Hairspray 35 movie clip timeless couple 2007 hd youtube. Feb 24, 2005 john travolta is in talks to don a beehive and false breasts to play baltimore housewife edna turnblad in a remake of the superkitsch 1988 musical hairspray travolta, who has largely steered. Just when i thought id never see a really cute movie again, along came the second remake of the 1988 film hairspray, originally directed by none other than john waters. In hairspray john travolta, prosthetically enhanced to an extravagant degree, plays the overweight laundress edna, but the role of the station manager is. Features about the cast, locations, sets, and costumes give readers an intimate look behind the scenes. Hairspray is a 2007 musical romantic comedy film based on the 2002 broadway musical of the. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a. The movie seems guileless and rambunctious, but it looks just right like a pat boone musical and sounds just right like a golden oldies disc and feels just right like the first time you sang we shall overcome and until then it hadnt occurred to you that we. List of awards and nominations received by john travolta. July 17, 2007 in his new movie, hairspray, actor john travolta takes on one of broadways greatest roles as edna turnbald. The best of john travolta 2003 the collection 2007 hairspray. Sixteen years after the release of the original film, new line cinema brings a feature film adaptation of the tony awardwinning broadway production hairspray to life. The introduction of edna turnblad john travolta in the movie hairspray.
For one you have john travolta playing tracy turnblads mother, yes you read right, john travolta is dressed up like a women, talks like a women, in fact is a women all through this movie, and he does it very well. So up now is the interview with john travolta and he talks about playing edna turnblad and all the challenges that went with it. With john travolta, queen latifah, nikki blonsky, michelle pfeiffer. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp. Cult director john waters 1988 film was a modest hit, which became a huge, awardwinning hit on broadway, which in turn has now produced. Hairspray soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. John travolta is in talks to don a beehive and false breasts to play baltimore housewife edna turnblad in a remake of the superkitsch 1988 musical hairspray travolta, who has largely steered. Pleasantly plump teenager tracy turnblad teaches 1962 baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local tv dance show. Hairspray looks like its sending up the straight, heterosexual world, but it also resembles a big, brightly coloured closet which declines to reveal its contents.
His father, salvatore travolta november 1912 may 1995, was a semiprofessional american football player of italian descent. John travolta gets dressed up in drag for hairspray. John travolta married, wife, divorce, affair, children. And now, hairspray, the john waters musical film based on the broadway musical that was based on the original 1988 john waters nonmusical film that launched rikki lake. Hairspray dvd, 2007, full frame for sale online ebay. You can beat this cast zac efrom, john travolta, christopher walken, amanda bynes, queen latifah, michelle pfieffer and nikki blonsky all super talented and perfectly cast in their roles.
John travoltas top 5 roles from danny zuko to robert shapiro. Hairspray is a 1988 american comedydrama film, written and directed by john waters, starring. Seeking his inner her, size xxxl the new york times. Hairspray was a dramatic departure from waterss earlier works, with a much broader intended audience. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Has harvey fierstein watched john travolta in hairspray. Hairspray s pg is the mildest rating a waters film has received. Hairspray is a 1988 american comedydrama film, written and directed by john waters, starring ricki lake, divine, debbie harry, sonny bono, jerry stiller, leslie ann powers, colleen fitzpatrick, and michael st. Jul 20, 2007 hairspray looks like its sending up the straight, heterosexual world, but it also resembles a big, brightly coloured closet which declines to reveal its contents. John travolta has hit back at gay rights activists who have called for a boycott of his new film, hairspray. Set in 1960s baltimore, it is the story of tracy turnblad who auditions for a local tv dance show. Dec 07, 2016 in the 2007 movie version of hairspray, john travolta took on the role, which was a task the grease actor took very seriously, he told the new york times. John travolta plays the role of edna turnblad on hairspray 2007 film.
Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. The film was a britishamerican venture produced by ingenious media and zadanmeron productions. Jan 01, 2010 hey mama hey mama welcome to the 60s music by marc shaiman lyrics by scott wittman and marc shaiman performed by nikki blonsky and john travolta with kamilah marshall, terita redd and shayna. May 26, 2011 adam shankmans adaptation of the stage musical hairspray, itself an adaptation of the nonmusical john waters film of the same name, stars nikki blonsky as tracy turnblad, an overweight high. Find all 30 songs in hairspray soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Pleasantly plump teenager tracy turnblad teaches 1962. He was raised roman catholic, but changed to scientology in 1975. Adapted from both waterss 1988 script and thomas meehan and mark odonnells book for the stage musical by screenwriter. Hairspray stars john travolta in a dress, but the movie version of the still running broadway hit is a bundle of fun. A remake of the 1988 musical film hairspray, the new hairspray is a film adaptation of the 2002. And none of his fans have ever seen travolta dance and sing in drag in a feature film until hairspray, a musical set in the 1960s and based on john waters 1988 movie. You can beat this cast zac efrom, john travolta, christopher walken, amanda.
