Hairspray (1:56) 2007

I happened to flipping through the channels and came upon Hairspray. I had originally seen Hairspray during opening weekend with a packed audience and we all cheered at the end of the movie. John Travolta in a wig, dress and rubber suit, dances at the end of the move and it is unforgettable. Christopher Walken is her husband, Wilbur, the owner of a Baltimore joke shop. The star of the movie is Tracy, their overweight teenage daughter, whose dream is to appear on The Corny Collins dance show. The problem is that the wealthy beautiful girls would not consider have Tracy appear on the show with them. Tracy is given a detention and when she reports to serve the detention she meets the African American students who are dancing and having a good time. She meets Seaweed and is invited to a party at a record shop. Her new friends would also like to appear on The Corny Collins Show but due to segregation laws of the early 1960s, they are not allowed. Tracy decides to march in protest of the cancellation of "Negro Day" which takes place the last Tuesday of every month. The protest is scheduled to take place the day before "Miss Teenage Hairspray" pageant. Will Tracy realize her dream of appearing on the dance show? The entire cast of Hairspray is excellent. The high energy movie has everyone singing and humming as the movie ends. It also tastefully and sensitively deals with racial segregation, a terrible practice that I remember as a child in Hagerstown, Md. If you haven't seen it yet, make every effort.