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The Tom hanks part was played by harvey fierstein on broadway and a drag queen named Divine in the 80’s movie. The Tom hanks in a fat suit was a weird choice
Dude you gotta react to the original source of this with Divine as Edna and the short guy on the large sizes store as the Tracy's father. It's everything...
8:19 as a musical theatre nerd myself, the answer to that is yes. Tracy’s mom is traditionally always played by a man in every Hairspray production, off or on Broadway 🎭
The 1988 Hairspray mentioned above was the original iteration of this story, a nonmusical movie directed by Baltimore indie legend John Waters (with Ricki Lake as Tracy). When the stage musical was created in 2002, it did indeed honor that tradition (Harvey Fierstein played the role on Broadway).
do you remember hearing he had a cd coming out after this was made? i looked and looked for it but it never materialized. still don’t know what happened.
I believe he is also in the RUclips Live version of "The Wiz", but don't quote me on that, it's been a while since I watched it, but I believe he plays the Scarecrow in that version and is absolutely amazing! His physicality is the best part of the role, but his vocals give me chills every time!
@@nataliedunn5239I believe The Wiz Live was originally an NBC primetime live production. And I agree Elijah Kelley is great in both Hairspray and The Wiz Live.
To answer Aaron’s great question, the original mom in Hairspray was also played by a man/drag queen Divine who was also the inspiration for Ursula in the little mermaid.
Howard Ashman , who co-wrote the music for ' The Little Mermaid " was from Baltimore as well as was Devine and John Waters....everyone knew each other .
I genuinely think being a Drag Queen could help so many men being more comfortable with self expression. Like his acting could have easily been cringe and offensive but as you said, they just have amazing chemistry
that’s a great recommendation! And Queen Latifah is amazing in it!! I’m pretty sure she was actually one of my first ever crushes from seeing her in Chicago
I love this musical so much. I love the 60's setting, it's message of equality, and "You Can't Stop The Beat" is still one of the best musical numbers of all time.
I hate this musical so much. I hate the 60's setting, it's message of inequality, and "You Can't Stop The Beat" is still one of the worst musical numbers of all time.
@@dylancole1910 not a joke, my guy. I was just mocking of this guy because he commented on every reaction channel. Apparently that's his life purpose. You can look it up. Blind Wave, CineDesi, Sorta Stupid, etc. And recently people caught him copy & paste a top comment fishing for likes. So who knows how many comments that he stole just for likes.
Every now and then I will wake up, stare at the ceiling and out of nowhere will begin singing “Good Morning Baltimore”. Probably the most memorable/wonderful opening to a musical.
It’s not easy to find but look up on RUclips the song ‘We’re Alive”, the opening number from the late 50s Broadway flop musical Juno by Leonard Bernstein. What an opening song! The rest of the songs can’t touch it!
Love this already. Idk if someone already said it but the Flasher in “Good morning Baltimore” is played by John Waters who wrote the original 1988 film stating the incredible drag queen Divine and Ricki Lake (who actually makes a cameo as one of the talent agents that comes to miss hairspray competition). The tradition of hairspray (as said by the director of this version) is that Edna is always played by a man in homage to Divine, and Tracy is always played by plus sized girl (as opposed to casting a smaller girl and padding her, which apparently was considered for a second before the director vetoed the idea)
You forgot to mention that the late Jerry Stiller, who plays Mr. Pinky, played Tracy Turnblad’s father (opposite Ricki Lake and Divine) in the original 1988 film.
As a bigger girl this movie has forever been my favorite musical ever! I was so disappointed that Nikki Blonsky, who played Tracy, didn’t get a ton of work after this. She’s an amazing actor.
49:29 YES!! RIP Twitch, he was a huge reason and inspiration for why I chose to go into Dance and Music.. it will be 1 year this month since his passing... I was lucky enough to attend a few of his Dance Workshops when i was first starting to branch out from the local studios. He was always a shining light for everyone who stepped into his circle ❤️ I will always be grateful for the words he gave to me, and the courage he gave to every person who loves dance and music as much as he did 🙏💞
The guy who plays Seaweed is Elijah Kelly, he also played Ricky Bell in the biopic the New Edition Story. He’s definitely the most talented in this cast. He’s great.
Fun Fact! In the scene right before new girl in town where they’re trying to throw Tracy off the show, when Velma says “thrusting like savages” two workers come in front of the frame with the hollow hairspray can. Showing it’s light compared to later when they needed 6 security guards to break down the doors. I’m the type of person that looks at the background of movies to see little Easter eggs like that 🤭
The 80s version featured Ricki Lake as Tracey...she made a cameo as the agent at the end of the movie (she was the one that the camera did a close up of), and the woman who played Queen Latifah mother was the original Motor Mouth from the 80s film. The flasher in the beginning of the movie was John Waters who wrote Hairspray and other films such as Crybaby with Johnny Deep
Fun fact 1: this is the very first time Zac Efron actually sings the songs, in the first high School musical he was too embarrassed sing at the time. Fun fact 2: you can't stop the beat, was the hardest song for everyone but Queen Latiffa to sing, because of how fast it is
thats actually not true at all lol, he sang all of his songs for hsm 2 & 3 , the songs in the first movie just weren’t in his key and they had already hired drew to dub
@@shayasims i heard that was bc they needed to go on Tour and Zac couldn't do it .. and i also hears that was bc his voice wasn't great so they hired another guy to sing and Zac didn't know until the movie was out.. i guess we'll never know 🤣
Marsden plays this role so well too, his determination to take charge at the end and make the show what it always should have been is awesome. And Kelley can freaking dance and sing.
