First Time Watching *HAIRSPRAY* Was Some Of The MOST FUN I Had

[@MadiDuVernay]

LMAO not me suddenly seeing myself on screen around 37:40 😂

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Now That's Amazing! Lmao 🤣...

[@truthseeker9249]

You LUCKY girl!!!!

[@TheMarvelousM]

Very nice!

[@jusskitten6120]

MADIIIIIIII I thought that was you! Thats so Neat Dude! 😉

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Would you believe that Elijah (Seaweed) thought he needed a dance double because he didn't think he'd be able to keep up with the dancing, but he is arguably the most talented member of the cast?

[@fennecfreud]

Which is hilarious when you also see him in Take the Lead!

[@keshab1476]

@@fennecfreudthey should have won that tango. They killed it

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

@@seapumpkin I wouldn't doubt it

[@supergeeky7529]

wild! Boy is FIRE!!!!

[@sharebear9165]

Wait are you serious?? He CARRIED. Easily the most talented person on that set, stand out performer

[@annamcdonald7860]

Not him asking if the girl from pitch perfect, a singing based movie, can sing 💀

[@Dayzconfused]

I had to pause the vid for a bit because I was laughing so hard at this part 😭

[@Andrea-ie9vm]

Nah fr because I paused the video and just looked at my wall from disbelief 😭

[@cometgirl217]

To be fair, Russell Crowe couldn’t really sing in Les Mis, nor could Pierce Brosnan in Mama Mia.. 😅

[@RagingButtafly23]

I just realized she is that girl omg

[@panashe5268]

He also said “The Greatest Showman is my favourite musical” before asking if Zac Efron can really sing…

[@richardfoster2435]

Another fun fact: Nikki Blonsky! She auditioned for the role of Tracy Turdblad as a student in High School Student With NO Professional acting and singing background at the time and beat out Eleven Hundred Candidates! MIND BLOWN!!!

[@COSun25]

I really hate how her career got de-railed after this film and her Lifetime film.

[@angelicanewton2458]

I thought she was discovered at McDonald's 🤔 I could have sworn I heard that somewhere, unless I'm confusing her with a different actress.

[@preciousonejewel]

she was discovered while she was working at baskin robbins or something... so cool.. its sad her career is over already though :(

[@angelicanewton2458]

@@preciousonejewel OH okay, my bad I was kinda off. But that's sad, I didn't know her career ended. I would have loved to have seen her in more stuff.

[@mattrutherford5764]

It deserved to be after what she did. @@COSun25

[@girlyghoul]

The teacher's didn't send Traci to another class- they sent her to Detention. In the original, non-musical version of Hairspray, it was explained that all the black kids were sent to Detention to hold them back on purpose. I don't know what my favorite song is. They're all so fantastic!

[@bosabotage8321]

in the og they sent tracy and the black kids to special ed not detention.

[@skyedotexe]

@@bosabotage8321 it was detention first then special ed, there's a point half way through the scene where the headteacher re-enters and says he's putting her in special ed

[@MaxOakland]

In the original it wasn't detention, it was special ed

[@maddiejoy6619]

One of my favorite things about this story is that Tracy's mom, Edna, isn't trying to squash her dreams, she's trying to protect Tracy from the nasty people she knows are out there. Once she realizes people aren't being mean to her daughter and are valuing her for who she is, she immediately jumps on board. As a mom myself, I understand that fierce protectiveness that might make a parent say "no" too quickly. To me, Edna strikes a good balance between protection, support, and willingness to grow.

[@E_btsot798]

I feel like when people watch this movie for the first time they don't realize that's what Edna was doing when she first said "No"

[@OliviaNguyen95]

Yep exactly 👍

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I love this musical so much. I love the 60's setting, it's message of equality, and "You Can't Stop The Beat" is still one of the best musical numbers of all time.

[@TTM9691]

It's not "one of the best musical numbers of all time", what are you babbling about, pretending to be a movie critic. Why can't you slugs just say you like something rather than making up overhyperbolic bullshit? And always in lingo you crib from critics. "Brilliant". "considered one of the greatest blah blah blah". If you knew what "one of the best" looked like, you wouldn't be watching the lame 2000s musical version of "Hairspray", you'd be watching the real "Hairspray".

