It's Baltimore, 1962, and a rebellious "pleasantly plump" teenager with the biggest bouffant on the block, Tracy (Ricki Lake) attempts to be one of the featured stars on a popular dance show and win the coveted "Miss Auto Show" crown as she fights against racial discrimination in this film written and directed by John Waters in an ode to the dance craze of the 60's. Featuring Divine in his/her last gender-bending role as Tracy's mother.

• 1 hr 32 min
• Directed by

  John Waters
• Written by John Waters

• Starring

  Ricki Lake

  ,

  Michael St. Gerard

  ,

  Divine

  ,

  Colleen Fitzpatrick

  ,

  Sonny Bono

  ,

  Ruth Brown

  ,

  Deborah Harry

  ,

  Leslie Ann Powers

  ,

  Clayton Prince

  ,

  Jerry Stiller

  ,

  Mink Stole

  ,

  Josh Charles

  ,

  Holter Ford Graham

  ,

  Susan Lowe

  ,

  Brooke Mills

  ,

  Mary Vivian Pearce

  ,

  David Samson

  ,

  George Stover

  ,

  Brook Yeaton

  ,

  Mark Oliver

  ,

  Michael Willis

  ,

  Joey Perillo

  ,

  Jeff Gardner