
About
'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 Amb...
Cast

Ricki Lake
Tracy Turnblad

Divine
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Leslie Ann Powers
Penny Pingleton

Debbie Harry
Velma Von Tussle

Sonny Bono
Franklin von Tussle

Ruth Brown
Motormouth Maybelle

Jerry Stiller
Wilbur Turnblad

Vitamin C
Amber von Tussle (as Colleen Fitzpatrick)

Michael St. Gerard
Link Larkin
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