*HAIRSPRAY* set the bar HIGH for MUSICALS for us!!! (Movie First Reaction)
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Whenever I feel shitty about the world, I like to watch male youtubers react to stereotypically un-masculine movies and just genuinely enjoy them. This was one of those times. Thank you for vibing with Hairspray and putting a huge smile on my face 🥰
Today is such a day for me. This video really helped.😅
Me too! Hope tomorrow is nicer for us all 😊
Right? This is why I watch them, because they don’t act like they’re too macho to enjoy a ‘chick flick’ or a musical.
Me too! Look up BadMedicine, they're big lugs who genuinely love so many "girly" movies, and even if they don't all agree, they try it.
Best coping skills honestly! Warms my heart
Fun Fact: One of the most amazing and iconic Drag Queens in history named Divine was the originator for Tracy’s mother. Out of respect for her, the musical and most adaptations since then have always cast the role in drag. One of the best ways art has paid respect for drag and it’s influence on culture.
When I think of Divine I can’t help but picture this insane scene she did in Pink flamingos 🦩 that whole movie really haha
@@victoriadavislg I mean the same guy who made Pink Flamingos made Hairspray so I imagine that's the point
@@baydiac yes, John Waters (also an openly gay man) and Divine were close friends and often worked together. Honestly, they were kind of attached to one another (not in a bad way, in a collaborative one). John Waters actually gave Divine the name “Divine.” Both also from Baltimore and in their early 20’s at the time. They’re both so imperative to queer and camp cinema/culture as a whole.
@@baydiac I knew that it’s why I commented. why did you assume I didn’t? Cry baby is also another movie by John Waters do I need to list all of his to prove I know him.
wasn't she also the inspiration for ursula in the little mermaid
Rob having niche knowledge about very specific things like knowing all the songs from Hairspray because of his mom and sister is the the biggest green flag in my book ✅
no this is why i say men with sisters are the best😂
@kayyyyooo6946 ive failed as a sister, my brothers are total douchebags ngl lmfao
fun fact, since zac didn't sing in hsm1, this was his first singing performance before he did hsm2 (hairspray was filmed in between hsm1 and hsm2). you can see how confident he is in his voice!
He truely nailed it in this, he shines when his in musical movies tbh.
Drew Seeley was his singing voice is HSM1. Underrated pop singer, tbh.
“Hairspray” wasn’t originally a musical. It was a movie with some music in it, but not a musical. Then THAT film was adapted into a stage musical (the way they do with everything now, like legally blond the musical etc). And then the stage musical was made into THIS movie.
It’s adaptation inception 😂👍❤️
Didn't it come from Hair!
@@leahdavis9434 no
I love the John Waters original Hairspray.
@@angelagraves865 my favourite too. I was obsessed with Cry Baby by him too as a teen
@@dianedavid3052 I l iked Cry Baby, too. He also did A Dirty Shame (2004) with Tracy Ullman and Johnny Knoxville that I stumbled upon one day and loved. So funny and a little freaky like all his movies.
"Corny Collins makes me wanna cry with how a good a person he is" SAME!! 😭😭
Rob is really living for Hairspray 😂
He is!! As he should 😂 🙌🏾
Yes, and we love to see it!!
As a black person the ending scene where the show is integrated makes me emotional. The songs give me chills. I think it makes me emotional because even though it's a fictional movie, it portrays racist systems that existed in real life in the past. Racist systems like segregation. The ending scene in this movie just makes me grateful for those in real life who fought for my freedom and my rite to be present in the same spaces as white people. It makes me grateful for the people who came before me and fought for equality in real life. It's the symbolism and the message for me that makes the movie great. Don't get me wrong we have more work to do as a society when it comes to fighting for equality. Like when it comes to issues of police brutality, but we have come a long way. This movie reminds me that I am lucky there were people before me who fought to make things better for me and all black people in America.
Very well said, thank you ❤❤❤
Here we go 🤦🏻♂️
@@cptayne what are you talking about "here we go"? this comment addresses literally one of the main themes of this movie and fyi, some peoples everyday life. you could very easily move around if you have an issue with the comment or can't relate to it.
