<P> Hairspray is a 1988 American dance comedy film written and directed by John Waters , and starring Ricki Lake , Divine , Debbie Harry , Sonny Bono , Jerry Stiller , Leslie Ann Powers , Colleen Fitzpatrick , and Michael St. Gerard . Hairspray was a dramatic departure from Waters 's earlier works , with a much broader intended audience . Hairspray 's PG is the mildest rating a Waters film has received ; most of his previous films were rated X by the MPAA . Set in 1962 Baltimore , Maryland , the film revolves around self - proclaimed `` pleasantly plump '' teenager Tracy Turnblad as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation . </P>
<P> Hairspray is a 1988 American dance comedy film written and directed by John Waters , and starring Ricki Lake , Divine , Debbie Harry , Sonny Bono , Jerry Stiller , Leslie Ann Powers , Colleen Fitzpatrick , and Michael St. Gerard . Hairspray was a dramatic departure from Waters 's earlier works , with a much broader intended audience . Hairspray 's PG is the mildest rating a Waters film has received ; most of his previous films were rated X by the MPAA . Set in 1962 Baltimore , Maryland , the film revolves around self - proclaimed `` pleasantly plump '' teenager Tracy Turnblad as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation . </P>
when did the original hairspray movie come out
when did the original hairspray movie come out
1988
1988