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Synopsis: Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny run home to watch the show and drool over the hot Link Larkin, much to Tracy's mother Edna's dismay. After one of the stars of the show leaves, Corny Collins holds auditions to see who will be the next person on the Corny Collins show. With all of the help of her friend Seaweed, Tracy makes it on the show, angering the evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma. Tracy then decides that it's not fair that the black kids can only dance on the Corny Collins Show once a month, and with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle, her father and Edna, she's going to integrate the show.....without denting her 'do!
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director(s): Adam Shankman
Production: New Line Cinema
  Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 21 wins & 40 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
PG
Year:
2007
117 min
$118,823,091
Website
12,238 Views


Hey! Hey!

# With a funky rhythm #

# It's a brand-new look that you can... #

Whoo!

# There's a party groovin'

let's get down #

What you lookin' at?

Nothing. Not you.

Can I help you?

That move's swish.

Ya got that right.

The man can dine me

on a diet of detention...

so long as he don't starve

me of my tunes, baby.

- Does that dance have a name?

- Oh, this?

Call it the "Peyton Place After Midnight. "

I use it to attract, uh, the opposite sex.

Wow.

That is so groovy.

You're really good.

Why, thank you.

So would it be kinda like this?

You can't do that dance.

Hello, now.

Not bad for a white chick.

- Hey, I know where I've seen you before.

- Where?

On Corny's show on Negro Day.

Negro Day's the best.

I wish every day were Negro Day.

At our house, it is.

Hey. Show me another one?

You wanna see another one.

Well-well, here's a little

something signified to say...

Hello, my name is Seaweed...

Oh, oh, oh!

J...

Stubbs.

What's yours, baby?

I'm Tra-cy Turn-blad!

You're gonna get it, white girl!

Well, Tracy, you got it goin' on, girl.

You one of us.

You're joinin' this program already

in progress!

Well, let's go.

# Whoo! #

# Yeah! #

# Got a brand-new sound,

so scream and shout #

# Hey, a funky beat,

now let's be hurrying #

Whoa!

# We can't wait now #

# Have some fun #

# This party now has just begun #

No, I get who Caesar is.

But what's the "Ideas of March"?

I mean, how can

a month have an idea?

Hold on.

Come on.

# Come on and watch me strut my stuff #

# Watch me #

# Come on and watch me #

How you likin' detention now?

I'm a bad, bad girl who

needs to be punished.

# Ohh #

Hey.

You know, Corny's hosting

the hop tomorrow.

If he saw you dancin' like that...

he'd put you on the show.

Mmm...

- See ya.

- Mm.

Ah, whoa. Sorry, little darlin'.

Hope I didn't dent your 'do.

See y'all later.

Hey, Trace. I was looking for you.

What?

# I can hear the bells #

What? What are you talking about?

# Well, don't-cha hear 'em chime? #

Chime's not exactly how I'd put it.

# Can't you feel my heartbeat

keeping perfect time? #

# And all because he #

# Touched me #

# He looked at me and stared #

# Yes, he bumped me #

# My heart was unprepared #

# When he tapped me #

# And knocked me off my feet #

# One little touch now my life's complete #

- # 'Cause when he nudged me #

- Oh!

