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Divine as Edna Turnblad, Tracy's kind, heavy-set mother who is ashamed of her obesity and as Arvin Hodgepile, the rival TV station owner who is against racial integration for his studio. Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" ( end credits) – ( Queen Latifah, Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, and Elijah Kelley)Paul Dooley as Harriman F. Spritzer, the owner of the "Ultra Clutch" company and the main sponsor of The Corny Collins Show. Although he prefers to keep The Corny Collins Show segregated, he will follow public opinion if it increases sales. the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contributions to the making of this movie, Nike (as Kim Lawrence) Director (and choreographer) Shankman captures both the essence of the Broadway show's magic and the original film's timeless camp value to create a memorable movie musical. Shankman is best known for formulaic romantic and family comedies, but he successfully achieved here what 2005's The Producers utterly failed to do. (Oh, and that cutie pie Efron definitely helps, too.) The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Nominees and Recipients". Screen Actors Guild. 2008 . Retrieved September 16, 2016.

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Toussaint McCall as himself (though appearing as a man in his 50s, rather than in his 20s, as he would have been in 1962) Shankman, Adam (July 19, 2007). "The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #9". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022. a b "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008 . Retrieved January 5, 2008. a b c Washington, Julie (July 20, 2007). "North Olmsted native Tony Gardner creates John Travolta's fat suit for Hairspray". The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009 . Retrieved August 6, 2008.Clayton Prince as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Motormouth Maybelle's son who loves to dance, and Penny's main love interest.

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In addition to the principal actors, the film contained several cameo appearances by individuals involved in the history of Hairspray: Leybold-Johnson, Isobel (August 10, 2007). " "Waitress" serves up slice of life in Locarno". Swissinfo . Retrieved August 10, 2007. When Corny announces that Brenda, a dancer on the show, will be taking a nine-month leave of absence, Tracy becomes ecstatic, especially when Link announces auditions for a replacement to be held at the WYZT studio the next day. At the audition, Velma rejects her for both being overweight and supporting integration. Given detention for skipping class, Tracy discovers the "Negro Day" kids practicing in the detention room and befriends Motormouth Maybelle's son, Seaweed, who teaches her several dance moves. While leaving detention, she inadvertently meets Link, dreaming of life with him. At a record hop, her new moves garner Corny's attention, and he chooses her to join the cast.Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad, Tracy's father, the easygoing proprietor of the "Hardy-Har Hut" joke shop below the Turnblad family's apartment. John Travolta had asked that Walken be considered for the part, [10] and he eventually beat out Billy Crystal [15] and Jim Broadbent [16] for the role of Wilbur.

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Cheng, Jim (January 7, 2008). "Critics' Choice Awards: Dark, violent 'No Country' and 'Blood' on top". USA Today . Retrieved June 12, 2008. the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contribution to the making of this movie a b Zadan, Craig (Producer) (November 20, 2007). Hairspray: Commentary with Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (DVD). New York, NY: New Line Cinema. Event occurs at 0:00:43 - 0:01:15 . Retrieved July 23, 2008. Except that opening shot of Baltimore is the only shot of Baltimore in the entire movie. That and the newspaper going down on the stoop were actually shot in Baltimore. The Baltimore film commission made a big play to try and have us come there. We asked the question 'Do you have big sound stages?' and, uh, unfortunately the answer was no. When you do a movie musical you need big sound stages to build big sets, so because Baltimore did not have any big sets we shot in Toronto. A handful of scenes were cut while in post-production, some of which provide context for certain plot developments seen in the finished film.Shankman, Adam (July 11, 2007). "The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #2". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved February 10, 2022.