Nicki Blonski won the roll, she had worked for Starbucks and won the open casting call. This is a remake of John Waters, original film. You might like the original more. Ricki Lake stars as Tracy, Divine plays her Mum. Ricki makes appearance in this film as the dancing agent, in the audience. This was a great remake and I don't say that often. 😊
I loved on Glee when Alex Newell sang the Queen Latiffa song “I know we’re I’ve been”. It’s so emotional and touching on a different aspect of life but still has the same message. Such a powerful song
I watched hairspray for the first time earlier this year; i knew of You Can't Stop the Beat, but going in, I had no idea what the story was. My only recollection was that Travolta was the mom who hadn't left the house in many years. So, needless to say, I was shocked by the story being heavily focused on racism. Anyways, when it got to I Know Where I've Been, I had a feeling it was familiar, but I couldnt place it. It wasn't until near the end with her long note and when the chorus comes in that it clicked. It was on Glee with Unique, Beiste, and the trans people. That was a great performance.
Lmao “what accent is John trovalta doin” guys he’s probably one of the best ACTORS in this movie. He’s using a Baltimore accent “I left my aarn (iron) on” 31:52
I have to say the scene @20:36 between Corny, Velma, and the station executive(?) is one of the most visually beautiful scenes. The colors, the lighting, the way James Marsden’s eyes pop in that gorgeous purple suit, I’d like to talk about. Purple suits can, I feel, look really cheap; this suit is impeccable. It may be my favorite costume in the film which is saying something cause I love a gorgeous dress and there are so many.
So, the original Hairspray was a John Waters film in the 80's that became a bit of a cult classic. Then, in the early 2000's they created a Broadway musical adaption that got really popular and won a bunch of awards, and so they made THIS movie version of the stage musical in 2007. ABC also did one of their "filmed live for tv" versions in like 2015? 2016? Ariana Grande played Penny (Amanda Bynes's character) and was actually able to sing it the way its written, without all the cuts this version did. Lol. (Just a little bit of shade to Amanda Bynes. Still love her though.)
Fun Fact: the role of Edna Turblad (Tracy's mother) IS actually traditionally played by a man in stage performances because the origin of the story is the John Water's film (John Waters makes a cameo as the flasher) Hairspray where Edna was played by the legendary drag queen Divine
The last sing "Can't Stop the Beat" is known as one if the most difficult performance's in musicals. It's known as one if those numbers where you struggle to breathe throughout due to the fast pace in lyrics and the fast paced dance moves that also go on for quite a long time throughout the final act of the show.
The guy from the clothing store played Traceys dad in the 80s version of this film, and the flasher was the director. Ricki Lake played Tracey in the original too.
Fun fact the guy who plays the flasher at the beginning, is John Waters who created Hairspray. And Jerry Stiller played Wilbur in the original. ALSO the talent scout lady was Ricki Lake, the original Tracy.
I love that you are watching hairspray, this holds a special place in my heart. My mom and I watched this for like 3 to 5 years straight every Christmas.
one of my favorite bits in the movie "be ready for a whole lot of ugly coming from a never ending parade of stupid" "so you've met my mom!" cracks me up every time
I was obsessed with the original Hairspray as a kid. I used to watch it all the time. When this one came out, I was like, no thanks. When I got older, I finally gave it a chance and I really enjoyed it. I doesn't overtake the original for me because the cast was ICONIC!! I definitely think y'all should check it out. RIP Twitch too. Somehow I didn't realize he was in this movie and I was devastated by his passing.
tWitch was a finalist on the competition show "So You Think You Can Dance". I don't recall if he won his season, but he was definately a fan favorite, and was called back to partner other competing dancers in later season. He also danced with Michelle Obama when she introduced her national fitness campaign. tWitch was a DJ on Ellen DeGeneris' talk show (he later became an executive producer), and was also a judge in the last couple of seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance". Everyone was shocked when he was found dead in a hotel room in December of 2022, the victim of an apparent suicide.
That was Twitch! I haven’t seen this movie in so long that I didn’t realize he was in here. I can’t believe he’s been gone for a year now. His death was really shocking to me.
What a pleasant surprise to see this video pop up subscriptions! I saw the 80s movie at a girls birthday party when I was like 12... then when this version came out I had just graduated high school and I believe felt I was to cool to watch it but ended up LOVING it! Anyone else get chills when her parents get to see her debut on the show? The ending number also gives me chills every time I watch!
I watched this from start to end with a silly, happy grin on my face. Loved your reaction to one of my most favourite movies. You guys' friendship is adorable!
This musical is actually a remake of the original John Waters film “Hairspray” which was not originally a musical. That movie starred Ricki Lake; Jerry Stiller was in that movie as well. Also, a fun Easter egg in this movie is that John Waters himself made a cameo in this musical as the “Flasher who lives next door” in that first song “Good Morning Baltimore”.
Keep watching musicals! This was so fun and brought back so many good memories. Queen Latifah is really good in Chicago as well. Also Dreamgirls is a holiday favorite. I didn't even realize he was in this movie, but rest in peace Twitch.