[@movietimeateds69]

"You can't stop the beat" is possibly the most infectious song ever. It's impossible not to dance and smile while listen to it.

[@JenAyer]

Fun fact: the dress penny wears at the end is made of her curtains. Also the song link sings a piece of has a full version and they put that on a cd with ladies choice. I got it in a radio prize when the movie came out

[@brabbit736]

I never noticed that about the dress!

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

That’s pretty cool

[@katarinadreams6955]

I got the deluxe edition with a ton of cut tracks

[@jazzycat8917]

Nikki Blonsky was outstanding in this movie. It just sucks that a Hollywood or Broadway career never took off after.

[@emilybarner3440]

There's still time. 😊

[@Marzi29]

@@emilybarner3440 It's been like 16 years since this film came out... I don't think it's happening. Unfortunately Hollywood doesn't cast big girls as anything except comedy relief or stodgy mothers. Same for Broadway, with this musical being the only exception.

[@arenerys]

I think another reason why her career never took off was because allegations of her and her family being racist. I remember the girl that accused her was on the Tyra show years ago and explained a situation that happened in the airport. It was not a good look.

[@keimat4470]

@@areneryslots of successful celebs are racist. It’s 100% just because she’s fat

[@MasterBetty69]

@@arenerysironic innit

[@wolfywox]

Some fun facts about the movie! Nikki Blonsky, who played Tracy, was discovered when she was working in an ice cream shop, where she and the other employees would sing for tips. The role of Tracy's mom is traditionally played by a man, even in the Broadway performances. All of the actors in the movie did in fact perform their own songs! The cast went through several weeks of intensive "boot camp" where they practiced all of the musical numbers. They jokingly called "You Can't Stop The Beat" "You Can't Stop To Breathe" because of how fast paced it was. And to answer your question, my favorite songs are "Run and Tell That", "Without Love", and "You Can't Stop the Beat"!

[@chris...9497]

"Good Morning, Baltimore" is my ringtone, even though I now live in Seattle. Also really, REALLY love "I Know Where I've Been". And who CAN'T love "You Can't Stop the Beat"? (One fun thing I've done is pull up on KZbin all the performances around the world of "You Can't Stop the Beat"; imagine the German version!)

[@daniemay9321]

I remember watching the behind the scenes about the movie and Queen Latifah said since she rapped back in the day, it was easier for her to get the song “you can’t stop the beat” down. 😂

[@wolfywox]

@daniemay9321 I remember hearing some of the younger cast saying they were so impressed that she did it with such ease, because they all struggled with it 😄

[@_lLexa_l]

The New Girl In Town had me dancing in my seat (I watched it on a plane)

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

I LOVE Queen Latifah. She has such soul in her voice.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I know right?!!

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@@ultimatebishoujo29 I love hearing her sing so much. Whether it's Big, Blonde And Beautiful, I Know Where I've Been or her solo in You Can't Stop The Beat.

[@HauntFreak13]

She’s fantastic. Loved her in Chicago as well. “When You’re Good To Mama” is one of my favorite karaoke songs now because of her hahaha

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@@HauntFreak13 That was a great song, but out of Chicago, my favorite number is *Cell Block Tango*

[@KaeMcSpadden]

Fun Fact: the part where Tracy sings Good Morning Baltimore, she runs into the flasher who lives next door, who is actually John Waters, the director of the original Hairspray.

[@Joelyne37]

Elijah Kelley as Seaweed amazes me every time I watch this. He's just so unbelievably talented. That man can sing and dance his ass off, way beyond everyone else in the cast! And I always loved Zac Efron in this as well. He didn't sing in the first High School Musical, which was the thing u had referenced towards the beginning, and this movie came out before the second High School Musical where he actually sings in it for the first time and so this really showcased his abilities to the world. I wouldn't say I'm a huge musical fan, but when I like a musical I usually love it and this has always been at the top of my list! So good!

[@tuxedojunction9422]

My daughter's high school did a stage production of Hairspray. What was interesting was that her school is less than 2% white, so most of the "White" roles went to Asians while Black students took most of the Black roles. But note the "most." Particularly jarring: Penny's mom was played by a Black student. It was only a little bit confusing trying to keep track of who was supposed to be "white" and who was supposed to be "black" in the racially driven plot. But fun.

