Hairspray

Hairspray

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 (Ricki Lake) 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. Co-starring 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.

This special edition Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection features a 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director John Waters, audio commentary featuring Waters and actor Ricki Lake, a new conversation with Waters, new interviews with Lake and actor Colleen Fitzpatrick, reflections from actors Debbie Harry, Jo Ann Havrilla, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Shawn Thompson, and Pia Zadora, deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes documentary, an essay by critic Jessica Kiang and much more.