Hairspray
2007 film by Adam Shankman
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Summary
Hairspray is a film[1]. Hairspray ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,214 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Adam Shankman[3]
- Director: Adam Shankman[4]
- Screenwriter: Thomas Meehan[5], Leslie Dixon[6]
- Composer: Marc Shaiman[7]
- Genre: romantic comedy film[8], musical film[9], teen film[10]
- Based on: Hairspray[11]
- Cast member: Nikki Blonsky[12], John Travolta[13], Michelle Pfeiffer[14], Christopher Walken[15], Amanda Bynes[16], James Marsden[17], Queen Latifah[18], Brittany Snow[19], Zac Efron[20], Elijah Kelley[21], Allison Janney[22], Jerry Stiller[23], Taylor Parks[24], Paul Dooley[25]
- Producer: Craig Zadan[26], Neil Meron[27], Robert Shaye[28], Marc Shaiman[29], Scott Wittman[30], Toby Emmerich[31]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[32]
- Production company: Ingenious Media[33]
- Director of photography: Bojan Bazelli[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
- Commons category: Hairspray (2007 film)[36]
- Soundtrack release: Hairspray – Soundtrack to the Motion Picture[37]
- Distribution format: video on demand[38]
- Review score: 7.8/10[39], 81/100[40], 92%[41]
- Color: color[42]
- Country of origin: United States[43], United Kingdom[44]
- Publication date: July 10, 2007[45], July 20, 2007[46], September 6, 2007[47]
- Characters: Amber Von Tussle[48], Seaweed[49], Penny Pingleton[50], Corny Collins[51], Link Larkin[52], Wilbur Turnblad[53], Edna Turnblad[54], Tracy Turnblad[55]
- Distributed by: New Line Cinema[56], Netflix[57]
- Narrative location: Baltimore[58]
- Official website: http://www.hairspraymovie.com/[59]
- Filming location: Toronto[60], Hamilton[61]
- Film editor: Michael Tronick[62]
Product Details
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Why It Matters
Hairspray has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Hairspray is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]