[@susannariera]

Fun fact: the director of the original movie, John Waters, the original Tracy and some other people from the original one have a cameo here. They are the jury at the end. Edit: the director is actually the flasher at the begining, if I'm not mistaken.

[@gaw6272]

This is how I found out this wasn’t the original

[@susannariera]

@@gaw6272 lol. The original (not a musical) is insane! Like every Water's movie, not for everyone, specially nowadays...but I love them! The order is: original movie-musical play based on that movie- musical movie, I've seen them all, love them all.

[@lorettabes4553]

Omg!

[@agenttheater5]

9:12 In the original 80s movie the principle deliberately tries to hold all the African American students back by using lame reasons to sent them to 'special ed', here I guess he just tries to hold them all back by giving them detention for basically no reason.

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

Too real so they probably had to change it: over-assigning Black students to separate special education classrooms is still a significant problem in U.S. public schools.

[@shadycatz85]

​​@@M4TCH3SM4L0N3it's more that the old film denigrated disabled children, with the term retard frequently used. It was the common term back then, but still used in a dehumanizing manner.

[@RagingRaven88]

For years I tried to hate this movie because I was so loyal to their original John Waters film, but this movie has so many amazing qualities to it and that it was impossible for me to dislike it.

[@MuljoStpho]

I've only watched this version once when it was new (haven't rewatched it since then and haven't clicked play on the reaction yet) but I remember it feeling like a very cheap knockoff of the original. Like those budget bin animated movies that try to trick idiot customers with nearly the same name and cover art as whatever latest popular Disney or Pixar movies. (Even if Waters did still have a hand in this version and endorse it.)

[@susannariera]

I'm a fan of John Waters too, but he seems to be ok with the movie since him, and part of the original movie, have a cameo in this one.

[@NikkieTwix]

I saw the original Hairspray before this one came out but this one came out when I was like 11 so I grew up loving them both

[@TBwth]

​​@@MuljoStphoIf you watch this movie expecting a remake of the John Waters film, you're going to be disappointed. I think it's fabulous as what it is; an adaptation of the stage musical.

[@DaviniaHill]

It has John Waters as a flasher. He endorses it.

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I love that John Travolta did a real Baltimore accent.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I love that too

[@chris...9497]

I HATE that Travolta did such a terrible version of a Baltimore accent. It's on a par with Dick Van Dyke's Cockney in "Mary Poppins", possibly worse. I know the accent; Travolta's was a butchery.

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

@@chris...9497 He sounded like my Baltimore cousins. Most of them died in the 1990s in their 80s. I know the accent is different now, but for me it was a comfort.

[@chris...9497]

I lived in South Baltimore from the late 1950s onward, and my dad was born and raised there. I recognize a tiny bit of South Baltimore accent underneath a whole lot of crappy mis-hearing of the actual accent. Travolta's attempt was terrible.@@fabrisseterbrugghe8567

[@barbarawwarren4554]

@@fabrisseterbrugghe8567my family was from Baltimore and sounded just like that in the 60's.

[@BabySpiegel]

As much as I don't like musicals, this is one of the few I had fun with. I even played Seaweed when I was 17, one of the few roles I'd want to go back to

[@ashleydowney1222]

Wait you don't like musicals? Why were you in Hairspray then? Just curious.

[@BabySpiegel]

@@ashleydowney1222I lost a bet in high school and I don't like to bet money so I said if I lose, I'll play Seaweed in Hairspray for the summer

[@buberrycrunch]

Same with me. I don't really like musicals that much (same with romantic movies). But Hairspray is one of my all time favorite movies. Idky. It's just so good. But hey, good for you for completing your bet!

[@BabySpiegel]

@@buberrycrunch thank you, thank you very much. I take my bets seriously haha but yeah I don't like romantic movies very much either (there are a few exceptions) and I don't know why either, this movie just gave me a huge nostalgia rush because I was remembering my time being in the play and listening to the music so I could study it but I also made the mistake of watching the movie because the brotha that played Seaweed was something else 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@NoHandlzz]

@@BabySpiegelWait did you have any performance background or did you just randomly wager that in your bet?

[@ericatheredhead3344]

you can't stop the beat is the single, greatest, happiest ending of anything. IT doesn't cure depression, but it helps

[@eddyviews1427]

Little Shop of Horrors is another great musical. It’s up to you to pick either theatrical for sweeter ending and director’s cut for the true and faithful ending.

