Film Showing

Elaine Langone Center hillside (rain location: Trout Auditorium, Vaughan Literature Building)

Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 9:30 - 11 p.m.

Wind up the Saturday events of Arts. Everywhere. with an experience of the cinematic arts.

Hairspray (1988) — Elaine Langone Center, outside on the hill

In this comedy cult classic, directed by John Waters, Tracy Turnblad, a teenager with huge hair, a big grin, and all the right moves, becomes the queen of Baltimore's number one dance revue. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.