# Hairspray (1988)

**German title:** Hairspray 1988


**Genres:** Drama, Comedy, Music

**Duration:** 92 min

**Age rating:** FSK 0

**IMDb:** [7.0](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095270/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.7](https://letterboxd.com/film/hairspray/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 98%, Popcornmeter: 80%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hairspray_1988)

## Description

A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

## Details

**Premiere:** 04 Aug 1988

**Director:** John Waters

**Cast:** Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Vitamin C, Michael St. Gerard, Leslie Ann Powers, Clayton Prince, Mink Stole, Shawn Thompson

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zgCEgeKoMk)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-05-26 (Tuesday)

- **[Metropolis Kino](/cinemas/163-metropolis-kino.md) (Mitte):** [2026-05-26 21:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino-hamburg/metropolis-kino/vorstellung/3507057016?appView=1)  (OmeU)