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Hairspray

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Hairspray
Movie Info
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Director -
John Waters -
Producer -
Rachel Talalay -
Screenwriter -
John Waters -
Distributor -
Image Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , Robert Shaye Production -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 26, 1988, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 1, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$6.7M -
Runtime -
1h 30m -
Sound Mix -
Surround