@@mugiwara_la here we go again
@@cptayne No one can understand why you're commenting the way you are if you don't explain yourself you know. Replying to everyone with "here we go again" doesn't help your case. I would have thought you'd be more onboard with this topic considering your profile picture.
This was Nikki Blonsky's professional screen debut! She auditioned while she was still in high school and got the part. She was so amazing and did a fantastic job in this role I love her as Tracy ❤ it's so hard to pick a favorite song but I'm always singing you can't stop the beat!
Also both John Travolta and Michelle Pfieffer were both the stars of a Grease film and I love that they shared the screen in another musical.
I love the story about how she and John first met. Apparently they saw each other, he opened his arms and said "come to momma!"
“You can’t stop an avalanche as it races down the hill” 😂 great song, we sang it in elementary multiple times ahaha
Then she ruined her career by being racist
@@anaityketihw That word had lost all meaning. People use it now just because everyone won’t follow woke ideology.
@@shayla106 Has nothing to do with that in this case. She attacked a black model at the airport with her family and repeatedly called her a n*gger. She was on the no fly list for years.
Queen Latifah was a musician before an actress! She won a Grammy for best rap solo performance in ‘95. She truly is a queen!
Y’all would enjoy Taxi with her and Jimmy Fallon if you haven’t seen it. Another absurd comedy lol
Yup. She was famous rapper before she became a famous actress (her and Will Smith, who've been friends since the 90s, two of the best to pull off this transition to the point that a lot of people don't realize or forget that they're actual rappers). She's had her own talk show, a record label, and even has a jazz album. I feel like Queen Latifah is just one of those celebs that I've never heard of someone disliking in general...
Yeah, Queen Latifa pretty much kicked open the door and paved the way for all the female rappers out there, she is the OG!
Bro, the laughing gas scene had me in tears the first time I saw taxi 😂😂
I remember watching the movie and having a blast... But I also remember the scene where the thieves cop (no pun) a feel on the police lady, and I was like "WTF I thought this was a kid friendly movie" as it looks kid friendly
I love her songs to this day! She really paved the way for female rappers today but gets no credit.
I always had HUGE crush on Seaweed in this movie! I think he’s the best dancer and singer, his song run and tell that was always my favorite to watch in the film cuz the choreography was so good
Rob looking so happy singing along with Good Morning Baltimore at the beginning is me every time I watch this 😆
I think Bryce was right about hearing 'mother knows best' from another movie. Mother Gothel says it in Rapunzel.
Tangled*
But the saying Mother knows best is way older than either Tangled or Hair Spray. It is one of those old sayings they used to put on needlepoint or pillows like Home is Where the Heart is, or Home Sweet Home.
Also, a big part of the Travolta casting was that he can dance, Same for Christopher Walken. Walken danced on Broadway before he became the world's most terrifying hit man.
watching Rob sing along and adore Tracy makes me soooo happy
Elijah Kelley who played seaweed is in so much. He was in the NBC live version of the wiz (amazing). He was also in a musical show called Star (😢). And played Ricky in the New edition story. Mans is superrrr slept on. His voice is blessed fr.
The way I miss STAR
Christopher Walken and John Travolta have insane chemistry in this movie, I love it
Ever watched them in pulp fiction it set them up
Love that Rob is just singing along. I love this movie so much
Hairspray always leaves me with a huge smile on my face-such a great story, cast and awesome songs! I love that it was chosen as the first musical reaction for your channel. Pitch Perfect is a blast, but it's not a traditional musical because the music does not drive the story forward. My favorite songs are "You Can't Stop the Beat," "Ladies Choice, " "I Know Where I've Been," and "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now," which is from the Broadway play but was only featured in this film's end credits. I think you would all enjoy Les Misérables (2012) which is also a classic and has an all-star cast (Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne). Hamilton and La La Land (with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling) and would also be great musical choices for you guys.
And 12/10 for Zuff's head-nodding skills!!
Hairspray is one of those rare times where I also like both movie versions.
I wouldn't say I'm a die hard musical fan but I did enjoy quite a few, Grease, Hello Dolly, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods (though I heard a lot of people don't like it), Sweeney Todd, Highschool Musical 😂, Hamilton, Wicked, and maybe a few others I can't remember.. Probably just the more mainstream ones
I've always loved welcome to the 60s, and the ending credits song I forget the name. And to this day I sing Inez's part from run and tell that 😂
Such a great movie, so glad to see you getting in to real musicals! Would love to see you guys watching Chicago, Moulin Rouge or Little Shop of Horrors!