# Love put me in a fix #

# Yes, it hit me #

# Just like a ton-a bricks #

# Yes, my heart burst #

# Now I know what life's about #

# One little touch and

love's knocked me out #

# And I can hear the bells #

# My head is spinning #

# I can hear the bells #

# Something's beginning #

# Everybody says that

a girl who looks like me #

# Can't win his love #

# Well, just wait and see #

# 'Cause I can hear the bells #

# Just hear them chiming #

# I can hear the bells #

# My temperature's climbing #

# I can't contain my joy #

# 'Cause I finally found the boy #

# I've been missin' #

# Listen, I can hear the bells #

# Round one #

# He'll ask me on a date and then #

# Round two #

# I'll primp but won't be late because #

# Round three #

# Is when we kiss inside his car #

# Won't go all the way

but I'll go pretty fa-ar #

# Round four #

# He'll ask me for my hand and then #

# Round five #

# We'll book the wedding band so by #

# Round six #

# Amber, much to your surprise #

# This heavyweight

champion takes the prize #

# And I can hear the bells #

# My ears are ringing #

# I can hear the bells #

# The bridesmaids are singing #

# Everybody says that

a guy who's such a gem #

# Won't look my way #

# Well, the laugh's on them #

# 'Cause I can hear the bells #

# My father will smile #

# I can hear the bells #

# As he walks me down the aisle #

# My mother starts to cry #

# But I can't see 'cause Link

and I are French kissin' #

# Listen, I can hear the bells #

# Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh #

# I can hear the bells #

# My head is reeling #

# I can hear the bells #

# I can't stop the pealing #

# Everybody warns

that he won't like what he'll see #

# But I know that he'll

look inside of me #

# Yeah, I can hear the bells #

# Today's just the start 'cause #

# I can hear the bells #

# Until death do us part and #

# Even when we die

we'll look down from up above #

# Remembering the night

that we two fell in love #

# We both will shed a tear #

# And he'll whisper as we're reminiscin' #

# Listen, I can hear the bells #

# She can hear the bells #

# I can hear the bells #

# She can hear the bells #

# I can hear the bells #

# Bum, bum, bum #

# Whoa! #

# Hey, little girl with the cash to burn #

# Well, I'm sellin' somethin'

you won't return #

# Hey, little girl, take me off the shelf #

# 'Cause it's hard havin'

fun playin' with yourself #

# Once you bounce through

the whole selection #

# Shake those hips in my direction #

# Bringing back gifts

she never did see #

# Take me home and then unwrap me #

# Shop around but, little darlin',

I've got to be #

# The ladies' choice #

# Ladies' choice #

# The ladies' choice #

Go on. Get out there and show 'em.

It's packed pretty tight.

OK. I'll go in front of you and I'll push.

# Test drive this American male #

Wait.

# It's gonna take cash to fill my tank #

# So let's crack open your piggy bank #

Hey, Seaweed!

Wanna do Peyton Place for Corny?

Are you crazy? You gotta

dance with your crowd...

and I gotta dance with mine.

Why?

It's just the way it is, Tracy.

But it's your dance.

Well, how 'bout you go

borrow it for a second.

- Really?

- Go get it, girl.

# I'm the ladies' choice #

# Ladies' choice #

Whoo!

All right! Yeah!

Whoa!

# Hey, little girl on a spendin' spree #

# I don't come cheap

but the kisses come free #

# On closer inspection

I'm sure that you'll agree #

# Oh, hey, little girl, listen to my plea #

# I come with a lifetime guarantee #

# One day maybe we'll find

that baby makes three #

Link!

# It's the ladies' choice #

# I'm the ladies' choice #

# I'm the ladies' choice #

# I'm the ladies' choice-choice-choice #

# I'm the ladies' choice #

Mr. And Mrs. Turnblad!

Hey, look out!

Ah!

Mrs. Turnblad!

Mr. Turnblad, come quick!

- Me?

- Come on.

Mrs. Turnblad! Come quick!

You gotta see this!

Oh, I read all about it.

It's a big fake Hollywood set.

No, Mrs. -

You think I'm gonna think

that he's really up there?

It's not John Glenn, Mrs. Turnblad!

Well, why are we watchin' this?

Just watch.

- Lou Ann!

- Joey!

Mikey! vicki! Becky!

Bix! Jesse! Darla!

- Paulie!

- Noreen!

- Doreen!

- Link!

And I'm Tracy!

Aah!

Oh! Oh, my!

# Oh, yeah! #

# And the bass and drums

are poundin' in your head #

Go, Tracy!

- Go, go, Tracy!

- Go, go, Tracy!

# Who cares about sleep when

you can snooze in school? #

# You'll never get to college

but you sure look cool #

# Don't need a cap and a gown #

# When you're the nicest kids in town #

# Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo #

# Kids in town, woo! #

Yeah! That was the dance of the week...

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Leslie Dixon

Leslie Dixon is an American screenwriter and film producer. She began her career as an original screenwriter, writing films such as 1987's Outrageous Fortune and Overboard. She then moved into adaptations and re-writes, developing the screenplays for: Mrs. Doubtfire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Pay It Forward, and Hairspray. She has also produced a variety of films, and the television series Limitless. more…

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