Movie · Comedy · Musical

When Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake), an overweight teen, auditions for a spot on a popular teen dance show, she beats out the spiteful Amber von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick), winning over Amber's boyfriend (Michael St. Gerard) in the process. After meeting some black students at her school, Tracy begins to push for more racial integration on the dance show. This gets her into trouble on many sides, especially with Amber's pushy parents (Sonny Bono, Deborah Harry).

1988 · 1h 30m
Director John Waters

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When Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake), an overweight teen, auditions for a spot on a popular teen dance show, she beats out the spiteful Amber von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick), winning over Amber's boyfriend (Michael St. Gerard) in the process. After meeting some black students at her school, Tracy begins to push for more racial integration on the dance show. This gets her into trouble on many sides, especially with Amber's pushy parents (Sonny Bono, Deborah Harry).

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Average 7.9
Reviews 47
Fresh 46
Rotten 1

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Studio
WarnerBrosEnt
Released
1988
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
MS12
Region of Origin
United States
© 1988 Copyright. New Line Productions, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC), Cantonese, Traditional , Italian (Italy) , Swedish , Thai

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.