Everything in the world was a mess—except their hair. John Waters new comedy Hairspray seizes on the tack 1962 culture of dance shows, terrible music and BIG hairdo’s with the same zeal that made Waters’ Pink Flamingos and Polyester great. Sonny Bono (left) and Debbie Harry (right) star along with Divine in Hairspray, the first ofWaters’ films to score mainstream commercial success.
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Rip It Up, Issue 136, 1 November 1988, Page 38
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62Everything in the world was a mess—except their hair. John Waters new comedy Hairspray seizes on the tack 1962 culture of dance shows, terrible music and BIG hairdo’s with the same zeal that made Waters’ Pink Flamingos and Polyester great. Sonny Bono (left) and Debbie Harry (right) star along with Divine in Hairspray, the first ofWaters’ films to score mainstream commercial success. Rip It Up, Issue 136, 1 November 1988, Page 38
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