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By Troy F (601) on 19 Apr 2014

Love the movie but I prefer the remake divine just scared me…

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

Super cool! Very interesting and different…

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By Matthew F. J (1,288) on 01 Feb 2014

John Waters is a very funny director who's films are always entertaining, quite gross, but amazingly enough they manage to have an interesting…

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By Patrick F (771) on 01 Feb 2014

Brilliant,a fitting end for the fine actor Divine…

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By Daniel K (1,478) on 28 Jan 2014

Totally classic!!! With a fantastic soundtrack…

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By Jason A (950) on 25 Sep 2013

Just because your fat and think you can dance doesn't make you cute or sexy…

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By The Critic ( (601) on 08 Sep 2013

John Waters' oddball caper always has its heart in the right place as charming and cheeky protagonist Tracy Turnblad (a very likable Ricki…

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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…

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By Calum B (434) on 06 Jul 2013

Ricki Lake plays Tracy Turnblad, a short, chubby teen with big hair who loves to dance in Hairspray, a 1988 John Waters film starring Divine,…

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By Alec B (1,705) on 23 May 2013

Classic Hit! Although I must say the musical version was also just as good if not better…

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By Jenna S (226) on 26 Apr 2013

One of my favorite movies. It's just a lot of fun and has a lot of character and over the top acting…

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By Shantel D (647) on 19 Apr 2013

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

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Apr 2013

Not only Waters's best movie, but a crossover gesture that expands his appeal without compromising his vision one iota; Ricki Lake as the hefty…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 27 Mar 2013

Another good film from the King of Kitsch…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 24 Feb 2013

Yeessss. I had marathons of this. This and Cry Baby…

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By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 01 Feb 2013

The actors are best when they avoid exaggeration and remain weirdly sincere…

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By Jess L (793) on 25 Jan 2013

Movie Matt here with the original Hairspray…

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By Brendan D (119) on 23 Jan 2013

Pretty similar to the 2007 version, except that version has the catchiest songs this side of Kelly Clarkson…

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By Dan A (551) on 16 Jan 2013

A classic family friendly film with water's amazing touch…

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By John S (2,711) on 16 Jan 2013

The original Hairspray. I just saw this movie recently and I got to say I love John Waters dark, dirty humor and stories. A really good movie…

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