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Hairspray

Hairspray

John Waters, 1988

Picked by 1 guest

Comedy

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by John Waters

Written by John Waters

Cinematography David Insley

Edited by Janice Hampton

Cast Ricki Lake, Divine, Debbie Harry, Vitamin C, Sonny Bono, Leslie Ann Powers, Ruth Brown, Jerry Stiller

Picked by

Jonathan Anderson

“Hairspray. Fantastic. I actually remember watching this in the middle of summer. It reminds me of summer, even though it’s not about summer. Dark. Silly. Funny. The best comedy. And it has Ricki Lake in it. And obviously Divine. But Ricki Lake is in it.”