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Hairspray (1988)

Director
John Waters

Screenwriter
John Waters

Producer
Rachel Talalay

Distributor
Palace Pictures

Release date
1988

Genre(s)
DramaQueerMusicalComedyCivil rights

Synopsis
Divine and Rikki Lake star in this musical with a civil rights heart. All Tracy Turnblad wants to do is dance on her favourite TV show, but she soon discovers there's more to getting on there than meets the eye, in a 1962 Baltimore where segregation is rife. Tracy and her friends turn the town upside down and teach everyone a lesson about discrimination or two! Oh, and it's very funny...

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Liverpool Pride at the Pictures