[@TheMarvelousM]

While I do love the Director's Cut ending because an entire Fifth of the budget was dedicated to it and all of that money Is on the screen, and it's jaw droppingly amazing I would be lying if I said I didn't prefer the Theatrical Ending, if I'm watching a movie with Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Jim Belushi and John Candy, I expect to feel good by the end.

[@shanaedyer]

Keke was only talking about HSM 1 Mell. Zac Efron started singing himself for the second and third movies.

[@seattlecryptid]

Funny you said that "why does Queen Latifah look like she needs to be in the Wizard of Oz" when she (and her onscreen son, Seaweed) were both in the live performance of The Wiz. My favorite song isn't featured in the movie musical, but is featured on the soundtrack and sung by three versions of Tracy Turnblad, which is "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now".

[@chris...9497]

The movie soundtrack album includes "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" and definitely echoes the overlooked and unstated attempt to impose generational conformity. All the kids were groomed to be their parents' mini-me, to take the parents' places in the social strata in future course. This is true in both the original and the later musical versions. You see it in Edna and Tracy, in Velma and Amber, even in Mrs Pingleton and Penny. Interestingly, it is more absent in the relationship of Wilbur and Tracy and even Motormouth Maybelle and her two kids Seaweed and Li'l Inez.

[@zayzaymorinov1934]

Never realised until now that in the end, Tracy is seen wearing a checkerboard dress... signifying the black and white coming together.

[@Broomrider1492]

Zac can sing and dance. The first High School Musical Disney blended his voice, but in all the rest of his movies, it's all his voice. We are so proud of him. He came to his high school drama teacher's retirement event it was a big surprise for her. He few from a show in England to be there.

[@terrylewis_]

I adore musicals, I grew up watching the original which wasn't a musical... the flasher in the first song is the original creator/director, whatever lol John Waters. There are lots of cameos from the original cast as well. The Talent Scout (Ricky Lake) at the very end was Tracy, Mr Pinky (Jerry Stiller) from Hefty Hideaway played Tracy's Dad in the original, etc.

[@LucareonVee]

I think the acting was supposed to be a bit on the campy side. Or, if not, it definitely works for me. And my favorite song is definitely "Welcome to the Sixties." I think most people go with "You Can't Stop the Beat," but the street setting of the 60's number and the whole discovery of a new way of life really gets me on that one.

[@jaydock1]

It was definitely meant to be campy. That’s half the fun of it

[@cheyanngluck8194]

I love "run and tell that" and "can't stop the beat" but by far my favorite is "Miss Baltimore crabs". Villains always get the best lines and songs in any media. From books to TV, movies to musicals, the villains are always the most entertaining characters. If I could sing I would try out her and any other villain. Edit to add: I also adore the song "You're timeless to me". When I'm married and celebrating our anniversary, gosh darn it that song is definitely getting played.

[@kattahj]

When my parents had their 50th anniversary i made a photo video for them of You're Timeless to Me!

[@mellissamay1999]

Yes Zac Efron can sing basically in the first HSM he didn't do the singing because they weren't in his register i believe. However in HSM 2, HSM 3, This and The Greatest Showman he does all of his own singing

[@lindsaynicole4812]

They wrote the High School Musical songs for a Tenor voice before they did casting but then casted Zac Efron who was a Baritone singer. Since he couldn't hit the notes well in the songs, he would just sing the intro and outro lines of the songs so that the songs blended well with his speaking voice but the rest of the songs in the first movie were sung by Drew Seeley. For the second and third High School Musical films, Zac said he had to put his foot down and fight for his voice to be on the tracks so they ended up writing the songs for his register so he could sing for the second and third movies. And yes, he also sang for Hairspray and The Greatest Showman. :)

[@nycarriapainter270]

lol I grew up watching this movie and I absolutely love it! Queen Latifah has such a soulful voice its amazing. Im glad you enjoyed it.

[@j.s.viewer3923]

LOVE this reaction and this movie! FUN FACT: part of the reason they cast John Travolta as the mother is a nod to the Broadway musical that came before it (which I think is based on a non-musical movie from the eighties). They famously cast men to play Mrs. Turnblad much in the same way that most Peter Pans on Broadway are played by a woman. I agree, John did an awesome job as Edna!

