Hairspray: Difference between revisions

3. The musical was successful enough that it itself was [[Recursive Adaptation|made into a film]] around 2007. It starred Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad and [[John Travolta]] as her mom, among an ensemble cast.

 

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=== Tropes ===

* [[Conspicuous CGI]]: Many of the buildings in the opening shot are CGI recreations, and it's not hard to tell that.

* [[Continuity Nod]]: The 2007 film makes several references to scenes from the 1988 movie that don't happen in the new version. During one song montage, Tracy is knocked in the head during dodge ball. One of the nasty rumors Amber tries to start is about Tracy getting put into Special Ed.

* [[Crosscast Role]]: Edna is always played by a man.

* [[Curtain Clothing]]: An extremely subtle one: In the film, the dress Penney wears during "You Can't Stop The Beat" is made from the curtains in her room (see "Shout Out" below).

{{quote|"Those poor runners up might still hold some grudges, they padded their cups but I screwed the judges!"}}

** How about Velma's title as [[White Dwarf Starlet|Miss Baltimore]] ''[[The Disease That Shall Not Be Named|Crabs?]]'' Considering that she screwed the judges, she might have... ''picked up something'' from one of them.

** One of the lines of music from the HIGH SCHOOL script of the stage show, though oddly, not on the album.

{{quote|'''Velma:''' (to Tracy) With your form and your face, well, it isn't your fault. You're just caught with a case of Miss... Baltimore Crabs!}}