Films » Hairspray
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Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore’s most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
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Hairspray
I think I’ve kind of been in a bubble… thinking that fairness was gonna just happen. It’s not. People like me are gonna have to get up off their fathers’ laps and go out and fight for it.
Feel-good story, with a couple of outstanding musical numbers, and a good ensemble.