Moulin Rouge. Then Chicago. Then Little Shop. And, depending on which version you watch, the ending is different. I'd recommend finding the original theatrical release from the 80s. The close of the show was aimed at the widest audience for appreciation and understanding.
Moulin rouge is so incredibly top tier I can’t even
@@pacio49 i agree with your order of movies!!
Big yes for Chicago lol I’ve been trying to force my boyfriend to watch it since he’s never seen it😂
Yes Little shop of horrors! And legally blonde musical, Newsies , everyone's talking about Jamie, and rocky horror picture show.
The song "I Know Where I’ve Been," the one they sing when they're marching, always makes me emotional. Full body chills, every time
Rob absolutely killing it with the singing on this one! Iconic 👏🏼👏🏼
i played motormouth maybelle in my high school production of hairspray, and singing "i know where i've been" made me emotional every time. even with the white saviour-y bits, this is one of my all-time favourite musicals, and it was fun to watch y'all watch. hopefully you do more!
Yep. That song 😢🥲😢🥲
Zuff: I don't know any of the songs so you won't catch me singing along
Also Zuff: Singing along to every song.
The actress who plays Little Inez is best friends/song writer for Ariana Grande! She is very talented!
I definitely recommend Sweeny Todd if you want to watch another musical. It’s directed by Tim Burton and has much more of a creepy vibe.
I second this! I love that soundtrack
I agree! It was my most favorite musical when I was younger 🖤
Second this BUT PREPARE FOR EARLY 2000’s over the top blood & gore. It kinda ruins the storytelling to me
Sweeny Todd, the demon Barber of Fleet street was written as a penny dreadful almost two hundred years ago. I think there was another movie before Burton's but I don't know if that was the musical or not.. I think tim burton's version was adapted from the broadway musical too, just like this version
Mr. Pinky is actually the actor who originally played Tracy's dad in the first Hairspray movie, where Tracy was played by Rikki Lake
And Ricki Lake was one of the judges.
Hamilton is a broadway musical but I love it so much that i would love to see you all react to it. This reaction was a W!
Hamilton is definitely top tier for me. It would be awesome if they react to it.
rob singing along for literally every song was so precious
Seaweed aka Elijah Kelley is an amazing actor and performer. I know I am late, but I hope y'all checked out his amazing resume after y'all watched this😊 I loved y'all review!
Red Tails 😍😍
Jerry Stiller who plays Mr. Pinky in this, plays the Tracy's dad Mr. Turnblad in the original 1988 movie. And Ricki Lake who plays Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 version has a cameo in this remake as one of the William Morris talent agents in the crowd at the Miss teenage hairspray pageant.
Y'all are so entertaining to watch! Suggestions for future musicals: Mamma Mia 1 & 2, Les Miserables, Hamilton, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, and The Greatest Showman
Yesss you hit most of my favorite musicals in that list. I’d also like to add Rocketman
Wait why does rob actually have a pretty good voice?! Love this movie and your guys’ reaction :))
I remember watching this in the theater and having a visceral reaction to Run And Tell That - I was blown back in my seat by the force of Elijah Kelley's performance.
I'm looking forward to (hopefully) more musicals from this channel! Dreamgirls and Singin' in the Rain are my votes.
My high school performed Hairspray and the actor who played Seaweed was amazing, he sang crazy high octaves without needing to go falsetto it was stellar.
Robs joy while watching this was contagious lol. I'm glad you guys liked it. great reaction as alwayssss❤
Another John Walters satire musical set in 1950s Baltimore is Cry Baby and stars a very young Johnny Depp. I think you'd like that one too 🙂
Also, Mr Pinky in this is played by Ben Stiller's Dad 🙂
The song I Know Where I've Been makes me so emotional because I'm native Hawaiian and my grandmother was 9 when Hawaii became a state. She's lived through the struggles of being a native Hawaiian during the time colonizers tried to make our language and our culture illegal. I love when you guys react to movies like these. Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺
You must be so proud of your grandmother and your heritage! ❤ That song makes even me, a very much pale Midwestern white girl tear up. It's just so powerful. I wish I had such a strong cultural heritage sometimes, but even without it it hits on a personal level in the sense that you have to know who you are and where you come from to know where you are going in life. Everything, every moment, every struggle from our ancestors to now has led us to this very moment and I am so grateful that I live in a world where we recognize how far we have come, but how far we still have to go. Wishing you joy, peace, and love! (P.S. I hope to see your beautiful country/state someday in person).