[@lorettabes4553]

In the original, too. The mom is always a drag queen or man.

[@c808tydoh6]

I will say you caught on to the movie’s time period faster than Billy did😂😅

[@evanartey2456]

Oh yes definitely 😂😂

[@sarahferenc5440]

This is the only movie I’ve watched in theaters where people were laughing, not because of a joke, but out of shear joy at the end. My friends and I did, in fact, dance out of the theater. 😊

[@channelsoup]

As a big girl with a big momma, I adore this movie and the relationship between Tracy and her mom!

[@lorettabes4553]

Same!

[@esther589]

I AM NOW A CHECKERBOARD CHICK! Ever since I saw this movie I quote this all the time 😂❤️ This movie, Chicago, and Dreamgirls are probably my favorite musicals! The plot and production of this musical is still so refreshing and covers so many difficult topics. Love love this. I feel like Dreamgirls will have your mind blown with how amazing the soundtrack is

[@Arionthelady]

Omg he should totally do Dreamgirls!!! It’s All Over is my shit 😩I quote “Curtis was SUPPOSED to love me.” All the damn time.

[@Monicaizpeace]

Yes I hope he reacts to dreamgirls!

[@esther589]

@@Arionthelady The finale song is my favorite by far tbh ❤️ my sister and i also will randomly re enact that scene too! Walking by like YOU LYING YOU LYING 😂😂

[@ktlg1423]

Chicago is my favorite movie musical! So uniquely made!

[@answ7211]

Yesss we vote for him to review "Dreamgirls"!!

[@raulportela3039]

This film is in my top 10 of all time and watching them perform "You're Timeless To Me" makes me tear up every time. Two incredible actors doing a song about immensely loving each other despite the flaws age and time brings.

[@kaykay79]

I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of chemistry the two of them had. It was beautiful.

[@MelissaGonzalez-gr4fo]

"Cutting my class tracy"...... "I apologize president bush"🤣🤣this guy never fails to crack me up

[@zigsenpai]

the "flasher that lives next door" from good morning baltimore is hairspray original director john waters! also, "i can hear the bells" is my favorite number/song.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

One of the things i thought was brilliant about the film, is that the father, Wilbur, is the best character because he has no doubts, he has no issues with his life, he knows who he is, is comfortable with who he is, loves his wife and daughter and lives his life it’s why he doesn’t fall for Velma’s seduction tricks, and why he’s the voice of support and reason for the film. It’s really nice to see a character like that, especially when he’s played by Christopher Walken

[@E_btsot798]

I actually saw this in theaters when it first came out.... I was 9 years old... the whole reason I saw hairspray in the first place was because of Zack Efron so yes this was released after high school musical came out... I remember people thoroughly enjoying the movie and moving along with the songs not to sure if they got out of their seats during the songs but definitely at the end there was a standing ovation in the theater.... especially during the credits the standing O lasted until the credits finished and then people started to leave... And yes this was in fact Zack singing here! He didn't sing during the first High School Musical i believe Drew Seely sang the songs for Zack, but he did start to sing in High school musical 2 and 3!

[@supafun33]

They actually released a Sing-A-Long version of this movie after the initial run, in theaters. I worked as an usher at the time and people were def singing a long and dancing in the theaters.

[@alextaylor9151]

i love watching people react to this movie the music is phenomenal

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I know right?

[@SharkWayneGaming]

This was a good adaptation of the broadway stage show. You should check out the Original film when you get a chance with Devine playing as both Tracy's mom and the head studio boss. It also has Ricky Lake as Tracy as well. It maynot be a Musicial, but it has some banging music in there as well. :)

[@Scary__fun]

And the acting in both is satirical of 50s shows/movies. This guy says it's "not all that" but it's not supposed to be serious.

[@kay049]

fun fact: when the they were making the movie, the producers wanted to cut or change “I Know Where I’ve Been” because typically the main character (Tracy) sings the “3 o’clock number”, the directed had to fight to keep it in cause it’s so important to the story.

[@11jiv]

My sister was born in the 80s and showed me the first movie. We then watched this one when it came out... we had so many people in theater dancing and singing. It was a great premiere night. Fast forward to the live show, my daughter was already a fan but now is obsessed. We just saw the Broadway show live in Dallas in July. Each adaptation was amazing. All the groups of people, ages, etc joined together for something is beautiful.