Fun fact: One of the agents in the audience in the end is played by Ricki Lake, who played Tracy in the original 1980s movie, and who also had her own talk show in the 90s.
The original 80's movie wasn't a musical, then it was made into a Broadway musical, then the musical was made into this movie. That has happened with a lot of movies, for example Little Shop of Horrors and the upcoming Mean Girls musical movie
When my high school did this show we had a man in Travolta’s role and also in Queen Latifah’s - he got a standing ovation for “I know where I’ve been” every night, absolutely killed it
loved everything about this!! please do more musical reactions! 34:00 “omg it’s a grease crossover” actually yeah grease 1 (travolta) vs grease 2 (pfieffer) and we all know which one wins
The flasher in the intro is John Waters. He put together the 1988 Hairspray movie. Don't watch the original with expectations of being the same. Same plot beats, but very different vibe. John Waters is known for his cult classics. They're known for being off beat and even offensive at times. He is known for always pushing the envelope to put it mildly. So for him to cameo as a flasher in a fairly family-friendly movie is very appropriate
fun fact: one of the higher ups at the studio that made the film wanted them to cut “where i’ve been” because traditionally the protagonist (tracy) sings the “11 o’clock” or the big show stopping number in act 2 but the director fought to keep it in and he says the thing he’s most proud of in this film is keeping that song in. also, julia roberts is the reason james mardsen was cast and john travolta suggested michelle pfeiffer to the directors who then offered her the role.
My nieces who were 4 and 6 years old at the time absolutely loved this musical. I heard this thing every single day for an entire year, great songs even in the end credits.
Fun fact, the guy that flashed them on the street during "Good Morning Baltimore" was John Waters, the director of the original Hairspray from 1988 which that version isn't a musical but music is still heavily a part of it and love version even more than this one.
4:37 Exactly! I was a manager at Family Video not long after this movie came out and I played it every single shift. It was impossible to not be in a great mood when this movie was playing. On especially trying days I played it twice. lol
Through a bit of quick research I just discovered that lil Inez's actress is a prolific songwriter. She cowrote BTS's Mic Drop, Ariana Grande's songs 7 Rings and Thank U Next, and Panic! At The Disco's High Hopes. So to be clear, this awesome singer n dancer who starred in a major musical with A list actors as a teen, cowrote some of the biggest songs of the late 2010's. She also has a full music career of her own. Apparently she does a lot of covers according to this wikipedia article. She also has a whole as company called TaylaMade Inc, which includes Parx Studios (which worked with billie eilish and lil Nas X), Trailer Parx (lifestyle brand), Parx Publishing, 3020 Management, and TaylaMade Records. Her name is Tayla Parx incase u wanna look into her or anything. Can't believe I didn't look into her before.
I'd never expect to see a musical on this channel but I'm here for it. 🤣 As a hardcore musical fan, I must say that movie musicals since have never come to close to this greatness. 😊 But a lot of been inspired by this film.
"Efron uses White Save!" might be the best joke I have ever heard from a reviewer for this movie 🤣 I adore this movie, but yeah, it's definitely a lot of that. They had a few cameos from both the original play and the original movie- Jerry Stiller originally played the dad. Ricki Lake (one of the agents) was Tracy in the original movie, the original stage Velma walks out of Mr. Pinkies shop, John Waters (the writer of the movie) is the flasher, and 2 of the choreographers have small parts. Oh, and the director/choreographer played one of the agents as well. There is also a song on the soundtrack that plays over the credits that is sung by 3 Tracys- Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur (orinigal broadway tracy) and of course Nikki Blonski from this movie. This was one of the first movies I ever saw that had a fat character that didn't hate herself and her size wasn't just an easy joke- there was always a purpose and a way for her to push back. The fat characters get to be multilayered and interesting and not just the easily forgotten sidekick.
You should really watch Chicago next! It has queen latifah singing, and also it's got that sort of framing device you mentioned where all the musical numbers are framed by one character's perception of events! Roxie is so obsessed with showbusiness that it's her way of percieving the world.
Favorite song is "You Can't Stop The Beat" 😂 And id just like to say i love this channel a lot. It has LITERALLY brought me out of some bad moods watching your guys videos so thank you a lot!😁
This video showed up on my recommend and I absolutely do not regret clicking on it. You guys have great laughs and your reaction was amazing. For sure gotta watch more.
I love this musical so much, it's one of my comfort cast recordings and soundtracks! You lot really didn't have any clue what it was about was actually the best thing 😂 *edit* To answer your question about Edna yes she has always been played in drag! ❤ the original film had the legendary drag queen Divine play her, then Harvey Fierstein originated her on Broadway (Michael Ball originated after on the West End) and like you see John Travolta played her in the film version of the musical ❤
You should watch Matilda the Musical next. It's so good and an excellent adaptation of the stage musical (nothing to do with the 90s film aside from shared source material). The musical has been running in the West End for over 10 years Or Chicago for more Queen Latifah
In the spirit of the Christmas coming up it would be awesome if y’all do Home Alone 1 and 2. Congrats to Macaulay Culkin’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame induction.
I love love love this musical but damn hell your reaction took it to another level! Thanks for the great video!! I'm so happy it made me find your channel!
Honestly still one of my favorite movies. I saw it in theaters (already knew about the original movie but had never seen the musical). And I fell in love with it. It kickstarted my love for vintage 50s and 60s clothing too. Had a huge crush on Zac Efron after this too. I annoyed my whole family by playing and singing along to this soundtrack CD after I was supposed to have been in bed. This movie is pure nostalgia for me and honestly it never gets old for me.
