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    Hairspray
    Two-Disc Special Edition
    Genre: Musical

    Reviewed In Issue 127 (Jan 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    John Travolta, Michelle Pfieffer,Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney, Jerry Stiller, Paul Dooley & Nikki Blonsky

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
    DD Sound Rating: 4.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    www.hairspraymovie.com
    Special Features
    Special features on Disc One include up-front previews; Hairspray Extensions, which is a behind-the-scenes look at six segments of the movie with commentary; and Step By Step: The Dances Of Hairspray where you learn two dances featured in the film. On Disc Two special features include The Roots Of Hairspray, which contains three featurettes: The Buddy Dean Show (eight minutes), John Waters


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): New Line Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): N11096
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For language, some suggestive content, and momentary teen smoking
    (Retail Price): $34.99
    (DVD Type): Two DVD-9 Discs
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 107
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2007
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 11/20/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Adam Shankman
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    It is 1962 in Baltimore and teen Tracy Turnbald (Blonsky) is a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart. Tracy

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.38:1 DVD shows good resolution and solid black levels. Shadow delineation and contrast is also rendered nicely. The imagery can have a believably dimensional look. While resolution is good, it isn

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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