HAIRSPRAY Questions answered here! (inevitable Spoilers) — Page 4

Marc, the Hairspray movie is one hour and 37 minutes of unremitting excellence. The writing, performances, the band, the mix, everything is as good as it could be. Thanks not just for this great movie, but for the other couple of movie musical projects that will get greenlighted because of how well Hairspray will do.

Are we hearing you playing piano anywhere on the soundtrack?

Also, this is more of a technical question and I realize you weren't present for much of the actual filming... but, when the scene with Christopher Walken and the improvised mattress was filmed, did they mean to make me scream?

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Marc, you strike me as someone who would drive from city to city, county to county, just to see the movie again and again with different audiences.

Be honest, am I gonna see you at the Commack Multiplex tonight?

A terrific, crowd pleasing film. I've never seen an audience so enthused.

PS: Is that you and Scott with Rikki Lake as the talent agents?

Updated On: 7/21/07 at 02:41 PM

Why didn't jerry Stiller play Wilbur?

yes, Jerry Stiller is a tad old for the role of Wilbur

Are we hearing you playing piano anywhere on the soundtrack?

yes, I played on a few things here and there, I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN being the only complete song I can remember playing the entire piano part on.

Updated On: 7/22/07 at 02:47 PM

can we expect some sort of, for lack of a better term 'directors cut' or lengthier version of Hairspray on DVD?

With all the lil cut scenes and goodies back in. Like the longer lead in to 'Welcome to the 60's' with the hoola hoop girls and the mod girls, 'It Takes Two' (if it was filmed) Edna telling off the cop, Little Inez during 'Baltimore Crabs', 'I Can Wait', and all that jazz.

or do you and the filmakers look at something like a longer DVD release as being disrespectful to the final cut and released film version?

I think those will appear as "cut scenes" but not IN the film

I can tell you the Edna telling off the cop for treating her differently than the black woman in the paddy wagon was fabulous, and I pleased with Adam to put it back in, but he felt the flow was better with how he had it. I am glad you will get to see that scene, Travolta is great


Marc, you strike me as someone who would drive from city to city, county to county, just to see the movie again and again with different audiences.

Be honest, am I gonna see you at the Commack Multiplex tonight?


TOTALLY BUSTED. I WOULD drive across USA to go to every theatre, but only to make sure the sound is correct.

I went last night to see it at Union Square here in NYC, and it was TOO FU**ING SOFT! And the 5.1 sound did not seem properly aligned. And it was the first time I sat with an audience that, though clearly enjoying it, did not applaud after songs and stuff like that. New Line is actually getting the word out RIGHT AWAY to theatres to play it at the level we SENT IT.

PLEASE, tell the theatre managers to crank it! It is supposed to be played at what the theatre sound trade calls "7". (I of course, wish it went to, a la Spinal Tap, "11")

Updated On: 7/22/07 at 02:52 PM

Last night I had a dream. I work at a movie theatre (even in real life) and in the dream I was, for some reason, transferred to another branch. They had carpeting in the break room. Anyway, in the break room, where they store employee posters, I was deciding whether or not to take a Hairspray poster. Then I heard a voice behind me, "Take the poster. Always take the poster."

It was Shaiman in his FAME BECOMES ME gown - although he looked like Woo. Go figure.

Anyway, can't wait to see it. And for free (sorry)!

Just got back from seeing it. COMPLETELY mind-blowing. I had to pick up little pieces of my brain and skull up off of the floor afterwards.

This isn't really a question, but this is more of a statement. You TRULY know what you're doing when it comes to making musicals for the screen. So many movie musicals nowadays just completely fail because they're in the false belief that whatever works on the stage MUST work on the screen. This film COMPLETELY avoided the common pitfalls and the common missteps that so many other musical films easily fall into. It was so energetic that I thought it was going to fly completely off the screen. This was completely amazing, good sir. I think the last time I felt this way about a movie musical was........well.........SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER, & UNCUT! :)

and it's not really southern-

its just Link trying to be Elvis- But. Its. There.

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When is MTI going to officially release the rights to everyone for hairspray!? PLEASE ANSWER THIS ONE

a cast of 15 people?

ok....

when I watched it last night - I thought the sound was low- and then half way through "Come So Far" the speakers went to a full sound...

I was a lil peeved.

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Some of my fav pieces of the Score:

Of course the vamp to 'Good Morning Baltimore.'

The lead up to 'Nicest Kids in Town.'

The lil ditty that plays when Motormouth and Velma are getting ready... Is it like a mix of 'Big Blonde Beautiful' and 'Baltimore Crabs'? Whatever it is, i love it! So sultry and devilish when it hits Velma.

I also love the tail end of 'Baltimore Crabs' as Tracy enters the school. Even though we dont get the Lil Inez portion- the music works so well as Tracy sneaks in to her desk.

and the last lil jingle before the credits end.

Iam sure there are TONS of treasures throughout the score- that will only be revealed with more viewings.

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Updated On: 7/21/07 at 04:50 PM