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Dave Thompson, a British-born author with over 50 books to his credit, turns the spotlight on the famous actor now enjoying a comeback in such films at Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, and Broken Arrow. John Travolta's private life is also explored, including his adherence to Scientology, his intense romantic relationship with actress Diana Hyland and his devastating grief after her death from cancer, his love of flying, and his marriage to actress Kelly Preston and the birth of their son, Jett. of photos. ... Read more

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Audiences have fallen in love with Hairspray and its heroine, Tracy Turnblad--a girl with big hair, big dreams and an even bigger heart--since John Waters created this original, subversively hilarious film in 1988. Next the hit Broadway musical won countless more fans and an armful of Tonys in 2003. Now Hairspray returns to the screen as an innovative movie musical from New Line Cinema, the producers of Chicago, and director-choreographer Adam Shankman.
This lavish companion book celebrates the singular phenomenon that is Hairspray, and the supremely talented cast and crew who brought this new incarnation to life. Features about the cast, locations, sets, and costumes give readers an intimate look behind the scenes. Here are profiles of Hairspray's extraordinary actors, all of whom do their own singing and dancing in the film. John Travolta stars in a career-bending twist as Edna Turnblad, the role created by the late Divine. The dream cast also includes Queen Latifah (Motormouth Maybelle), Michelle Pfeiffer (Velma Von Tussle), and Christopher Walken (Wilbur Turnblad) as well as rising young stars led by new talent Nikki Blonsky as Tracy.
Hairspray captures the spirit of a time when everything was changing, in music and in society. This special volume captures the essence of the film's creative achievement with more than 200 vivid production photographs and first-person contributions by Waters, director Shankman (Bringing Down the House), and producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. From casting and scripting to rehearsing, shooting scenes and recording the music--it's all explored and depicted in a unique collector's edition.

Features:
Film poster and postcards
Booklets that highlight various behind-the-scenes production details
Character profiles including a tip-in "45 RPM single," key facts and Hairspray trivia printed on the facsimile record's sleeve ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Love it!
My 2 year old son LOVES this movie, and so I got the book because sometimes I go crazy listening to the music!great book with lots of fun little extras!

Un libro de colección solo para fans de hueso colorado
Saludos.

Esta revisión la podría escribir en ingles, pero va dirigida a las personas de México y habla hispana que sean verdaderos fans de la película.

Tuve la fortuna de ver la película en cine y me gusto mucho, pero no fue hasta que la vi por segunda vez que me volví fan de la película. Me puse a investigar todo sobre ella, desde saber que era un remake de la versión de 1988 y adaptación del musical de Broadway (al que un día tendré la oportunidad de ir a verla en vivo).

Fue tanto mi interés, que un día me puse a revisar que artículos de Hairspray vendían en Amazon hasta que dí con este libro.

En pocas palabras, lo recomiendo ampliamente. Este libro de colección incluye anécdotas de la producción, del porque se animaron a hacer esta nueva película, fichas de los actores y su opinión de los personajes que encarnaron, datos anecdóticos, fotos durante el rodaje y fuera de...

Bueno, es un libro que deben tener es su colección, si gustan de las películas musicales y les encanto Hairspray, háganse de este libro, le encantará.

Hairspray Hardcover
Great book.Would highly recommend.Loads of interesting facts for serious Hairspray fans.

Amazing!
I was given this as a gift and I absolutely love it. It's full of fun facts to know and tell, and is the perfect addition to any Hairspray Fan(atic)'s collection! :)

A Perfect Companion
The just released movie on DVD "Hairspray" is a phenomenon and a force to be reckoned with. Possibly one of the best movies of the year, Hairspray is about acceptance in a time when it wasn't expected. The Adam Shankman movie is fun, energetic, and full of life. And so is this marvelous companion book.

Filled with pictures, behind the scenes stories, and narratives by all of the principal movers and shakers in the movie, "Hairspray: The Movie Musical" serves as a wonderful guide. The information contained in the book offers a peek inside the creative process. It's amazing the amount of talent and work that goes into an hour and a half movie.

Just as fun as the movie is, this book covers it all, and doesn't leave you hanging. If you have a Hairspray Fan in your family, this is the PERFECT Christmas present: affordable and really, really fun! ... Read more

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December 1978PLAYMATE: Janet QuistCOVER: Farrah FawcettPICTORIALS: Born-Again Farrah- 5 pages of Farrah FawcettPro Football's Main Attractionsfeatures pro football cheerleaders including some former Dallas Cowgirls; Sex Stars of 1978includes John Travolta, Brooke Shileds, Suzanne Somers, Cheryl Teigs, Farrah Fawcett, Cheryl Ladd, Raquel Welch, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Margot Kidder, Carol Connors, Barbi Benton, Barbara Carrera, and playmates Claudia Jennings, Sondra Theodore and Marcy Hanson; Brief Encountersdisplays Playboy models in and out of lingerie.INTERVIEW: John TravoltaFEATURES: Eight pages of Vargas Girls including a stunning fold out of his wife, Anna Mae Clift; fiction, The Flounderby Gunter Grass; articles: The NBA Coaches' Clutch Player All-Star Poll focuses on the talents of Bill Walton, Julius (Dr. J) Erving, Rick Barry, Geroge Gervin and others; Sex In America: Miamiby Peter Ross Range; How To Survive an Air Crashby F. Lee Bailey; Eros and Powerby Max Lerner; Playboy Funnies, Andy Warhol, Ann-Margret and Mick Jagger in "Grapevine" secment; much more.PAGES: 392 ... Read more

