Hairspray

1988 film by John Waters
Movie film Q1528825
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Hairspray

Summary

Hairspray is a film[1]. Hairspray ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,463 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hairspray's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Hairspray's director is recorded as John Waters[4].
  • Hairspray's screenwriter is recorded as John Waters[5].
  • Hairspray's composer is recorded as Kenny Vance[6].
  • Hairspray's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[7].
  • Hairspray's genre is recorded as musical film[8].
  • Hairspray's genre is recorded as teen film[9].
  • Hairspray's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Sonny Bono[11].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Ruth Brown[12].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Divine[13].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Debbie Harry[14].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Ricki Lake[15].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Jerry Stiller[16].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Vitamin C[17].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Ric Ocasek[18].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Pia Zadora[19].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Michael St. Gerard[20].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Shawn Thompson[21].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Leslie Ann Powers[22].
  • Hairspray's cast member is recorded as Mink Stole[23].
  • Hairspray's producer is recorded as Robert Shaye[24].
  • Hairspray's producer is recorded as Rachel Talalay[25].
  • Hairspray's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98038530[26].
  • Hairspray's production company is recorded as Stephen Woolley[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Shaye[24] and Rachel Talalay[25]. Hairspray's director is recorded as John Waters[4]. Hairspray's screenwriter is recorded as John Waters[5]. Cast members include Sonny Bono[11], Ruth Brown[12], Divine[13], Debbie Harry[14], Ricki Lake[15], and Jerry Stiller[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1988-08-04T00:00:00Z[29]. Hairspray's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include romantic comedy[7], musical film[8], teen film[9], and drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 98%[31], 7.8/10[32], and 77/100[33].

Why It Matters

Hairspray ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,463 views/month).[2] Hairspray has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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