Hairspray

2007 film by Adam Shankman
Movie film Q222041
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Hairspray

Summary

Hairspray is a film[1]. Hairspray ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hairspray is the creator of Adam Shankman[3].
  • Hairspray's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Hairspray was directed by Adam Shankman[5].
  • Thomas Meehan wrote the screenplay for Hairspray[6].
  • Leslie Dixon wrote the screenplay for Hairspray[7].
  • Hairspray's composer is recorded as Marc Shaiman[8].
  • Hairspray's genre is romantic comedy[9].
  • Hairspray's genre is musical film[10].
  • Hairspray's genre is teen film[11].
  • Hairspray's based on is recorded as Hairspray[12].
  • Hairspray's based on is recorded as Hairspray[13].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Nikki Blonsky[14].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was John Travolta[15].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Michelle Pfeiffer[16].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Christopher Walken[17].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Amanda Bynes[18].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was James Marsden[19].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Queen Latifah[20].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Brittany Snow[21].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Zac Efron[22].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Elijah Kelley[23].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Allison Janney[24].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Jerry Stiller[25].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Taylor Parks[26].
  • A cast member of Hairspray was Paul Dooley[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Musical[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 443fc2b8-15f7-4d72-b09e-05d919399717[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Craig Zadan[30], Neil Meron[31], Robert Shaye[32], Marc Shaiman[33], Scott Wittman[34], and Toby Emmerich[35]. Hairspray was directed by Adam Shankman[5]. Screenwriters include Thomas Meehan[6] and Leslie Dixon[7]. Cast members include Nikki Blonsky[14], John Travolta[15], Michelle Pfeiffer[16], Christopher Walken[17], Amanda Bynes[18], and James Marsden[19]. Hairspray is the creator of Adam Shankman[3].

Publication

Publication dates include July 13, 2007[36] and September 6, 2007[37]. The original language of Hairspray was English[38]. Genres include romantic comedy[9], musical film[10], and teen film[11]. Hairspray was distributed by video on demand[39].

Reception

Reviews include 7.8/10[40], 81/100[41], and 92%[42].

Why It Matters

Hairspray ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,201 views/month).[2] Hairspray has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Hairspray is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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