[@cadensandstrom]

Honestly, this is probably my favorite musical to movie adaptations! It still feels just as fun and energetic as the stage performance!

[@tuxedojunction9422]

It was a movie to musical adaptation before it was a musical to movie adaptation. I've enjoyed all the iterations.

[@daviddavid1093]

It's a good feeling when you play good morning Baltimore while going to school on the bus in Baltimore

[@dallasmarshall9831]

Oh! If we're getting into musicals, you should watch Sweeney Todd! My absolute favorite musical of all time!

[@JohnSmith-wh2ob]

John Travolta makes this movie some of those quotes are hysterical “you want me to believe he’s really up there” 😂

[@ShaunaB]

Love this one! If you like Queen Latifah you should check out the musical Chicago with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger. Soooo good. Queen Latifah is also in that one. One of my favorites!

[@chris...9497]

Richard Gere also put in a fantastic job. I knew he could dance, but was thrilled he could also sing.

[@natashaunfiltered]

Zac Efron did this movie between the first High School Musical and the Second one to prove he could sing and fight for the ability to sing the songs for the second movie (and eventually the third). They had recorded Drew Seale for all of the songs involving Troy for the first one before officially casting and never wanted to re-record them maybe due to budge? But then they were going to stick with Drew's voice and so Zac did Hairspray to prove he was good enough on his own to do the last two movies with his own voice. Which obviously worked.

[@kearaa.e]

3:25 same it took me a while to realize that Link was Zac Efron. Expect I loved this movie growing up and grew up during the HSM era and STILL didn’t put 2&2 together for years 😭

[@MoistCrumpet]

This is definitely one of my favourite comfort movies. It’s very easy to watch and is always a lot of fun!

[@enicole1203]

Lmao the random Leo clips.😂 I love this movie so much. The songs are such bops, the costumes, the cheesy acting - everything is fantastic 😂😂 so glad you liked it

[@cha202]

His editor is the goat 😂😂

[@elehcarykztorban0360]

You gotta do Dream Girls since you liked this one so much. Beyonce, Jenifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy!! AND it has a killer sound track. Hairspray is probably my favourite but Dreamgirls is a very close second! (It also has AMAZING acting!)

[@agenttheater5]

30:47 Lots of people had a bomb shelter with a lot of supplies. They were convinced that they any day now an atom bomb was going to drop.

[@violetcovers5699]

"They got the girl from pitch perfect. She can sing" when pitch perfect was nothing but singing 😭

[@wiccantexan]

John Travolta specifically wanted Christopher Walken, for his dancing skills.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I can see that

[@bunnymae]

13:10 "girl. they're about to put u down like jfk" had me IN TEARS

[@hopet7090]

Great reaction mello. I love seeing you in this musical spirit. This movie takes me right back to highschool. Our school did like a rock horror type performance where the movie played behind us as we did the musical numbers. I was little Inez but I also helped choreograph some of the dances cause I loved this movie growing up.

[@BackHouseKelly]

As a girl from Baltimore this is one of my favorite movies and my comfort movie

[@thealternativeaddamsfamily]

Struggling to keep your composure every time Amanda comes on screen is so real of you 🖤✨

[@Mandi_mayhemm]

Hairspray is always so much fun to watch, the music and dancing is so infectious its hard not to have a good time. If you are going to dive more into musicals on the channel i think it would be super fun to see you watch the Grease series that came out recently. It unfortunately got canceled after season 1, but it was really fun to watch and the music and choreo in it is SO good. I'm sad it got canceled, but I also think it makes it a good one to watch for reactions since it's not a long commitment. and its a prequel to the first Grease movie, if you planned to watch that on the channel as well.

[@fabian5813]

3:28 “Ey They Got The Girl From Freakin Pitch Perfect Here, She Can Sing?” My Brain Hurts, That Sentence Doesn’t Make Any Sense 😅

[@frankmiranda707]

“Tomorrow is a brand new day and it don’t know white from black” Powerful message. Love that line.

[@emilyrln]

*_Yeaaaah!!_* 🎵🎶

[@HauntFreak13]

A theater near me had a sing-along screening of this and the energy was incredible. They encouraged audience members to dress up too. Haha “Welcome To The 60s” and “Run And Tell That” are my favorites.