John Travolta was doing a baltimore accent. I'm not sure why he was the only one who did it but it's honestly not awful. I'm not sure if the line 'I left my iron on' is in the original play or if they threw it in there because iron is so specific in the baltimore accent. it's like 'coffee' for new york or 'park my car' for boston
Not sure if anyone mentioned it…but fun cameo in Good Morning Baltimore. The flasher guy in the trench coat is John Waters. The director/writer of the original Hairspray from the 80s with Ricki Lake.
I love this musical alot and fun fact about me I performed this musical during Middle school and it was a lot of fun, the choreograph was a ton of fun to learn and the songs were so catchy, I wished I had a lead but I was one of the Corney Collins kid dancers and Mr. Pinky. I dont really remember the dances anymore but it was blast.
This is one of the best movie musicals. There are days when I love this show with my soul and days when the focus on Tracy being the leader for fixing racism and John Travolta in a fat suit irritate me sooo much.
Another poll around the office to do would be to see whose seen the original John Water's (He was in this as the "Flasher who Lives Next Door") Hairspray. That'd be a fun one to compare and contrast.
When I was in High School, I signed up to be in our schools musical and my first year doing it, it was Hairspray. It was really so much fun and an amazing experience.
One of the guys who helped set up the suit John Travolta wore in the movie actually came to my high school for a career day thing we were doing, told us about how Travolta was a little anxious to wear the suit.
OMG TWITCH FROM STEP UP???!!!!!!!! No because why are all of my lifetime faves in my favourite childhood musical ever 😭😭 you mean to tell me I literally unintentionally grew up with my faves 😭😭
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The Tom hanks part was played by harvey fierstein on broadway and a drag queen named Divine in the 80’s movie. The Tom hanks in a fat suit was a weird choice
Dude you gotta react to the original source of this with Divine as Edna and the short guy on the large sizes store as the Tracy's father. It's everything...
8:19 as a musical theatre nerd myself, the answer to that is yes. Tracy’s mom is traditionally always played by a man in every Hairspray production, off or on Broadway 🎭
Drag queens 🔛🔝
And it’s to honor the original actor who played her in the 1988 production, Queen Divine, who was a very famous Baltimore drag queen!
And that tradition couldn’t be more DiVine!
The 1988 Hairspray mentioned above was the original iteration of this story, a nonmusical movie directed by Baltimore indie legend John Waters (with Ricki Lake as Tracy). When the stage musical was created in 2002, it did indeed honor that tradition (Harvey Fierstein played the role on Broadway).
I’ve seen it onstage 2x, the first time Edna was played by George Wendt from Cheers, the 2nd time it was Nina West from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11
You two being unaware that this musical is so heavily about racism made this reaction even better.
10:09 - 10:11 😱 nooooooooo! What gave it awaaaaaay!?
honestly ppl reacting to this movie and going "oh. OH, it's THAT kind of story?" is deeply entertaining to me XD
It’s sarcasm lol they’re aware of the theme
@@ely_edits4417 Yes, I understand that it becomes a running joke throughout the video. I wonder if it didn't start out that way
Agree!
I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who was so blown away by Penny and Seaweeds' chemistry that I was like "Oh yeah, thats sexy. That may be real, even"
Real
-Elijah Kelley who played seaweed was great and I was disappointed he didn’t get more opportunity after this
do you remember hearing he had a cd coming out after this was made? i looked and looked for it but it never materialized. still don’t know what happened.
Agreed, he really stole the show! Amazing dancer, singer and personality.
I believe he is also in the RUclips Live version of "The Wiz", but don't quote me on that, it's been a while since I watched it, but I believe he plays the Scarecrow in that version and is absolutely amazing! His physicality is the best part of the role, but his vocals give me chills every time!
He was in the new edition story and star
@@nataliedunn5239I believe The Wiz Live was originally an NBC primetime live production. And I agree Elijah Kelley is great in both Hairspray and The Wiz Live.
To answer Aaron’s great question, the original mom in Hairspray was also played by a man/drag queen Divine who was also the inspiration for Ursula in the little mermaid.
Divine also appeared as a male character in the original. Loved getting a double dose of Divine!
Howard Ashman , who co-wrote the music for ' The Little Mermaid " was from Baltimore as well as was Devine and John Waters....everyone knew each other .
“Oh my Efron.”
This line alone would make me think you’d love the glory of Starkid’s A Very Potter Musical. Zefron is boss.
God yes, I’d love to see them react to some Starkid!
omg they should totally watch that
PLEASE they need to watch it
My life would be over the moon for them to react to Starkid!
PLEASE DO STARKID
I remember the day I found out John Travolta was the mom in hairspray, he and Walken have such good chemistry in this lmao😂❤
I genuinely think being a Drag Queen could help so many men being more comfortable with self expression. Like his acting could have easily been cringe and offensive but as you said, they just have amazing chemistry
y’all should watch “Chicago” for more of Queen Latifah’s singing. it’s a fantastic musical and she was nominated for an oscar for the role.