A remake of the 1988 musical film hairspray the new hairspray is a film. Its rare that a movie captures the intensity and excitement of a live broadway musical production while appealing to a broader moviegoing audience, but the 2007 hairspray is an energetic, powerfully moving film that does just that. Behind the scenes documentation of the transformation of john travolta into the character of edna turnblad for the film hairspray. This 2007 film, from director adam shankman, is an adaptation or remake of the broadway musical, which is an adaptation of the 1988 film by john waters.
Watch what happens live with andy cohen 43,012 views. John travolta interview hairspray collider collider. Starring john travolta, michelle pfeiffer, christopher walken, queen latifah, amanda bynes, zak efron and nikki blonski sixteen years after the original release of john waters film about starstruck teenagers on a local baltimore dance show, producers craig zadan and neil meron adapted the tony awardwinning broadway production of hairspray. John travolta stars in a careerbending twist as edna turnblad, the role created by the late divine. The youngest of six children, he was born and raised in englewood, new jersey. His mother helen was an irish american actress, singer, and producer whereas his father was a tire salesman and partner in a tire manufacturing company. John travolta portrays edna turnblad in the upcoming musical film adaptation of hairspray, bringing to the production a bevy of stage and screen credits including the big screen version of the. Nineteen years after the release of the original film, new line cinema is.
John travolta as edna turnblad, tracys mother and laundry business owner, who is agoraphobic and ashamed of her obesity. The film was released july 20, 2007, starring john travolta as edna, michelle pfeiffer as velma, christopher walken as wilbur, amanda bynes. Interviews with adam shankman, john travolta, and tony gardner. Golden globewinning, john travolta is an actor, producer, dancer and singer who played breakthrough roles in saturday night fever and grease. Hairspray 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John travolta s no stranger to movie musicals although most of his young fans never had the chance to see grease or saturday night fever on the big screen. Here are profiles of hairspray s extraordinary actors, all of whom do their own singing and dancing in the film. Jul 22, 2007 in hairspray john travolta, prosthetically enhanced to an extravagant degree, plays the overweight laundress edna, but the role of the station manager is somewhat slimmed down and goes to paul dooley. Hairspray is a 2007 musical romantic comedy film based on the 2002 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on john waterss 1988 comedy film of the same name. Travolta reprises the late divines role as the oversized edna turnblad in the. He had a career resurgence in quentin tarantinos pulp fiction and also starred in a broad spectrum of additional projects john travolta was born on 18th february 1945 as john joseph travolta in englewood, new jersey. That for me was enough to make this film worth watching.
John travolta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John travolta nikki blonsky michelle pfeiffer zac efron amanda bynes christopher walken. John travolta was born on 18th february 1945 as john joseph travolta in englewood, new jersey. Theres a lot of craft and slyness lurking beneath the circa1960s goofiness. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. In the 2007 movie version of hairspray, john travolta took on the role, which was a task the grease actor took very seriously, he told the new york times. Adam shankmans adaptation of the stage musical hairspray, itself an adaptation of the nonmusical john waters film of the same name, stars nikki blonsky as tracy turnblad, an overweight high. Hairspray dvd, 2007, widescreen for sale online ebay.
Edna and tracy turnblad john travolta and nikki blonsky keep hairspray fresh on the third goround. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. John travolta married, wife, divorce, affair, children, net. This is a list of awards and nominations received by american actor, director, cinema film producer, dancer, and singer john travolta. Feb 09, 2009 july 17, 2007 in his new movie, hairspray, actor john travolta takes on one of broadways greatest roles as edna turnbald. John travoltas no stranger to movie musicals although most of his young fans never had the chance to see grease or saturday night fever on the big screen. Featuring new and original material based on john waters 1988 cult classic about starstruck teenagers on a local baltimore dance show, the comedy features a remarkable collection of talent including john travolta, queen. It helps that the screenplay stays in tune with the source material. Jan 02, 2011 behind the scenes documentation of the transformation of john travolta into the character of edna turnblad for the film hairspray. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Here are profiles of hairsprays extraordinary actors, all of whom do their own singing and dancing in the film. Set in the racially divided baltimore of 1962, the film suggests the closest a black teenager could get to cultural integration was negro day on the corny. The film was a britishamerican venture 2 produced by ingenious media and zadanmeron productions.
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