"Hairspray" is a 1988 American satirical romantic musical comedy film written and directed by John Waters. Set in 1962 Baltimore, the film follows Tracy Turnblad, a plump teenager who achieves her dream of dancing on a local TV show and uses her newfound fame to advocate for racial integration on the show. It explores themes of body image, racial segregation, and social change with a campy and humorous tone.
John Waters, he made he's a gay guy who made all these films in Baltimore. He made he made more what did he make? Hairspray. That was his most famous.
""The speaker mentions "Hairspray" as John Waters' "most famous" film while discussing his early work and the welcoming spaces he created for outsiders. This is a direct mention of a specific movie."