Chicago is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I came to the comments to say this! such an amazing musical and everyone killed it but Queen Latifah was a standout for me, as well as Richard Gere.
that’s a great recommendation! And Queen Latifah is amazing in it!! I’m pretty sure she was actually one of my first ever crushes from seeing her in Chicago
I hope they do, it's both such a great movie and musical. I believe it won an Oscar for Best Picture? They definitely have to check it out next
I am so happy so many wanted to say this ❤ (myself included)
Greg and Aaron is the funniest pairing for this movie imaginable. Thank you for this
I love this musical so much. I love the 60's setting, it's message of equality, and "You Can't Stop The Beat" is still one of the best musical numbers of all time.
I hate this musical so much. I hate the 60's setting, it's message of inequality, and "You Can't Stop The Beat" is still one of the worst musical numbers of all time.
Love this musical. Love its 50’s aesthetic. Its message of equality and “Good Morning Baltimore” is still one of the best musical numbers.
@@coachrd22 this would be a good joke if it were funny.
@@dylancole1910 not a joke, my guy. I was just mocking of this guy because he commented on every reaction channel. Apparently that's his life purpose. You can look it up. Blind Wave, CineDesi, Sorta Stupid, etc. And recently people caught him copy & paste a top comment fishing for likes. So who knows how many comments that he stole just for likes.
@@coachrd22 ooooh this could be a “oWo” situation? Film theory did a video on an ARG that started in RUclips comments this way.
Their reaction to that line in "Nicest Kids in Town" almost made me spit out my coffee. Aaron's "What?" with the head tilt was perfect.
Every now and then I will wake up, stare at the ceiling and out of nowhere will begin singing “Good Morning Baltimore”. Probably the most memorable/wonderful opening to a musical.
Me with Lady's Choice I can't hold you
It’s not easy to find but look up on RUclips the song ‘We’re Alive”, the opening number from the late 50s Broadway flop musical Juno by Leonard Bernstein. What an opening song! The rest of the songs can’t touch it!
As someone who lives in Baltimore I do this more times than I’d like to admit
Love this already. Idk if someone already said it but the Flasher in “Good morning Baltimore” is played by John Waters who wrote the original 1988 film stating the incredible drag queen Divine and Ricki Lake (who actually makes a cameo as one of the talent agents that comes to miss hairspray competition).
The tradition of hairspray (as said by the director of this version) is that Edna is always played by a man in homage to Divine, and Tracy is always played by plus sized girl (as opposed to casting a smaller girl and padding her, which apparently was considered for a second before the director vetoed the idea)
You forgot to mention that the late Jerry Stiller, who plays Mr. Pinky, played Tracy Turnblad’s father (opposite Ricki Lake and Divine) in the original 1988 film.
"Efron used WHITE SAVE" still has me cackling😂😂
As a bigger girl this movie has forever been my favorite musical ever! I was so disappointed that Nikki Blonsky, who played Tracy, didn’t get a ton of work after this. She’s an amazing actor.
Couldn’t agree more.
her being racist didn’t exactly help her
@@byounggonie wait really?? I’ve never heard this before??
She went to school and became a hairdresser.
49:29 YES!! RIP Twitch, he was a huge reason and inspiration for why I chose to go into Dance and Music.. it will be 1 year this month since his passing... I was lucky enough to attend a few of his Dance Workshops when i was first starting to branch out from the local studios. He was always a shining light for everyone who stepped into his circle ❤️ I will always be grateful for the words he gave to me, and the courage he gave to every person who loves dance and music as much as he did 🙏💞
❤
I didn't know he'd passed. That's so sad
Everything about this musical is exactly what musicals should be. Fun catchy campy serious not not too serious. I love it
The guy who plays Seaweed is Elijah Kelly, he also played Ricky Bell in the biopic the New Edition Story. He’s definitely the most talented in this cast. He’s great.
Fun Fact! In the scene right before new girl in town where they’re trying to throw Tracy off the show, when Velma says “thrusting like savages” two workers come in front of the frame with the hollow hairspray can. Showing it’s light compared to later when they needed 6 security guards to break down the doors.
I’m the type of person that looks at the background of movies to see little Easter eggs like that 🤭
i never noticed that omg!!
The 80s version featured Ricki Lake as Tracey...she made a cameo as the agent at the end of the movie (she was the one that the camera did a close up of), and the woman who played Queen Latifah mother was the original Motor Mouth from the 80s film. The flasher in the beginning of the movie was John Waters who wrote Hairspray and other films such as Crybaby with Johnny Deep
I love the 80s movie, so many great dance scenes.
Fun fact 1: this is the very first time Zac Efron actually sings the songs, in the first high School musical he was too embarrassed sing at the time.
Fun fact 2: you can't stop the beat, was the hardest song for everyone but Queen Latiffa to sing, because of how fast it is
…that’s kind of funny because that song was definitely sung faster by the Broadway cast.
I remember hearing that his voice began changing at the time of recording HSM 1. I can understand that being difficult for a teen.
thats actually not true at all lol, he sang all of his songs for hsm 2 & 3 , the songs in the first movie just weren’t in his key and they had already hired drew to dub
@@shayasims i heard that was bc they needed to go on Tour and Zac couldn't do it .. and i also hears that was bc his voice wasn't great so they hired another guy to sing and Zac didn't know until the movie was out.. i guess we'll never know 🤣
He wasn't embarrassed. He couldn't sing. They put him in singing lessons. Drew Seeley sang in the first one and Zac sang for the rest.
