Hairspray

Resource Information

The work Hairspray represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Hairspray

Statement of responsibility

New Line Cinema presents ; in association with Ingenious Film Partners ; directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman ; screenplay by Leslie Dixon ; produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron ; a Zadan/Meron production ; produced in association with Offspring Entertainment

Creator

• Hairspray (Motion picture : 2007)

Contributor

• Latifah, Queen
• Shaiman, Marc
• Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957-
• New Line Cinema Corporation
• Blonsky, Nikki, 1988-
• New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Waters, John, 1946-
• Stiller, Jerry
• Meehan, Thomas
• Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)
• Bynes, Amanda, 1986-
• Wittman, Scott
• Kelley, Elijah
• O'Donnell, Mark, 1954-
• Tronick, Michael
• Zadan/Meron (Firm)
• Meron, Neil, ca. 1955-
• Efron, Zac
• Travolta, John, 1954-
• Snow, Brittany, 1986-
• Marsden, James, 1973-
• Janney, Allison
• Shankman, Adam
• Dooley, Paul, 1928-
• Zadan, Craig
• Dixon, Leslie
• Walken, Christopher, 1943-
• Bazelli, Bojan

Subject

• Juventud -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Musical films
• Teenage girls -- Maryland | Baltimore -- Drama
• Youth -- Feature
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Mass media and race relations -- Maryland | Baltimore -- Drama
• Musical -- Feature
• Comedy -- Feature
• Dance -- Maryland | Baltimore -- Drama
• Baltimore (Md.) -- Race relations -- Drama
• Teen television programs -- Maryland | Baltimore -- Drama
• Musical films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Estudiantes -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Fiction films

Genre

• Feature films
• Comedy
• Youth
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Musical films
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Musical
• Fiction films
• Films for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

A teenage girl simultaneously pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation in her native Baltimore

Awards note

Hollywood Film Festival, 2007: Hollywood Film Award - Ensemble of the Year.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Bojan Bazelli ; edited by Michael Tronick ; songs by Marc Shaiman ; lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman ; music score by Marc Shaiman

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking

Language note

• In English; with optional English or Spanish subtitles
• Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.H347 2007

PerformerNote

John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, Jerry Stiller, Paul Dooley, Nikki Blonsky

Runtime

116

Technique

live action