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1970'S GODESS OF LOVE
Farrah Fawcett was an "ICON " OF TV,MOVIES,PLAYBOY(TWICE) OF EVERYTHING AND SHE NEVER LOOKED "HOTTER" SHE WAS A GODDESS TO THOSE WHO ADORED HER ,"MAY SHE REST IN PEACE" GRACEFULLY; I'M JUST SURPRISED SHE WASN'T BURIED IN HER FAMOUS SWIMSIUT THAT EVERYONE HAD ADORED HER IN FOR YEARS. ... Read more

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No Hollywood star has risen so brightly, after so big a fall, as the man who returned from a decade in straight-to-video Hell to reclaim adulation as a lovable hit man in Pulp Fiction.Nigel Andrew wittily scans the mother-dominated childhood in New Jersy; the years of life- endangering fan assault; the refuge in Scientology; the night his piloting exploits brought three major airports to stanstill; and, with unique insights and revelations from the film-makers who have worked with him, the "comeback" years of high achievement as an actor ... Read more

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A GOOD READ
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK DETAILING THE LIFE AND CAREER OF ACTOR JOHN TRAVOLTA. WE GET A NICE LOOK IN DETAIL ABOUT JOHN AND HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE. MUCH TIME IS SPENT ON HIS ROMANCE WITH DIANA HYLAND WHICH ENDED IN TRAGEDY AND HIS COMMITEMENT TO SCIENTOLOGY. ALSO A HIGHLIGHT IS LOOKING AT HIS MOVIE CAREER IN GREAT DETAIL. FROM HIS SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER TO MANY YEARS OF BOMBS, TO HIS CAREER FINALLY GETTING BACK IN THE WEIRD MOVIE PULP FICTION THE BOOK COVERS THIS IN GREAT DEATIL. I FOUDN THIS BOOK TO INTERSTING AND ENTERTAINING. RECOMENDED FOR ALL MOVIE FANS.

Nigel Andrews needs to stop writing biographies.
Nigel Andrews wrote a bio on Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was awful. He said Kindergarten Cop was an allusion to the Reagan era and the small children represented the divorce of modern society from the 1960s, or something like that. And just think, I always thought Kindergarten Cop was a comedy about a male macho cop who's stuck with some little kiddies for a week as a teacher. I was wrong, I guess. (End of sarcasm.)

Andrews has no "authorization" in his bios, meaning he hasn't been given exclusive permission by Travolta (or Arnie). In this case he's just pulling stuff out of his butt and most of it is garbage. He tries to become a film critic and fails. He tries to detail Travolta's life, and fails. He tries to come up with insightful facts - and fails, because he has no permission to write anything of substance.

A piece of garbage; the Schwarzenegger one is even worse.

Stylish and informative study of John Travolta's film career
John Travolta: the life, bounces along in a most entertaining,stylish and informative manner. Biographer Nigel Andrews has caught the flavour and detail of John Travolta's career, films and life.I write as a devotee ofMr.Travolta - always on the lookout for one who would do him wrong.Thatcertainly isn't the case here and I do heartily recommend this book to anyreader who still has a joy for living and a wonderment at John Travolta'sgenius.

Couldn't really get into it even though John is my favorite.
The book rambled about uninteresting details although it picked up now and then with some interesting ones.

A great biography of one of Hollywood's brightest stars.
TRAVOLTA: THE LIFE

by Nigel Andrews

The biography of a great and well-loved movie star is one of the toughest writes in town. The tendency is either to gush or to gutter-prose scandal search. British film criticNigel Andrews has sharpened his pencil and employed his wit and wisdom tocreate TRAVOLTA: THE LIFE, a work of rare intelligence and wit.This bookis the standard by which other star biogs will be judged. Yes, it's reallythat good.Andrews looks at John Travolta's films in a fresh andperceptive way marrying the public facts of JT's life, gleaned from a raftof sources, to demonstrate why John T. is the movie star who is also an"original".And then, to boot, he adds more interview materialgleaned from Travolta's co-workers and friends (directors, stars, friends,etc.).

There are three problems - not too many really - with the book. Andrews has included three short semi-fictional "Prelude"chapters, which though fun, interrupt the narrative.Still, John Travoltadominates what is, after all, his own story. Though Andrews never metTravolta, he manages to nail down the nice guy that lurks beneathTravolta's image. In this biography he does it over and over right smack upto the last page. Then you want more - and when was the last time thathappened? At least in a star-biography.

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Another great People Profile
Kathleen Brady's profile of John Travolta is both thorough and entertaining. A small book that contains a surprising amount of information and never gets boring. Accompanied by more than 50 black & white photographs of John Travolta over the years and a timeline of his life and filmography this is a definite keeper for any fan of Travolta ! ... Read more

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