Hairspray 4K UHD + Blu-ray
'Hairspray' Director: John Waters (1988) Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray | Director-approved restoration
After decades of pushing the boundaries of bad taste with his underground provocations, John Waters found surprising mainstream success with this infectiously irreverent rock-and-soul comedy.
It’s 1962, and the only things bigger than the bouffant hairdos are the popular dance crazes sweeping the nation. When Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad shoots to stardom on a local TV dance party, her radical self-confidence and support for racial integration launch a movement that takes the city by storm.
Costarring the inimitable Divine in a fiercely funny double role, Hairspray finds Waters marrying his wildly subversive sensibility with a newfound bubblegum sweetness for what may be his most irresistible film.
Special features include:
- Audio commentary featuring Waters and actor Ricki Lake
- Conversation between Waters and WFMU DJs Dave “the Spazz” Abramson and Gaylord Fields
- Interview with actors Ricki Lake and Colleen Fitzpatrick
- Reflections from actors Debbie Harry, Jo Ann Havrilla, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Shawn Thompson, and Pia Zadora
- Deleted scenes
- Behind-the-scenes documentary
- Get to Know John Waters (1987)
- Interview with production designer Vincent Peranio
- Essay by critic Jessica Kiang