[@KynKouture]

I love how Melo recognized Brittany Snow from Pitch Perfect where she had a whole singing role is shocked that she can sing 😂 Hairspray is one of my fave musicals next to Chicago (Queen Latifah was also amazing in this) and Dreamgirls

[@genedoss664]

You're right. The whole soundtrack is amazing. My favorite is the finale, "You Can't Stop the Beat." When this was a Broadway show, the nonstop energy of it earned it the nickname of "You Can't Stop to Breathe." Imagine doing that live at the end of a show with that many other song and dance performances.

[@RandyJGJ]

The gag is Queen Latifah was in the stage play of the Wiz.

[@ilovmalayah]

YES!! i was looking for this comment😭

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@ilovmalayahSame here

[@zzzroxyzzz]

My family goes back like 3 generations in Baltimore, as rough as the place can be I still love it, so this movie def has a place in my heart.

[@princessc.2451]

One of my favorite musicals is The Sound of Music. I just love Julia Andrews! But the amount of times I rewatch Hairspray just for the songs is wild lol

[@lpeterson2336]

John Travolta brings such sincere joy to his role and I am there for it!

[@solrachernandez3389]

The Hercules reference was accurate but yeah the Little shop of Horrors reference was good too

[@chris...9497]

I understand the similarity, but here's the specifics: In "Hairspray", the girls are portraying a cultural occurrence, the black 3-girl group. It was an actual 'thing', with many examples. In "Little Shop of Horrors" the 3 girls functioned as a traditional Greek chorus. The Greek chorus was created in ancient Greece as a theatrical device. They consisted of about 3 to a couple dozen background actors who complemented the main action in the play, whose purpose was to explain what was going on and guide audience attention by way of movement, poetry, singing and/or playing musical instruments. Think of it as a type of 'social narration' or the voice of the playwright. Explains why the 3 girls' clothing matched the subject matter when they were singing about the film plot details, but when they're addressed as actual Skid Row residents, the glamour is absent; when they're being the Greek chorus, no one interacts with or notices them. Gotta say, I like how the 3 girls in "Little Shop..." are named Crystal, Chiffon, and Ronette; those were the names of prominent black girl groups of that time: the Crystals ("One Fine Day"), the Chiffons ("He's So Fine"), and the Ronettes ("Be My Baby").

[@ktoliman]

As someone who was able to see this show live, For the Broadway production, during "you cant stop the beat" the cast was in the isle dancing. The energy during the entire show was amazing

[@angieaheyhey1352]

You asked if people were dancing in the theaters? My friend and I went to see Hairspray in the theater one weekend when it was first out and it blew our minds with how good it was both from the story and the music aspects that we, no joke, came back each night after work for the next week. Most nights we were one of only a few people in the theater and so dancing and singing along wasn't that disruptive. 100% worth being super broke XD

[@OliviaNguyen95]

Same.. when I went they invited people up near the screen to dance !

[@katwebbxo]

Love this movie and the original. The original isn't a musical though. All of the songs are so good. 💕

[@TheDivayenta]

Well it sorta is with the actual fabulous R&B music of the early 60’s and so much funnier. Travolta can’t hold a candle to Divine!!

[@katwebbxo]

@@TheDivayenta That's true! And I agree. Divine was everything. 💖

[@amandadd3247]

Me and my sister sure as hell got up and danced during the end credits! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@danielbaker1340]

I love this musical! I played Wilber in my local community theatre group. Every nightI cried in the wings during "I know where I've been".

[@The-Rguy]

Seriously, this is what I needed today. I've been fighting a cold and cough for the last couple of days, and this is really helping. I don't even care the laughing makes me cough, I have a funny reactor reacting to one of my favorite musicals, this is awesome

[@dubulvr]

I’m going through the exact same thing right now with a cold and I loved his reaction to the musical😭🤞🏾

[@The-Rguy]

@ashinkosmos oh jeez, going around everywhere. I'm glad you liked it, too tho X3

[@asareid6490]

For musicals, I enjoyed Singing in the Rain a few months ago. Movie is a commentary on Hollywood.

[@yaboiitito]

Rocky Horror Picture Show !!! Is a must Mello. It’s the perfect mix of weird and wonderful. The songs are so fun and addicting. Plus it has Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon. ❤ I’m a sucker for some musicals, can’t wait for The Greatest Showman too.

