Vinidornellas (38) on 29 May 2023

JLo is an arrogant and deplorable woman who doesn't know what quality and talent is. His works are hideous and dark…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hairspray

1988

72%415 Reviews

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996

67%534 Reviews

Quicksilver Highway

1997

51%25 Reviews

UFO

2018

65%25 Reviews

About Time

2013

75%992 Reviews

Gigli

2003

28%443 Reviews

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016

52%378 Reviews

Navalny

2022

74%38 Reviews

Mosul

2019

82%6 Reviews

Dope

2015

74%791 Reviews