And yet… it’s still pure Waters. Divine plays both a vicious stage mom AND a racist TV producer. Debbie Harry is a crazed gym teacher. Sonny Bono explodes. And the message? Integration through dance — with a Motown beat.

The 1988 Hairspray isn’t a shiny Broadway sing-along. It’s John Waters doing something almost unthinkable: a PG movie. No dog poop, no obscene phone calls. Just Tracy Turnblad (a radiant Ricki Lake), a beehive that defies gravity, and a steel trap of a plot about 1960s TV dance shows and racial segregation.

🎥 Streaming on: Max / Criterion / rent on Prime

Forget what you think you know.

The musical is fun. The original is revolutionary .

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Hairspray -1988- May 2026

🎥 Streaming on: Max / Criterion / rent on Prime And yet… it’s still pure Waters

Forget what you think you know.

The musical is fun. The original is revolutionary . a beehive that defies gravity

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