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Hairspray (2007)

Name: Hairspray
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2007
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, Christopher Walken, Elijah Kelley, James Marsden

★ 6.7 · 2,612 ratings on TMDB

When you follow your own beat, the world will follow you.

★ 6.7

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

DirectorAdam Shankman

CastAmanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, Christopher Walken, Elijah Kelley, James Marsden, John Travolta

GenresComedy, Drama, Romance

The emergence reading

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

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