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Hairspray (1988)

★ 6.8 · 446 ratings on TMDB

The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!

Hairspray poster★ 6.8

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

The emergence reading

Hairspray keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, media, integration, culture, music.

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.