I played Penny in my high school’s production of the show (pretty much a requirement if you live in MD lol) and it was just a total ball!
So glad you guys enjoyed it.
Zac "you won't catch me singing along because I don't know the songs", then proceeds to sing along anyway lmao the best
I have mixed feelings about Travolta as a person but you can't deny his talent. He brings Edna to life so well.
Rob is all of us watching this movie and singing along. I remember seeing this movie in the theater when it first came out and I always have so much fun whenever I rewatch it. I would love to see more musical reactions in the future, would definitely love to see Mamma Mia next!
I had the soundtrack CD of it and got in trouble with my parents because I would listen to it and sing along loudly when I was supposed to already be in bed. 😂
I was Rob this whole reaction 😂 I watched in theatres when it first came out and too many times since! One of my favourite musicals, so glad you guys reacted to it
9:58 I’m from Pittsburgh and that’s DEFINITELY a PGH accent 😂
Love Hairspray! I sing “You Can’t Stop the Beat” in the shower all the time lol. Seaweed is definitely my favorite character in the movie as well.
We know her mostly as an actor, but Queen Latifah started her career as a rapper and singer.. it’s always cool when she reminds the world how awesome she is 👍🏼👍🏼
My favorite song is the last one “ you can’t fight the feeling” I think I knew that song before I see this movie ( came out when I was in HS still ) but I had heard the song at least
While I adore this movie, I looooovvvvveeeee the dresses. I watched this over and over to see the dresses swirl around. Regarding smoking and drinking while pregnant, it was a total thing until the late 60s. Obstetricians used to _tell_ women to smoke to keep the baby's weight down. Scary, but true. You three are awesome!! Keep it going!
OMG me too! Other than Grease it was the first time I really saw/fell in love with 50s/60s fashion. I now have my own collection of vintage clothes because of it!
Love to see cast and crew from the original movie, including original Tracy, in the movie, being part of the jury. Original one, this one, musical play..I've seen and loved every version of Hairspray!
Mr. Pinky, aka Jerry Stiller, played Tracy’s dad in the original movie.
Seeing y'all dance and do corny 60s gestures made my day!
Queen Latifah was amazeballs in Chicago too. The whole cast of that one is amazing. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, Renee Zelwieger, Richard Gear, John C Reilly and the music and dance numbers are amazing. If you want a good musical number to test out first, I'd suggest Cell Block Tango. If you can watch that and not want to see the rest, it's probably not for you, but if you DO want to watch the rest? DO!
Now you need to start including a musicals only category to the monthly /weekly movie voting!!!
Great reaction 🥳
Amazing reaction!! I remember this movie was everywhere when it was released in theaters. Fun fact: Ricki Lake is the lady in all black at 43:05. She was the original Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 Hairypray version. 😊
I remember renting this at Blockbuster and watching it at least once every day I had it. Incredible 😂
I didn't realize that this movie was that old to where you rented it at Blockbuster I thought it was newer than that
@@tree6787 yeah I feel like that year (2007) was kind of the start of the switch, Netflix introduced streaming that year. I’m not exactly sure what year my local blockbuster closed, a few years later I think? Wild. I agree that it doesn’t feel that long ago.
I'm loving Rob just having a little singalong
Y'all did a great job with keeping a pretty good amount of songs in with the editing despite copyright restrictions, thank you!! Fingers crossed you can do more musicals :]
OH MY GOD WAIT i didn't know y'all were reacting to this and posting so soon! what a treat! this is one of the best musical to movie adaptations out there with some of the most top tier casting choices. adore this movie, so excited to see y'alls reactions! + I saw this in theaters at 7 years old, it's always stuck with me.
i was lucky enough to be in the musical as a member of the corny collins show years ago and it was a BLAST and one of the best shows i’ve ever been apart of. the music never leaves you and it’s been like 8 years now
Just for timeline's sake...Zac did this movie in between High School Musical and High School Musical 2. In fact, I believe the success of this movie is what convinced Disney that Zac could, indeed, sing his own stuff and that is why he sings in HSM 2 and 3.
