Jerry Stiller agrees: "John Waters grew up at the intersection of two cultures in Baltimore, So only a unique and crazy personality like his can make a story like this, and it's a vision of life." Stiller will guest star in the new version of "Hairspray" as Mr. Pinkie, a clothing store. The owner of the company only sells "quality girls with quality clothes". Stiller also said it was his two children, Amy and Ben, that prompted him to take on the 1988 original: "Waters' sense of humour has no boundaries, no constraints, and that's exactly what he's doing as a filmmaker. The goodness of the man, the way he imagined Baltimore in 1962, may be a little different than it actually is, but you can't deny that it's just incredibly interesting."
According to John Waters, his 1988 "Hairspray" actually looked at the desegregation movement through the eyes of a white man—that is, the eyes of a teenage Tracy Turbride: "I believe this will be a resonant film. It's interesting and at the same time it pays attention to some social issues. It will never babble on big truths. What I want to say here is that there has never been a fat girl participating. The 'Buddy Dean Show' in real life and that's why I created the character Tracy. For me, a girl like Tracy is a doomed person, her The dream is to dance on 'The Coney Collins TV Show' - to represent the wishes of everyone who is discriminated against."
Lacey Turbride's dream didn't end with John Waters' 1988 film And it ended, in 2002, with New Line's remake of the comedy "Hairspray," titled "Hairspray: The Musical Comedy," giving the story a new take on Broadway. The stage version is co-written by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, with music by Marc Shaiman, Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Scott Wittman) co-writing lyrics... Hairspray: The Musical Comedy was eventually nominated for 13 Tony Awards and won 8 of them, including Best Musical Comedy, Best Actor/Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Costume Design Soundtrack and more.
The musical version of "Hairspray" continued to captivate audiences at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway, and with its easy-to-remember pity, lovable characters, and popular themes, it quickly swept North America and captured audiences of all ages. favorite. In addition, "Hairspray: Musical Comedy" is planning to expand overseas markets. After a two-week stay in Japan in July 2007, it will perform in London in October.
Ricky Lake, who played Tracy Turbride in the 1988 version, said that John Waters' film was more like a "Cinderella story" and indirectly alluded to Lake's own experience. "I was going to have a cameo role in the new film, like Waters, and when I came to the set, it was an incredible feeling, I mean, we shot the original 19 years ago," recalls Whenever I think that I'm old enough to be a new Tracy's mom, it's an unreal feeling. Let me say, such a story, even today, still has its irresistible charm: as long as you Believe in yourself, dreams can always come true - I am a living example. Being able to star in "Hairspray" in 1988 was my first step towards success and I will always be grateful to Waters for finding me in the crowd, Took me from humble beginnings to success, and finally made me a star... Now Nikki Blonsky wears the crystal slipper that made me a princess, if she wants to Got and got everything I have."
Let's go back to 2007, and the first thing to say is that the new version of the story is not a remake of the 1988 remake or a film version of the 2002 musical stage play, but a synthesis of the two A new story of the "predecessor" character.
In the fall of 2004, New Line brought together producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, both seasoned veterans of the musical genre, who had worked hard to win Oscars. "Chicago" was produced -- Hollywood's first musical film to win Best Picture in 34 years. Mellon said: "The three versions of 'Hairspray' share the same genes and ancestry, and they can be linked to each other, while being independent of each other because of different artistic sensitivities. The new version not only makes use of some of the architectural structures of the original , but also infused with the energy and fun that is unique to Broadway musicals, they are like triplets, not exactly the same, independent individuals, but from the same family."
Awards: 57th The Broadway Tony Award won eight awards, including best music, best actor and actress and best director. Nominated for three Golden Globes. Another 17 nominations and 10 awards.
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