This reaction is hilarious. I could not stop laughing at you two. I need a musical reaction series from both of you ASAP!
my favorite line in this is when Penny's mom tells Tracy "DON'T YOU TOUCH MY CANNED TUNA!"
I say it all the time.
she’s way too good at playing shitty moms, she makes them so funny even tho they’re horrible 😭
@@starheartskull15at least in The Help she kind-of redeemed herself
One of my fave films. Great cast. We need more James Marsden & Elijah Kelly in movie musicals tbh.
Marsden plays this role so well too, his determination to take charge at the end and make the show what it always should have been is awesome. And Kelley can freaking dance and sing.
Fun fact, Christopher Walken was mentored by Gene Kelly, so he's trained as an old school song and dance man
Nicki Blonski won the roll, she had worked for Starbucks and won the open casting call. This is a remake of John Waters, original film. You might like the original more. Ricki Lake stars as Tracy, Divine plays her Mum. Ricki makes appearance in this film as the dancing agent, in the audience.
This was a great remake and I don't say that often. 😊
I loved on Glee when Alex Newell sang the Queen Latiffa song “I know we’re I’ve been”. It’s so emotional and touching on a different aspect of life but still has the same message. Such a powerful song
I watched hairspray for the first time earlier this year; i knew of You Can't Stop the Beat, but going in, I had no idea what the story was. My only recollection was that Travolta was the mom who hadn't left the house in many years. So, needless to say, I was shocked by the story being heavily focused on racism. Anyways, when it got to I Know Where I've Been, I had a feeling it was familiar, but I couldnt place it. It wasn't until near the end with her long note and when the chorus comes in that it clicked. It was on Glee with Unique, Beiste, and the trans people. That was a great performance.
Lmao “what accent is John trovalta doin” guys he’s probably one of the best ACTORS in this movie. He’s using a Baltimore accent “I left my aarn (iron) on” 31:52
The most outrageous thing said in this video is when Aaron said, I had no idea Queen Latifah could sing like this😳😳 where are you been bro?
I have to say the scene @20:36 between Corny, Velma, and the station executive(?) is one of the most visually beautiful scenes. The colors, the lighting, the way James Marsden’s eyes pop in that gorgeous purple suit, I’d like to talk about. Purple suits can, I feel, look really cheap; this suit is impeccable. It may be my favorite costume in the film which is saying something cause I love a gorgeous dress and there are so many.
So happy that Greg and Aaron are reacting to this movie! This movie has a great soundtrack! 👍
So, the original Hairspray was a John Waters film in the 80's that became a bit of a cult classic. Then, in the early 2000's they created a Broadway musical adaption that got really popular and won a bunch of awards, and so they made THIS movie version of the stage musical in 2007. ABC also did one of their "filmed live for tv" versions in like 2015? 2016? Ariana Grande played Penny (Amanda Bynes's character) and was actually able to sing it the way its written, without all the cuts this version did. Lol. (Just a little bit of shade to Amanda Bynes. Still love her though.)
i just gotta butt in, Hairspray Live is NBC not ABC
It was in 2016. Then Shaiman and Whittman of this musical and others did MARY POPPINS RETURNS for 2018.
Let's not forget John Waters himself was "the flasher who lives next door" in this movie too.
Fun Fact: the role of Edna Turblad (Tracy's mother) IS actually traditionally played by a man in stage performances because the origin of the story is the John Water's film (John Waters makes a cameo as the flasher) Hairspray where Edna was played by the legendary drag queen Divine
The last sing "Can't Stop the Beat" is known as one if the most difficult performance's in musicals. It's known as one if those numbers where you struggle to breathe throughout due to the fast pace in lyrics and the fast paced dance moves that also go on for quite a long time throughout the final act of the show.
Hence why it's also known as "You Can't Stop to Breathe" 😋
@@Charharr 😂😂
The guy from the clothing store played Traceys dad in the 80s version of this film, and the flasher was the director. Ricki Lake played Tracey in the original too.
Fun fact the guy who plays the flasher at the beginning, is John Waters who created Hairspray. And Jerry Stiller played Wilbur in the original. ALSO the talent scout lady was Ricki Lake, the original Tracy.
I love that you are watching hairspray, this holds a special place in my heart. My mom and I watched this for like 3 to 5 years straight every Christmas.
one of my favorite bits in the movie "be ready for a whole lot of ugly coming from a never ending parade of stupid" "so you've met my mom!" cracks me up every time
I was obsessed with the original Hairspray as a kid. I used to watch it all the time. When this one came out, I was like, no thanks. When I got older, I finally gave it a chance and I really enjoyed it. I doesn't overtake the original for me because the cast was ICONIC!! I definitely think y'all should check it out. RIP Twitch too. Somehow I didn't realize he was in this movie and I was devastated by his passing.
tWitch was a finalist on the competition show "So You Think You Can Dance". I don't recall if he won his season, but he was definately a fan favorite, and was called back to partner other competing dancers in later season. He also danced with Michelle Obama when she introduced her national fitness campaign. tWitch was a DJ on Ellen DeGeneris' talk show (he later became an executive producer), and was also a judge in the last couple of seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance". Everyone was shocked when he was found dead in a hotel room in December of 2022, the victim of an apparent suicide.
That was Twitch! I haven’t seen this movie in so long that I didn’t realize he was in here. I can’t believe he’s been gone for a year now. His death was really shocking to me.
What a pleasant surprise to see this video pop up subscriptions! I saw the 80s movie at a girls birthday party when I was like 12... then when this version came out I had just graduated high school and I believe felt I was to cool to watch it but ended up LOVING it! Anyone else get chills when her parents get to see her debut on the show? The ending number also gives me chills every time I watch!
I'm delighted how much fun you two had with this movie, and in the exact tones it intended.😂
I watched this from start to end with a silly, happy grin on my face. Loved your reaction to one of my most favourite movies. You guys' friendship is adorable!
I actually couldn't click on this video faster this is one of my favorite musicals
This musical is actually a remake of the original John Waters film “Hairspray” which was not originally a musical. That movie starred Ricki Lake; Jerry Stiller was in that movie as well.
Also, a fun Easter egg in this movie is that John Waters himself made a cameo in this musical as the “Flasher who lives next door” in that first song “Good Morning Baltimore”.
Keep watching musicals! This was so fun and brought back so many good memories. Queen Latifah is really good in Chicago as well. Also Dreamgirls is a holiday favorite. I didn't even realize he was in this movie, but rest in peace Twitch.
You two paired together, has quickly become one of my favorites. From the TMNT series, to Hairspray, it's been a hilarious time.
"I had no idea Queen Latifa could sing like this" Watch Chicago!!! She's amazing there.
Fun fact: One of the agents in the audience in the end is played by Ricki Lake, who played Tracy in the original 1980s movie, and who also had her own talk show in the 90s.
I was actually looking for this comment before I made it. 🤣
Genuinely we need to see Elijah Kelley in more stuff. Dude was charming, great dancer, great singer
The original 80's movie wasn't a musical, then it was made into a Broadway musical, then the musical was made into this movie. That has happened with a lot of movies, for example Little Shop of Horrors and the upcoming Mean Girls musical movie
To answer Greg’s question, yes, John Travolta is doing a very “over-the-top” Baltimore accent. But honestly it’s not even that far off 😂
When my high school did this show we had a man in Travolta’s role and also in Queen Latifah’s - he got a standing ovation for “I know where I’ve been” every night, absolutely killed it
loved everything about this!! please do more musical reactions!
34:00 “omg it’s a grease crossover” actually yeah grease 1 (travolta) vs grease 2 (pfieffer) and we all know which one wins
I was shocked to hear Aaron say he didn't know Queen Latifah sang like that when I feel like I've always known her to be an amazing singer!
The flasher in the intro is John Waters. He put together the 1988 Hairspray movie. Don't watch the original with expectations of being the same. Same plot beats, but very different vibe. John Waters is known for his cult classics. They're known for being off beat and even offensive at times. He is known for always pushing the envelope to put it mildly. So for him to cameo as a flasher in a fairly family-friendly movie is very appropriate
i knew i knew him from somewhere....
This is one of the most enjoyable musicals I’ve ever watched, always a favorite. Definitely exhausted the soundtrack for weeks after my first watch. 😄
Honestly love how much you guys didn't have any idea what the movie was about but somehow had the best combination for it.
This was so fun! Would love to see you react to Chicago. More Queen Latifah musical goodness!
fun fact: one of the higher ups at the studio that made the film wanted them to cut “where i’ve been” because traditionally the protagonist (tracy) sings the “11 o’clock” or the big show stopping number in act 2 but the director fought to keep it in and he says the thing he’s most proud of in this film is keeping that song in.
also, julia roberts is the reason james mardsen was cast and john travolta suggested michelle pfeiffer to the directors who then offered her the role.
The way I spit out my drink and shed a tear at 18:23 "It's like laundry"...
This is one of the best musical films in history, and it's so underrated
My nieces who were 4 and 6 years old at the time absolutely loved this musical. I heard this thing every single day for an entire year, great songs even in the end credits.
Fun fact, the guy that flashed them on the street during "Good Morning Baltimore" was John Waters, the director of the original Hairspray from 1988 which that version isn't a musical but music is still heavily a part of it and love version even more than this one.
I honestly think one of my favourite lines is when Brenda says 'Just 9 months' 😃😃
This movie is my baby - I know all the songs by heart. Greg better not piss me off 😂
4:37 Exactly! I was a manager at Family Video not long after this movie came out and I played it every single shift. It was impossible to not be in a great mood when this movie was playing. On especially trying days I played it twice. lol
You genuinely should do the 80s version of Hairspray. TBH I'd want you guys to go down the whole John Waters rabbit hole.
Fun fact: the actor who plays tracy it was her 1st movie & now she ACTUALLY works in a hair salon
Through a bit of quick research I just discovered that lil Inez's actress is a prolific songwriter. She cowrote BTS's Mic Drop, Ariana Grande's songs 7 Rings and Thank U Next, and Panic! At The Disco's High Hopes. So to be clear, this awesome singer n dancer who starred in a major musical with A list actors as a teen, cowrote some of the biggest songs of the late 2010's. She also has a full music career of her own. Apparently she does a lot of covers according to this wikipedia article. She also has a whole as company called TaylaMade Inc, which includes Parx Studios (which worked with billie eilish and lil Nas X), Trailer Parx (lifestyle brand), Parx Publishing, 3020 Management, and TaylaMade Records.
Her name is Tayla Parx incase u wanna look into her or anything. Can't believe I didn't look into her before.
I'd never expect to see a musical on this channel but I'm here for it. 🤣
As a hardcore musical fan, I must say that movie musicals since have never come to close to this greatness. 😊 But a lot of been inspired by this film.
