I ' m ▁A ▁Good ▁Ole ▁American ". ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : S ongs ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Conf eder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁Category : American ▁folk ▁songs ▁Category : Ant i - American ism <0x0A> </s> ▁H air sp ray ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁American ▁comedy - d rama ▁film ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁John ▁W aters , ▁and ▁st arring ▁Rick i ▁Lake , ▁Div ine , ▁Deb bie ▁Harry , ▁Son ny ▁B ono , ▁Jerry ▁St iller , ▁Les lie ▁Ann ▁Pow ers , ▁Col le en ▁Fitz pat rick , ▁and ▁Michael ▁St . ▁Ger ard . ▁H air sp ray ▁was ▁a ▁dram atic ▁departure ▁from ▁W aters ' s ▁earlier ▁works , ▁with ▁a ▁much ▁bro ader ▁intended ▁audience . ▁H air sp ray s ▁P G ▁is ▁the ▁m ild est ▁rating ▁a ▁W aters ▁film ▁has ▁received ; ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁films ▁were ▁r ated ▁X ▁by ▁the ▁MP AA . ▁Set ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁the ▁film ▁revol ves ▁around ▁self - proc laimed ▁" ple as antly ▁pl ump " ▁te en ager ▁T racy ▁Turn bl ad ▁as ▁she ▁purs ues ▁st ard om ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁TV ▁show ▁and ▁r al lies ▁against ▁ra cial ▁seg reg ation . ▁ ▁H air sp ray ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁moder ate