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In 1962 Baltimore there are changes in the air. Plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad, with big hair and even bigger heart, has only one passion, to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corney Collins Show" and is transformed overnight from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. Th...

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Corporate Authors: Gabriel Simon Production Services (Firm), Storyline Entertainment (Firm), Ingenious Film Partners (Firm), New Line Cinema Corporation, Zadan/Meron (Firm), New Line Home Entertainment (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Meron, Neil, ca. 1955-, Zadan, Craig, Dixon, Leslie, Shankman, Adam, Blonsky, Nikki, 1988-, Travolta, John, 1954-, Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957-, Latifah, Queen, Walken, Christopher, 1943-, Bynes, Amanda, 1986-, Marsden, James, 1973-, Snow, Brittany, 1986-, Efron, Zac, Kelley, Elijah, Janney, Allison, O'Donnell, Mark, Waters, John, 1946-
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2007.
Edition:Fullscreen.
Subjects:
High school students > Conduct of life > Drama.
Overweight persons > Drama.
Dance > United States > Drama.
Mass media and race relations > United States > Drama.
Teen television programs > United States > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Comedy films.
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Summary:In 1962 Baltimore there are changes in the air. Plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad, with big hair and even bigger heart, has only one passion, to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corney Collins Show" and is transformed overnight from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. The trendsetting Tracy aims to win the heart of teen-dream Link Larkin and stand up for what she believes in.
Item Description:Title from container.
Based on the 1988 screenplay by John Waters and the musical play by Mark O'Donnell.
Special features: "The golden compass" preview.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG; for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.
Awards:Hollywood Film Festival, 2007: Hollywood Film Award - Ensemble of the Year.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bojan Bazelli ; editor, Michael Tronick ; music, Marc Shaiman ; costume designer, Rita Ryack ; production designer, David Gropman.
ISBN:0780658353
9780780658356
Author Notes:Television and motion picture actor John Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey on February 18, 1954. He dropped out of school when he was 16 to become an actor.

Travolta starred as Vinnie Barbarino in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, and has appeared in a wide array of movies, including Carrie, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, Saturday Night Fever (for which he received an Oscar nomination), Grease, Urban Cowboy, Look Who's Talking, Pulp Fiction, Face\Off, A Civil Action and The General's Daughter.

An avid aviation enthusiast, in 1997 he published a book titled Propeller One-Way Night Coach.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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