Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lake, Ricki
2. Fitzpatrick, Colleen (Vocalist)
3. St. Gerard, Michael
4. Prince, Clayton
5. Powers, Leslie Ann
6. Love, Edward
7. Waters, John, 1946-

Description

1. 1 cassette. 92 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Thanks to rock 'n' roll dancing, a Baltimore teenager finds fame and romance and scores a victory for racial integration. The film includes numerous scenes of popular dances of the 1960s, among them the mashed potato, madison, pony, continental, twist, swim, dog, roach, waddle, and limbo rock.

Subject

1. Mashed potato (Dance)
2. Madison (Dance)
3. Pony (Dance)
4. Continental (Dance)
5. Twist (Dance)
6. Walk (Dance)
7. Waddle, waddle (Dance)
8. Limbo (Dance)
9. Rock and roll dancing

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1069

Language

1. English

Note

1. Motion picture originally released in 1988 by New Line Cinema; reissued as a videotape in 1988 by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Burbank, California. A Robert Shaye Production. Producer: Rachel Talalay. Director/writer: John Waters.
2. Choreography: Edward Love. Original music: Kenny Vance. Art direction: Vincent Peranio. Costumes: Van Smith.

Performer (note)

1. Ricki Lake (Tracy Turnblad), Leslie Ann Powers (Penny Pingleton), Clayton Prince (Seaweed), Michael St. Gerard (Link Larkin), Colleen Fitzpatrick (Amber von Tussle), Divine (Edna Turnblad/Arvin Hodgepile), Shawn Thompson (Corny Collins), Ruth Brown (Motormouth Maybelle), Sonny Bono (Franklin von Tussle), Debbie Harry (Velma von Tussle), Jerry Stiller (Wilbur Turnblad), Ric Ocasek (beatnik cat), Pia Zadora (beatnik chick), and others.

Title

1. Hairspray (Videotape)

Imprint

1. 1988.

Cast

1. Ricki Lake (Tracy Turnblad), Leslie Ann Powers (Penny Pingleton), Clayton Prince (Seaweed), Michael St. Gerard (Link Larkin), Colleen Fitzpatrick (Amber von Tussle), Divine (Edna Turnblad/Arvin Hodgepile), Shawn Thompson (Corny Collins), Ruth Brown (Motormouth Maybelle), Sonny Bono (Franklin von Tussle), Debbie Harry (Velma von Tussle), Jerry Stiller (Wilbur Turnblad), Ric Ocasek (beatnik cat), Pia Zadora (beatnik chick), and others.

Local subject

1. Motion pictures. Hairspray.
2. Social dancing -- 20th century.
3. Child dancers.

Added author

1. Lake, Ricki. Performer
2. Fitzpatrick, Colleen (Vocalist), performer.
3. St. Gerard, Michael. Performer
4. Prince, Clayton. Performer
5. Powers, Leslie Ann. Performer
6. Love, Edward, choreographer.
7. Waters, John, 1946- film director.
8. Waters, John, 1946- screenwriter.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1069