Hairspray (film)

Hairspray is a 2007 musical film based on the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name. It is also a musicalized remake of the original 1998 film written and directed by John Waters. The film follows an overweight and charismatic teenager named Tracy as she pursues stardom on a local television show and rallies against racial segregation.

The film stars John Travolta, Michelle Pfieffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittaney Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelly, Allison Janney, and Nikki Blonsky, and features music written and composed by songwriting team March Shaiman and Scott Wittman. All actors did their own singing for the film.

Cast and characters

 * Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Edna Turnblad
 * John Travolta as Edna Turnblad
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussel
 * Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad
 * Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton
 * James Marsden as Corny Collins
 * Queen Latifah as "Motormouth" Maybelle
 * Brittany Snow as Amber Von Tussel
 * Zac Efron as Link Larkin
 * Elijah Kelley as Seaweed J. Stubbs
 * Allison Janney as Prudy Pingleton

Songs and musical numbers
All songs written and composed by March Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
 * 1) "Good Morning Baltimore" - Tracy
 * 2) "The Nicest Kids in Town" - Corny and Council Members
 * 3) "It Takes Two" - Link (Zac Efron)
 * 4) "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" - Velma and Council Members
 * 5) "I Can Hear the Bells" - Tracy
 * 6) "Ladies' Choice" - Link
 * 7) "The Nicest Kids in Town (Reprise)" - Corny and Council Members
 * 8) "The New Girl in Town" - Amber, Tammy, Shelley, and The Dynamites
 * 9) "Welcome to the '60's" - Tracy, Edna, The Dynamites, and Hefty Hideaway Employees
 * 10) "Run and Tell That" - Seaweed, Little Inez, and Detention Kids
 * 11) "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" - Motormouth
 * 12) "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful (Reprise)" - Edna, Velma
 * 13) "(You're) Timeless to Me" - Wilbur, Edna
 * 14) "I Know Where I've Been" - Motormouth and Company
 * 15) "I Can Wait" - Tracy (deleted song)
 * 16) "Without Love" - Link, Tracy, Seaweed, Penny, and Detention Kids
 * 17) "(It's) Hairspray" - Corny and Council Members
 * 18) "You Can't Stop the Beat" - Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Motormouth, and Company
 * 19) "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" - Queen Latifah, Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley (end credits)
 * 20) "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" - Ricki Lake, Melissa Jaret Winokur, and Nikki Blonsky with Harvey Ferstein (end credits)
 * 21) "Cooties" - Aimee Allen (end credits)