Hairspray (2007)
JOHN WATERS: DIVINE FILTH, Epilogue
“You can't stop my happiness, 'cuz I like the way I am. And you just can't stop my knife and fork when I see a Christmas ham! And if you don't like the way I look, then I just don't give a damn!”
While our look at the collaborations between John Waters and Divine may be over, we felt that the story of Waters' journey from the underground to the mainstream wasn't complete without a discussion of the Broadway show inspired by one of his films and subsequent musical that followed.
So instead of discussing a John Waters film proper, we're instead going to take a look at the story behind the 2007 musical remake of HAIRSPRAY and the Broadway sensation that inspired it in the final episode of our series John Waters: Divine Trash.
CAST & CREW
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Screenplay by: Leslie Dixon
Based on: HAIRSPRAY by John Waters & Hairspray by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan
Produced by: Craig Zadan | Neil Meron
Cast: Nikki Blonsky | John Travolta | Michelle Pfeiffer | Amanda Bynes | Christopher Walken | Queen Latifah | James Marsden | Brittany Snow | Zac Efron | Elijah Kelley | Allison Janney | Paul Dooley | Jerry Stiller | Taylor Parks
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Edited by: Michael Tronick
Music by: Marc Shaiman
Release Date: July 20, 2007
Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.
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