[@TheMarvelousM]

Fun fact, it's been 10 Years since Tim had his stroke, and has regained control over the muscles in his lips and jaw as of late.

[@TheRealKymiPoo]

🧡 Elijah Kelly played Ricky Bell in the New Edition Story and Bobby Brown Story. The Wiz Live! He's also been in alot of other movies as a little kid. Great reaction, TFS!

[@TimCurryRat]

40:03 you were already like my new favorite channel for reacting but then you start actually looking up stuff afterwards. That's so awesome to me. Makes me happy to see people get interested in musical theater especially when it's like such a fucking feel good movie like this. I'm happy to subscribe you made me laugh so fucking hard, today is really rough for me I found out my grandma is going to be passing away. (She wasn't the best person tbh. I'm more worried about my mama ) Your video really brighten my day I hope you know that.

[@misslovely9727]

I love this musical everything avout it is amazing but Mell's reaction was funny as hell. He really asked if the girl from Pitch Perfect could sing😂

[@mutantx2372]

Back in June 2008 when this movie premiered on HBO I watched it ordered it on demand and watched it A LOT. It then became one of my favorite musicals. I love the 1988 version as well.

[@tanyaperez4892]

Remember this movie is based in the early 60's and that's the way it was back then. Just about everything they showed was how it was especially in Baltimore. That wasn't the Black Student's Class, it was detention. This is a great movie and it's actually the 2nd movie made of this and it was a Broadway Play which I saw.

[@essentiallyinvisible3572]

See, I loved this film for its portrayal of Black joy and talent in the 60s, as well as being honest about how blatant the racism was. I am disappointed how fatphobic it was, though. John Travolta in a fat suit (rather than a fat actor/actress), constantly pushing food on fat characters like they're always hungry/eating/can't control themselves, "without love, life is like my mother on a diet", "I can't stop eating", etc. Like, I love Tracy showing how awesome fat dancers and singers can be, but they also treated her and Edna poorly in some ways.

[@christiner5265]

For a totally different musical, try Fiddler on the Roof. Beautiful movie.

[@samanthanickson6478]

tradition!

[@nessaarandur7740]

Bro, check out Grease II for young Michelle Pfeiffer. It's not as good as Grease but has a very different vibe. There are some dude, but definitely some bangers with the songs too.

[@Trip_Fontaine]

So cool to see you watch a musical and love it. A lot of guys in our society have this idea in their head that musicals are dumb, "girly" crap and never give them a chance. But I find often when such guys are convinced to actually watch a musical they love it.

[@Shortzillo]

After every song: -“this is my favorite.”

[@TotallyTubular-sh4dz]

If you haven’t already, you should totally watch “Grease,” another great musical named after a hair product😂

[@TheMarvelousM]

He said he's gonna see it. Just a matter of time...

[@gmunden1]

The dance show is on par to the "American Bandstand" hosted by Dick Clark. "American Bandstand" was originally based in Philadelphia at the WFIL TV studio (an ABC affiliate). During the debut of new dance shows, "American Bandstand" relocated to Los Angeles to gain a larger and diverse audience and high-profile music groups.

[@TheDivayenta]

Actually, the originator of the story, director John Waters who made the superior version, based it on an actual teen dance show from Baltimore. It’s all a true story.

[@mandapanda2847]

Please do Little Shop of Horrors! Such a brilliant, quirky movie. Also Anna and the Apocalypse, and Sweeny Todd-The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

[@nicolasbaron4506]

You definitely need to check out In The Heights and West Side Story if you'd like to check out more musicals.

[@matthewdavid3409]

38:55 is exactly how this movie makes EVERYONE feel when they watch it. It's the ultimate movie for when you're having a bad day.

[@FestivalFacePaintArtist]

1. Can’t stop the beat 2. Ladies choice 3. I know where I’ve been 4. Good morning Baltimore 5. New girl in town BOOM 🎉

[@TheGrossDemon]

This reaction alone just shows you how much Mello is acting up when his lady gets dolled up lmao.

[@SecretsOHavik1]

Amazing reaction. I saw this movie in theaters a ton of times, it's so much fun lol and Adam Shankman is always killin it, he did a lot of the step up movies as well, and he was a judge on So You Think You Can Dance for a couple years, so his choreography always on point imo