“I thought you said her dad-“
“Her MOM is John Travolta”
😂😂😂
I LOVE "Hairspray" I saw it 4 times when it was in the theaters. What really got me was HOW ACCURATE the clothing was for 1962, when it takes place. I say that because I was 14/15 years old in 1962, and the styles the girls were wearing, including white tennis shoes (as we called them then) that Traci was wearing was a "big thing" then. The dresses the girls were wearing are exactly like we wore in 1962. I am always scrutinizing costumes in "period" films and to me, "Hairspray" was en pointe, without EXAGGERATING the styles of that period. It really brought back a LOT of fond memories for me when I was 15. I LOVE it. I have it on DVD now, and I watch it often.
A little trivia for you, RIKKI LAKE was the original "Tracy" in the first "Hairspray" movie which is a bit different than this one. It had some songs that were not the same that you heard here, it really wasn't classified as a musical. (I like THIS one better than the Rikki Lake version) Rikki has a "cameo" in this one. She is one of the judges that walk in to sit in the bleachers at the Miss Hairspray competition.
I just love how you guys actually enjoyed a movie that is considered a "chick flick." I have 3 adult sons and they absolutely hate movies like Hairspray, or Mama Mia, really they don't like any musicals! Most guys don't, so it's refreshing to see that YOU liked it.! Great reaction, guys! YOU should react to an older musical that is ALSO fun and amusing, "BYE BYE BIRDIE" with Dick Van Dyke, and Ann-Margaret which was released in April of 1963 and was partially filmed in 1962.
Yessss do more musicals! If you need recommendations: Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Dreamgirls, Grease, West Side Story.
Loved finally seeing John Travolta and Michelle Pfeifer in musicals again. Albeit different movies, both are Grease alums: John performed a lead role in Grease, Michelle performed a lead role in Grease 2. Both actors were absolutely phenomenal in their roles.
Fun fact, it is tradition that Tracy is played by a newcomer and Edna is played by a man in most productions of the show
This is one of my favorite musicals of all time and I’m so glad y’all reacted to it!
I grew up with this movie. I remember going to the movie theater to watch this. FAV MUSICAL. I could watch it everyday. id never get tired of it. Loved ur guys reaction!! ❤
This is a fantastic movie musical. Amazing cast! Loved John Water's cameo as the flasher in "Good Morning, Baltimore." I also would highly recommend "Crybaby."
11:23 is actually from Rapunzel. “Mothers know best” is very iconic in Rapunzel
"Hairspray" was a film before it was a Broadway play and it played original 1960's songs, but it was not a musical. John Walters, a native of Baltimore, wrote and directed it in 1988 starring Ricki Lake and her mother was played by a man named Devine, who also played the station manager, and her father was played by Jerry Stiller. John Walters has a cameo as the 'flasher' in this film and Jerry Stiller plays Mr. Pinky, owner of the Hefty Hideaway dress shop. And James Marsden has played a lot of characters, including Scott Summers/Cyclopes in the "X-Men" movies.
I get genuinely surprised by which movies you guys have/haven't seen before. This was a big (but happy) surprise. My #1 all time favorite musical movie! You cant stop the beat always makes me tear up when i play it in the car. I know every song by heart...its amazing!!!
Ive been binging this channel because these 3 are the sweetest but there's something about Rob singing hairspray songs in that enthusiastic excited manner that made him even more husband material 😍😍
one of the reasons why disney actually let zac efron sing for High School Musical 2 is because of how well he sounded in this
This one of my favorite movies and musicals! Dreamgirls is also a masterpiece!
Glad to see you guys have so much fun with this one! Such a great great movie!
I ll never not laugh when Penny says, “ IM OFFICIALLY A CHECKER BOARD CHICK!” 😂😂 love it
I’d seen this movie once years ago and didn’t realize Seaweed is also Effie’s brother in Dreamgirls. Please add that to the musicals list. The music and performances were incredible!
