Hairspray: -1988-

🎬 Before the singing, before the Broadway glitz, there was Hairspray — John Waters’ mainstream masterpiece that somehow kept all his weird, wonderful teeth. Ricki Lake. Divine. Debbie Harry. A teenage crusade against segregation… with hairspray, bad dancing, and the best beatnik bit ever. You haven’t really danced the Madison until you’ve done it in Baltimore. #Hairspray1988 #JohnWaters #Divine #RickiLake Option 2: Longer / Appreciative (Facebook / Reddit / Letterboxd caption)

And yet… it’s still pure Waters. Divine plays both a vicious stage mom AND a racist TV producer. Debbie Harry is a crazed gym teacher. Sonny Bono explodes. And the message? Integration through dance — with a Motown beat. Hairspray -1988-

🎥 Streaming on: Max / Criterion / rent on Prime 🎬 Before the singing, before the Broadway glitz,

Forget what you think you know.

The musical is fun. The original is revolutionary . Debbie Harry