Directed by:
John WatersScreenplay:
John WatersCinematography:
David InsleyComposer:
Kenny VanceCast:
Divine, Deborah Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Mink Stole, Josh Charles, Holter Graham, John Waters, Mary Vivian Pearce, Frederick Strother, Michael Willis (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Divine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/343/343587_3e0107.jpg)
Divine
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
![Deborah Harry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271562_45ce91.jpg)
Deborah Harry
USA
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
My Life Without Me (2003)
The Foreigner (1978)
![Ricki Lake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/964/159964988_3b8e28.jpg)
Ricki Lake
USA
Best movies:
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
![Jerry Stiller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/475/164475187_59e2a6.jpg)
Jerry Stiller
USA
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
Hairspray (1988)
![Mink Stole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473450_f9b2f1.jpg)
Mink Stole
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
![Josh Charles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/801/164801463_23acbf.jpg)
Josh Charles
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Threesome (1994)
Memory (2023)
![Holter Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/240/163240259_6de92a.jpg)
Holter Graham
USA
Best movies:
Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
Fly Away Home (1996)
![John Waters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269758_2a3d3f.jpg)
John Waters
USA
Best movies:
Jackass: Number Two (2006)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Hairspray (1988)
![Mary Vivian Pearce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473449_4e2fb3.jpg)
Mary Vivian Pearce
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
![Frederick Strother](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/755/162755645_0ddf73.png)
Frederick Strother
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Invincible (2006)
Michael Willis
USA
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
Someone Else's America (1995)
Hairspray (1988)
![Pia Zadora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325409_9446b6.jpg)
Pia Zadora
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
Hairspray (1988)
Coley Sohn
Best movies:
Hairspray (1988)
Clayton Prince
USA
Best movies:
The Children of Times Square (1986) (TV movie)
Hairspray (1988)
Café (2011)
George Stover
USA
Best movies:
Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983)
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Brooke Stacy Mills
Best movies:
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
21 Bridges (2019)
Hairspray (1988)
![Sonny Bono](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/938/163938659_52c891.jpg)
Sonny Bono
USA
Best movies:
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Hairspray (1988)
Good Times (1967)
Vincent De Paul
USA
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
The Artist (2011)
Ali (2001)
Susan Lowe
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Shawn Thompson
Canada
Best movies:
Hairspray (1988)
Shadow Builder (1998)
Head Office (1985)