"Efron uses White Save!" might be the best joke I have ever heard from a reviewer for this movie 🤣 I adore this movie, but yeah, it's definitely a lot of that.
They had a few cameos from both the original play and the original movie- Jerry Stiller originally played the dad. Ricki Lake (one of the agents) was Tracy in the original movie, the original stage Velma walks out of Mr. Pinkies shop, John Waters (the writer of the movie) is the flasher, and 2 of the choreographers have small parts. Oh, and the director/choreographer played one of the agents as well.
There is also a song on the soundtrack that plays over the credits that is sung by 3 Tracys- Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur (orinigal broadway tracy) and of course Nikki Blonski from this movie.
This was one of the first movies I ever saw that had a fat character that didn't hate herself and her size wasn't just an easy joke- there was always a purpose and a way for her to push back. The fat characters get to be multilayered and interesting and not just the easily forgotten sidekick.
You should really watch Chicago next! It has queen latifah singing, and also it's got that sort of framing device you mentioned where all the musical numbers are framed by one character's perception of events! Roxie is so obsessed with showbusiness that it's her way of percieving the world.
Favorite song is "You Can't Stop The Beat" 😂
And id just like to say i love this channel a lot. It has LITERALLY brought me out of some bad moods watching your guys videos so thank you a lot!😁
This video showed up on my recommend and I absolutely do not regret clicking on it. You guys have great laughs and your reaction was amazing. For sure gotta watch more.
I love this musical so much, it's one of my comfort cast recordings and soundtracks! You lot really didn't have any clue what it was about was actually the best thing 😂
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To answer your question about Edna yes she has always been played in drag! ❤ the original film had the legendary drag queen Divine play her, then Harvey Fierstein originated her on Broadway (Michael Ball originated after on the West End) and like you see John Travolta played her in the film version of the musical ❤
As a girl from Baltimore this is my comfort movie for sure!!! Hope you like!
yay another baltimorean! Love when our city is in movies and such!!
I had this on Dvd as a kid and it is def my most rewatched movie ever. I still have so much fun when i rewatch it, im glad y'all went into it blind!
You should watch Matilda the Musical next. It's so good and an excellent adaptation of the stage musical (nothing to do with the 90s film aside from shared source material). The musical has been running in the West End for over 10 years
Or Chicago for more Queen Latifah
“You not marching with us?” “What if they fire me from Scream 7?” 🤣
In the spirit of the Christmas coming up it would be awesome if y’all do Home Alone 1 and 2. Congrats to Macaulay Culkin’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame induction.
This movie is amazing but it was an absolute blast seeing you guys have so much fun watching it 😂😂
It's so fun to see reactors I actually watch react to this film. Love this film so much
Great reaction fellas! Always enjoyed this musical and fun to watch other people have a good time with it.
I love love love this musical but damn hell your reaction took it to another level! Thanks for the great video!! I'm so happy it made me find your channel!
Honestly still one of my favorite movies. I saw it in theaters (already knew about the original movie but had never seen the musical). And I fell in love with it. It kickstarted my love for vintage 50s and 60s clothing too. Had a huge crush on Zac Efron after this too. I annoyed my whole family by playing and singing along to this soundtrack CD after I was supposed to have been in bed. This movie is pure nostalgia for me and honestly it never gets old for me.
John Travolta was doing a baltimore accent. I'm not sure why he was the only one who did it but it's honestly not awful. I'm not sure if the line 'I left my iron on' is in the original play or if they threw it in there because iron is so specific in the baltimore accent. it's like 'coffee' for new york or 'park my car' for boston
He's probably the only one who knows how to do it lol. You have to study it and be around actual residents for it to sound correct but not cringey.
Definitely one of my favorite movie musical adaptations! I could probably quote this movie word for word bc I've seen it so many times
Not sure if anyone mentioned it…but fun cameo in Good Morning Baltimore. The flasher guy in the trench coat is John Waters. The director/writer of the original Hairspray from the 80s with Ricki Lake.
I love this musical alot and fun fact about me I performed this musical during Middle school and it was a lot of fun, the choreograph was a ton of fun to learn and the songs were so catchy, I wished I had a lead but I was one of the Corney Collins kid dancers and Mr. Pinky. I dont really remember the dances anymore but it was blast.
I love this musical so much- the music is so catchy and just makes me feel so happy and upbeat!
This is one of the best movie musicals. There are days when I love this show with my soul and days when the focus on Tracy being the leader for fixing racism and John Travolta in a fat suit irritate me sooo much.
THE SOUNDTRACK IS ALWAYS SO GOOD 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Another poll around the office to do would be to see whose seen the original John Water's (He was in this as the "Flasher who Lives Next Door") Hairspray. That'd be a fun one to compare and contrast.
When I was in High School, I signed up to be in our schools musical and my first year doing it, it was Hairspray. It was really so much fun and an amazing experience.
One of the guys who helped set up the suit John Travolta wore in the movie actually came to my high school for a career day thing we were doing, told us about how Travolta was a little anxious to wear the suit.
Hairspray is one my favorite musicals of all time. It’s perfectly campy and I love it
OMG TWITCH FROM STEP UP???!!!!!!!!
No because why are all of my lifetime faves in my favourite childhood musical ever 😭😭 you mean to tell me I literally unintentionally grew up with my faves 😭😭