Hairspray

Genres
Drama Comedy Music Romance Family
Release Date/Year
1988
Point of View
baltimore woman played by man segregation cross cultural relations interracial love cult classic interracial friendship drag
Description

Ample teen Tracy Turnblad wants nothing more than to be on the hip local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" -- and when her dream comes true, her lively moves and bubbly personality meet with unexpected popularity. But after witnessing firsthand the terrible state of race relations in 1960s Baltimore, Turnblad becomes an outspoken advocate for desegregation.