After decades of pushing the boundaries of bad taste with his underground provocations, John Waters found surprising mainstream success with this infectiously irreverent rock-and-soul comedy. It’s 1962, and the only things bigger than the bouffant hairdos are the popular dance crazes sweeping the nation. When Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) shoots to stardom on a local TV dance party, her radical self-confidence and support for racial integration launch a movement that takes the city by storm. Costarring the inimitable Divine in a fiercely funny double role, Hairspray finds Waters marrying his wildly subversive sensibility with a newfound bubblegum sweetness for what may be his most irresistible film.
FILM INFO
United States
1988
92 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
Spine #1315
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director John Waters, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary featuring Waters and actor Ricki Lake
New conversation between Waters and WFMU DJs Dave “the Spazz” Abramson and Gaylord Fields
New interview with Lake and actor Colleen Fitzpatrick
Reflections from actors Debbie Harry, Jo Ann Havrilla, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Shawn Thompson, and Pia Zadora
Deleted scenes
Behind-the-scenes documentary
Get to Know John Waters (1987)
Interview with production designer Vincent Peranio
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Jessica Kiang