Hairspray (2007) | Michelle Pfeiffer, The Face


John Travolta Edna Turnblad	Michelle Pfeiffer Velma Von Tussle	Queen Latifah Motormouth Maybelle	Amanda Bynes Penny Pingleton

Brittany Snow Amber von Tussel	Zac Efron Link Larkin	Elijah Kelley Seaweed	Christopher Walken Wilbur Turnblad

And introducing: Nikki Blonsky Tracy Turnblad

Directed - Adam Shankman
Screenplay - Leslie Dixon (based on Broadway musical Hairspray which is based on John Waters' Hairspray -1988- movie)
Producers - Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
Executive producers - Michael Disco, Toby Emmerich, Mark Kaufman, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Production Design - David Gropman
Original Music - Marc Shaiman
Songs - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Make-up - Tony Gardner
Casting - Richard Hicks and David Rubin

Production Company - New Line Cinema

Plot Summary

The story is of a girl named Tracy Turnblad whose dream is to dance on the Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Dean Show in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She gets a chance on the show and becomes a celebrity overnight. She then launches a campaign to racially integrate the Corny Collins Show

Presentation rom New Line Cinema Publicity

Sixteen years after the release of the original film, New Line Cinema is bringing a feature film adaptation of the Tony award-winning Broadway production Hairspray to life. Featuring new and original material based on John Waters’ 1988 cult classic about star-struck teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show, the comedy features a remarkable collection of talent including John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Chicago), and director Adam Shankman (Bringing Down The House). The new screenplay for Hairspray was written by Leslie Dixon (Freaky Friday, Outrageous Fortune). Hairspray is scheduled for a July 20th, 2007 release.