5/5 Hairspray- PSSSST
  by D. L. Sanders
I like the movie Hairspray. The first movie with Ricki Lake, Of course. It takes me back to an earlier time, one in which I can wholeheartedly identify. I love all the songs and the teen dance show reminds me of one here in my area in the late fifties and early sixties.

5/5 Great Movie from the past
  by Lucky JB (Hillside, NJ USA)
Great movie from back in the day and still will only be the best Hairspray going

5/5 rock on
  by Lyrica (Illinois)
It was great to be able to see the original after seeing the movie with Travolta. I had just seen the touring play Hair Spray and was really glad the 1960's version was available through Amazon.

5/5 Hairspray Movie
  by Amanda J. Anchando (Rogers, Texas)
I bought this movie for my sister for Christmas. This was our favorite movie when we were younger. I couldn't find it anywhere but the internet, and luckily I received it in time for Christmas :)

3/5 Love That Name, 'Corny Collins!'
  by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This fast-moving, corny film had mostly good things going for it.

The film was very corny, but that was the idea. In fact, one of the characters is named "Corny Collins." What a great name! It was pretty charming film, too, with the put-ons about the old American Bandstand-type dance shows that were television for years. "Hairspray" features some good 1960s music, too, and some of the dances in here are hilarious.

The first half of this movie is about local teens of that period and the dance and petty jealousies in the group while the second half theme is all about racism. It's almost like two movies-in-one.

The film takes place in Baltimore, and whether racism in that city was a bad as filmmaker John Waters portrays it here, I don't know, but I wouldn't be happy if I lived in that city and saw this movie. They don't come off looking too good!