Hairspray (1988)

Ample teen Tracy Turnblad wants nothing more than to be on the hip local TV dance program, “The Corny Collins Show” — and when her dream comes true, her lively moves and bubbly personality meet with unexpected popularity. But after witnessing firsthand the terrible state of race relations in 1960s Baltimore, Turnblad becomes an outspoken advocate for desegregation.

• baltimore
• big hair
• cross cultural relations
• cult classic
• dance show
• detention
• drag
• fashion model
• integration
• interracial friendship
• interracial love
• racial segregation
• ratted hair
• woman played by man