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** Not to mention, in the 1988 film, John Waters plays the psychiatrist that hypnotizes/tortures Penny.

** Also in the movie musical, Jerry Stiller, who played Wilbur Turnblad in the original movie, played Mr. Pinky, who ran a plus-sized boutique and wanted Tracy to do commercials for him when she became a hit on the Corny Collins show.

* [[Casting Gag]]: In the 2007 film, Jerry Stiller plays fashion store owner Mr Pinky. Stiller played Wilbur Turnblad in the original 1988 film. Several other actors from the original and the director appear as well (see [[The Cameo]] above).

** Brittney Snow in the 2007 version essentially fulfilled the same role as Tracy in her show ''[[American Dreams]]'' except she actually danced on [[American Bandstand]].

* [[The Cast Showoff]]: Several members of the cast were picked either because their musical talents were largely unknown to the general public (Marsden, Walken, Bynes) or had simply been forgotten about in recent years (Travolta, Pfeiffer).

* [[Cavalier Competitor]]: Amber after losing; quickly in the 2007 film, gradually as "You Can't Stop the Beat" goes on in the musical. Also counts as [[Graceful Loser]].

* [[Civil Rights Movement]]: Maybelle and the black dancers' plight.