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Here’s the official trailer to the upcoming movie of the musical of the John Waters movie “Hairspray.” This new movie really has the look of the old one—the costumes, sets, and hair are all right out of the 1987 version of 1963. The play re-interpreted the original movie’s mix of wild styles and drab settings with more of an all-around candy-colored fantasy look, but the second movie has de-interpreted all that. “Grease 2″ star Michelle Pfeiffer looks good in the Debbie Harry role, but some may wish that the real Debbie had been cast again. (By “some may,” I mean “I do.”)
“Grease 1″ star John Travolta in the Divine part is a complicated situation. Wouldn’t it be great if he shattered all of our low expectations and knocked our socks off with the gale force of a Jennifer Hudson (or a Sparty)? Nothing in the clip says that’s going to happen, but you might notice that all the brief glimpses of JT are from before the big makeover scene. So maybe there’s hope yet?
John Q Sanchez lives in Brooklyn, New York. He went to art school with
Fausto Fernós in the mid-90s in Chicago where he wrote for local
publications including Babble, edited by Jim Pickett. He's worked at
several high-profile magazines in New York and was an editor for the
web-zine Blair. He's fascinated by oddball divas, bombastic child
stars, and the everyday person capturing their unique performances for
an online audience.
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Miss Understood says:
April 23, 2007 at 22:41Edna post-makeover can briefly be seen at 43 and, I think, at 17. She ain’t no Divine.