Stephen King Watched A Cult Classic Comedy For The First Time, And He Has Thoughts

When it first got here out in 1988, John Waters' Hairspray marked an enormous change in route for the filmmaker – a PG film made within the wake of infamous titles like Pink Flamingos, Feminine Bother, and Polyester. The film stars Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad, a peppy, plus-sized teenager who finds herself with the chance to advertise integration when she efficiently auditions to be a dancer on a TV present. Whereas not precisely a field workplace smash hit, like lots of Waters' movies it wound up gaining an enormous cult following, and in 2002 it was tailored as a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.