Hairspray

John Waters (director, screenwriter)
Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Vitamin C, Mink Stole, Shawn Thompson (starring)

N.p. N.p., 1988. Vintage reference photograph of actors Divine and Jerry Stiller from the 1988 film.

Cult independent director John Waters' most enduring film, following a kindhearted, overweight teenager who becomes an overnight sensation on a Baltimore television dance show, and subsequently uses her newfound fame to speak out in support of integration. Basis for the Tony Award winning 2002 musical, and subsequent 2007 film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer, and John Travolta.

Set and shot on location in Baltimore, Maryland.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #149687]