Wait, he is? I need to watch that again! I’m a huge fan of him in Red Tails, though
Effie's brother was played by Keith Robinson. Seaweed is played by Elijah Kelley, who was in Red Tails and The Butler
On broadway? Cause they're 2 totally different people in the movies.
@@ReadingOne nope
Love seeing you guys enjoy this musical movie. Especially seeing Bryce sing and dance. Love it. Thanks guys.
Love the way you guys leaned into the enjoyment of this film. Thanks for another great reaction show. Made me happy to watch with you.
The part that John Travolta plays in this is meant to be played by a man. It was originally written for Divine an extremely well known drag queen.
I was in this show the summer after graduating high school and it was my all time favorite stage experience. Such a fun but also powerful message.
The girl who played Tracy, Nikki Blonsky, was in her first role. Did you notice that when Penny gets to the show, she is wearing a dress that she made from her bedroom curtains? Great reaction guys! I love this movie and probably saw it about 20 times in the theater.
Hairspray is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's so funny and has an incredible message. It's definitely a feel-good comfort movie for me.
I LOVE Queen Latifah. She has such soul in her voice.
Out of the songs in the movie, my top 5 are:
Run & Tell That
Big, Blonde & Beautiful
Without Love
I Know Where I've Been
and
You Can't Stop The Beat
Without Love is my favorite song! Thank you guys for this! I really enjoy your reactions, dance moves and singing especially! Hahaha!
I’m a bit late but congrats on now 101k subscribers! Been quietly watching for months now so it’s cool to see you guys hit such a big achievement. Also man I got so excited when you revealed you’d be watching, it’s one of my favorites and I’m forever jealous of people who got to see it in theaters when it first released (I was too young lol). Something I love about it that I don’t see many people talking about is a change from the original musical the movie made with the ending at the Miss Hairspray pageant. In the musical Tracy wins which is fine but let’s the overall message get a bit muddled and makes the story much more “white savior-y”, while the movie making Inez win solely based on her talent is such a good twist and feel good moment that I was surprised that wasn’t how it was originally
I had watched the Hairspray musical earlier this year and I was surprised as well that the ending wasn’t the same as the movie. I definitely prefer the pageant results from the movie and that Corny Collins announces the integration himself as opposed to Tracy in the musical
Jerry Stiller, Mr. Pinky, played Tracy's dad in the og Hairspray movie. RE: Queen Latifah singing. She killed her song in 2002's Chicago, put out two jazz albums, The Dana Owens Album in 2004 and Trav'lin' Light in 2007, and played Blues singer, Bessie Smith, in the 2015 movie, Bessie, where she sang 7 out of the 17 songs on the soundtrack.
This movie was a really the first time Nikki Blonzky, Tracey Turnblad, had ever done any acting. This was her debut. They intentionally looked for an unknown to play Tracey. There was a whole audition contest thing. She worked at a Cold Stone when she got the part.
My nephew and I saw this in theaters. The second we left the movie we went to Best Buy to each buy ths soundtrack. It's my happy playlist.
Omg you guys are in the musical realm finally! Chicago, Singin in the Rain, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge and West Side Story are all musts for you guys. I really think you’d enjoy. Les Mis would be interesting to watch with you guys. That would be my top vote. Don’t watch the Phantom of the Opera movie if it’s suggested, watch the 25th anniversary concert. It’s incredible.
I really loved watching how much you guys enjoyed this one. Every song in this movie is fire and so deeply enjoyable!!
you guys need to watch the original hairspray movie too! John Waters’ direction and Ricki Lake’s acting are so camp and perfect. But god John Travolta and Christopher Walken are so good in this together 😂😭
Thank you. I'm glad somebody said it. The original is way better. The music, the acting everything.
I love this movie adaptation of the musical - and I'm so glad they decided to change who won the competition at the end, it just fits so well. Probably one of the only times I've felt an adaptation has made a positive alteration!
Loved that Rob was singing along! And I also love John travolta trying to do a Baltimore accent :)
With how much you guys really enjoyed Queen Latifah’s performance, you really really need to watch Chicago. It’s such an amazing and entertaining musical!
