Hairspray (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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After decades of pushing the boundaries of bad taste with his underground provocations, John Waters found surprising mainstream success with this infectiously irreverent rock-and-soul comedy. It’s 1962, and the only things bigger than the bouffant hairdos are the popular dance crazes sweeping the nation. When Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) shoots to stardom on a local TV dance party, her radical self-confidence and support for racial integration launch a movement that takes the city by storm. Costarring the inimitable Divine in a fiercely funny double role, Hairspray finds Waters marrying his wildly subversive sensibility with a newfound bubblegum sweetness for what may be his most irresistible film.DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director John Waters, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackAlternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrackAudio commentary featuring Waters and actor Ricki LakeNew conversation between Waters and WFMU DJs Dave “the Spazz” Abramson and Gaylord FieldsNew interview with Lake and actor Colleen FitzpatrickReflections from actors Debbie Harry, Jo Ann Havrilla, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Shawn Thompson, and Pia ZadoraDeleted scenesBehind-the-scenes documentaryGet to Know John Waters (1987)Interview with production designer Vincent PeranioTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by critic Jessica Kiang