2007 1h 56m

Hairspray

Directed by Adam Shankman

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad and her best friend Penny Pingleton audition to be on The Corny Collins Show and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle and her mother plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos.

Cast 16

Edna Turnblad

John Travolta

Tracy's mother and agent, an agoraphobe ashamed of her obesity.

Velma Von Tussle

Michelle Pfeiffer

The manager of station WYZT and a racist and weightist, former beauty queen Velma is interested i...

Wilbur Turnblad

Christopher Walken

Tracy's father, the easygoing proprietor of the "Hardy-Har Hut" joke shop below the Turnblad fami...

Penny Pingleton

Amanda Bynes

Tracy's best friend, a sheltered girl who falls in love with Seaweed, despite the efforts of her ...

Corny Collins

James Marsden

The host of The Corny Collins Show; his politically progressive attitudes lead him to fight his s...

Motormouth Maybelle

Queen Latifah

A Baltimore rhythm and blues radio DJ who hosts "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Show.

Amber Von Tussle

Brittany Snow

Velma's bratty daughter and the lead female dancer on The Corny Collins Show.

Link Larkin

Zac Efron

Amber's boyfriend and the lead male dancer on The Corny Collins Show.

Seaweed

Elijah Kelley

Maybelle's son, a skilled dancer who teaches Tracy some dance moves and falls in love with her fr...

Prudy Pringleton

Allison Janney

Penny's mother, a devout Roman Catholic whose strict parenting keeps Penny from experiencing soc...

Tracy Turnblad

Nikki Blonsky

An optimistic, overweight teenage girl who loves dancing,

Little Inez

Tayla Parx

Maybelle's teenage daughter and Seaweed's younger sister, Inez is a skilled dancer.

Miss Wimsey

Jayne Eastwood

Tracy’s geography teacher; gives Tracy the detention note that first leads her to Seaweed.

Mr. Spritzer

Paul Dooley

The owner of the "Ultra Clutch" company and the main sponsor of The Corny Collins Show.

Mr. Pinky

Jerry Stiller

The owner of a dress shop called Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway, who hires Tracy as his spokesgirl.

Mr. Flak

George King

Amber, Link, and Tracy's history teacher. He gives Tracy detention when Amber frames Tracy of dra...