for the record, John Waters had little to do with this version of Hairspray... he is not credited as the director or the writer... they based this one pretty much off of the musical that is currently on Broadway... its exactly what they did with "The Producers" they made a film, adapted it for the Broadway stage, and then adapted the stage version onto the screen- they are completely different movies...
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/chuck-larry-beats-harry-and-hairspray/ SATURDAY AM: A PG-13 spoof about two firefighters posing as gay lovers so they can be friends with benefits tickled U.S. funny bones on Date Night as Universal's I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry beat magic and music to become the No. 1 movie Friday. The pic, which the studio made in consultation with gay rights groups so it didn't offend, opened to $12.4 million Friday at 3,495 dates for what should be a $34.3 million weekend. With a B+ Cinemascore, the pic was given 90% A's or B+'s, skewing higher among younger audiences, both male and female. The studio said both Adam Sandler and Jessica Biel were big draws, but the real reason people went to see Chuck And Larry was the prospect of a light summer comedy. New Line's heavily and expensively marketed Hairspray, with John Travolta in drag, came in a stronger than expected No. 2 making $11 mil Friday from 3,121 theaters for what could be a $30.4 million weekend.
I saw this today. I thought it sucked horribly. Maybe I just can't stomach cheesy characters breaking into song all the time. The only character I really liked was the the one played by Christopher Walken.
