• Director(s)

    John Waters

  • Production Year

    1988

  • Release date

    09/06/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine

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Film

Hairspray

discrimination, moderate bad language, drug references

A 1960s teen sensation uses her newfound fame to protest racial segregation in this big-hearted, energetic comedy from 1988. Scenes of discrimination are counterbalanced by the film’s inclusive message.…

A 1960s teen sensation uses her newfound fame to protest racial segregation in this big-hearted, energetic comedy from 1988. Scenes of discrimination are counterbalanced by the film’s inclusive message.

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violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

rude humour

threat and horror

injury detail

  • Director(s)

    John Waters

  • Production Year

    1988

  • Release date

    09/06/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine

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One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

discrimination, moderate bad language, drug references
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
There are scenes of mild comic violence, without visible injury detail.
language
Bad language includes ‘whore’, ‘asshole’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
sex
Mild sex references include a comic sequence in which a teenager tells her boyfriend to ‘go to second [base]’ and then moans as he moves his hand below the frame.
discrimination
The film deals with the theme of historical racism. Unlikeable characters display racist attitudes, using outdated and discriminatory language such as ‘high yellow’, ‘coloured’ and ‘mulatto’, while the main character and her friends publicly protest segregation. There is also occasional use of the term 'negro', spoken in the historical context. Unlikeable teenage bullies and their teacher mock students from a ‘special education’ class. A girl is mocked and criticised for being fat, though she is later celebrated for her positive self-image. While the film generally carries a strong anti-discrimination message, it also features uncriticised casual use of other discriminatory terms such as ‘retard’, ‘spastic’, ‘queer’ and ‘loony’.
drugs
There are infrequent comic references to a woman’s use of ‘diet pills’, implied to be amphetamines. In another scene a woman asks a group of teenagers to ‘get high’ on ‘reefer’ with her, but they are shocked by the suggestion and immediately decline her offer.
rude humour
There is occasional mild rude humour.
Classified Date:
31/05/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
Contains mild language, sex and drug references
Classified Date:
17/09/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Contains mild language, sex and drug references
Classified Date:
21/04/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
24/08/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd
Classified Date:
01/09/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd
Classified Date:
24/06/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
Cuts:
This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.
Classified Date:
02/05/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Audio Commentary

  • Classified date

    23/05/2023

  • Language

    English