Hairspray
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Hairspray is a popular musical film and stage production set in 1960s Baltimore that follows a teenager’s fight against racial segregation through a local TV dance show.
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Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical → musical film → stage musical → |
| basedOn |
Hairspray (1988 film)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| featuresElement |
local TV dance show
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| followsCharacter |
Tracy Turnblad
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| genre |
musical comedy
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romantic comedy → teen film → |
| hasCharacter |
Amber Von Tussle
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Corny Collins → Edna Turnblad → Link Larkin → Motormouth Maybelle → Penny Pingleton → Seaweed J. Stubbs → Tracy Turnblad → Velma Von Tussle → Wilbur Turnblad → |
| hasSetting |
Baltimore
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| hasSong |
Big, Blonde and Beautiful
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Good Morning Baltimore → I Know Where I’ve Been → Welcome to the 60s → Without Love → You Can’t Stop the Beat → |
| language |
English
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| mainTheme |
body positivity
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civil rights → racial segregation → social justice → |
| plotSummary |
A plus-size teenager in 1960s Baltimore fights to integrate a local TV dance show.
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| setInPeriod |
1960s
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Christopher Walken
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Craig Zadan ("Hairspray Live!") → Neil Meron ("Hairspray (2007 film)") → Queen Latifah → |
notableWork |
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Hairspray
("Hairspray (1988 film)")
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basedOn |
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Tayla Parx
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film |
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Neil Simon Theatre
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notableProduction |
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Neil Meron
("Hairspray (2007 film)")
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producerOf |