The world was in a mess... but their hair was perfect!!
'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
bomb
baltimore, usa
racial segregation
integration
interracial relationship
hair
detention
girls' reformatory
dual role
woman played by man
intercultural relationship
interracial friendship
drag
modeling
dodgeball
special education
1960s
terrorist threat
dance show
pathetic