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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance /  more » Awards: Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 19 nominations  more » User Ratings: 6.8 (66,717 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.  more »

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Filmmakers: Adam Shankman - Director, Leslie Dixon - Writer (screenplay), John Waters - Writer (1988 screenplay), Mark O'Donnell - Writer (musical play), Thomas Meehan - Writer (musical play), Neil Meron - Producer, Craig Zadan - Producer, Bojan Bazelli - Cinematographer, Marc Shaiman - Composer, David Gropman - Production Designer, Michael Tronick - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	John Travolta ... Edna Turnblad	351
	Michelle Pfeiffer ... Velma Von Tussle	533
	Christopher Walken ... Wilbur Turnblad	317
	Amanda Bynes ... Penny Pingleton	260
	James Marsden ... Corny Collins	583