Haven’t seen this movie in so long but it always makes me smile. Love your reaction.
This was such a joyful reaction. Just like the movie is. For favourite song, it's a tie between I can hear the bells and You can't stop the beat.
And I second you watching The Great Showman for one of these. To have the full Zac Efron experience :D And also, it's probably the happiest I have seen Hugh Jackman in a role, ever.
And Singin' in the Rain.
As a Born and Raised Baltimorean, I thank you for reacting to this gem.
Some Fun Facts:
- John Waters (pride and joy of Baltimore), who wrote 'Hairspray' and many others like 'CryBaby', based most of his works on what he had witnessed and experienced growing up in the 50s & 60s Baltimore. Including segregation, Integration, Civil Rights, "Checkered Board" Interracial Couples, LGBTQ,
Drapes (greasers) vs Squares, influence of Elvis, etc etc etc. He's very chill and pretty kewl to meet in person. He still is around some cafes and clubs downtown.
- The Corny Collins Show was actually a reminiscent of a real show called The Buddy Deane Show of which John Waters grew up watching.
- Cameos/Characters from the OG 'Hairspray' (1988) were in 'Hairspray' (2007). Like Ricki Lake who played the OG Tracy in 1988, plays a Judge in 2007. Jerry Stiller who played OG Wilbur in 1988, plays Mr. Pinky in 2007. John Waters also makes cameos in both versions as well like the psychiatrist in 1988 and "the flasher who lives next door" in 2007.
- In the OG 'Hairspray', John Waters wanted The Famous Drag Queen Divine to play Edna. John had worked with Divine many times before. It started a trend for Men and/or Drag Queens to play Edna.
- John Travolta worked very hard to try and achieve the Baltimorean Accent and did very well. The Baltimore "Hon" short for Honey, who have these accents, defined as "a person -- that beehived,cat's-eye-glasses-wearing, working-class woman of the late 1950s and early '60s."
And yes they do look exactly like that.
- The Nicest kids in town was reminiscent of The Mickey Mouse Club.
- The New Girl in Town was reminiscent of when whites would take black music/songs and showcase it as their own. The whole copyright at the time was difficult during segregation. "Race Music" or "Colored Music" or certain dances was against the laws if integrated or so. Some like Elvis really pushed the bondaries during that time which was one of the reasons why he was so popular.
- "the bum on his bar room stool they wish me luck on my way to school" "the rats on the street all dance around my feet"
Yes this is absolutely all true facts about Baltimore. Especially during Game Seasons or Festivals or The Preakness or so. People are at the bars as soon as they open. And the rats here look like raccoons.
There's alot more that can be pointed out and discussed but i'll just end it right there for now. 😅😅😅😅
For my 16th birthday my grandma took me to NYC and we saw this on Broadway. It was a great trip with great memories ❤ My grandma recently passed and this popped up today. Thanks guys for bringing me some really happy memories today 😊
This is such a phenomenal movie! I worked in a movie theater when this came out and saw this movie at least 26 times during breaks and after work. The amount of times my best friend and I still quote this movie is pretty ridiculous!
I do love the original (non musical) movie with Ricki Lake which I saw as a kid. John Watters who directed was the flasher and Jerry Seinfeld played Wilbur in the original and Mr. Pinky in this movie.
I'm glad y'all enjoyed this classic!
After Hairspray, you guys definility should watch "Chicago" and "Moulin Rouge" (sorry for my bad english)
The role of Edna Turnblad is always played by a male actor. The original actor in the original non-musical movie was a Drag Queen by the name of Divine.
I remember being the one to drag my brothers to the theater to see this! I fell in love with it, and to this day I still think of the music randomly, and I have my own collection of vintage clothes because it was the first time I really remember seeing 50's and 60's clothing other than Grease and fell in love with the fashion. Also, I'm sure others have explained but the original John Waters' film was not a musical, and focused more on the dancing and had the famous drag queen Divine in the role of the mother. They were great friends with John Waters but died too early. Then they made a Broadway musical of it, and that's what this movie was then based on. Because of Divine it is a tradition that in any and all productions of the musical that a man/drag queen play the role of the mom. It's tradition! And John Travolta killed it. Honestly this whole cast killed it.