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'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
Theatrical
Feb 26, 1988
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 5, 2002
Box Office
$6.7M
Budget
$2.0M
Return
3.3x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
New Line Cinema, Stanley F. Buchthal, Robert Shaye Production
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Cast
Full credits →R
Ricki Lake
Tracy Turnblad
D
Divine
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
D
Debbie Harry
Velma Von Tussle
V
Vitamin C
Amber von Tussle
S
Sonny Bono
Franklin von Tussle
R
Ruth Brown
Motormouth Maybelle
J
Jerry Stiller
Wilbur Turnblad
M
Michael St. Gerard
Link Larkin
C
Clayton Prince
Seaweed
M
Mink Stole
Tammy
S
Shawn Thompson
Corny Collins
R
Ric Ocasek
Beatnik Cat
P
Pia Zadora
Beatnik Chick
A
Alan J. Wendl
Mr. Pinky
J
Josh Charles
Iggy
J
Jason Downs
Bobby
H
Holter Graham
I.Q. Jones
B
Brooke Stacy Mills
Lou Ann Levorowski
J
John Orofino
Fender
K
Kim Webb
Carmelita
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