The HAIRSPRAY Film Soundtrack Bonus DVDs Specs!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 9:02pm

Okay...for those who've been asking "what exactly are on those Film Soundtrack bonus DVDs from Circuit City and Wal-Mart?". Here's the breakdown/scoop:

Wal-Mart Exclusive (which is included INSIDE the case as a 2-disc CD):
A Special Behind the Scenes Look at the Dancing in HAIRSPRAY (running time: 5-minutes)
"Finding Tracy" Casting Special (includes clips of Nikki's 1st audition singing "Welcome to the 60's" and "Good Morning Baltimore", then her filmed screen-test (quick clip of her singing "You Can't Stop the Beat" and doing scenes)
"Ladies' Choice" Music Video by Zac Efron

Circuit City Free Sneak Preview (free with the purchase of any CD or DVD -- comes in a regular DVD case):
Behind the Scenes Sneak Peek: The Making of HAIRSPRAY (15-minutes long) -- covers EVERYTHING with great interviews featuring the entire cast; lots of 'on location' footage; lots of excellent rehearsal footage (you haven't lived until you've seen director Adam Shankman dance -- especially showing Nikki the Tracy dance!); profile on the hairdo's; Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman speak AND we see John Waters filming his scene.
"Ladies' Choice" Music Video by Zac Efron
Trailers for New Line Cinema films: RUSH HOUR 3 and MR. WOODCOCK
New Line Home Entertainment Trailers (films already out on DVD)

NOTE: John Waters proudly says to the camera:
"I'm here and I approve it and you're gonna love it!"

DOUBLE NOTE: all the footage is in anamorphic widescreen/enhanced for 16.9 widescreen TVs! Yes...even the "Ladies' Choice" video!

[Curtains07]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 9:09pm

Got the Soundtrack+ Free DVD at CC today for $8.99!
Should I get the walmart one too? How much is the CD at walmart?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:15pm

*poof*

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:21pm

I'll definitely have to get mine at Circuit City.

[mateo]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:38pm

thanks Fosse!!


"I'm here and I approve it and you're gonna love it!" <- Now that should be in the trailer! :)

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:41pm

I have to get it from Wal Mart. But the CC version sounds better.

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:44pm

Which one is better, Fosse?

Also, does the Wal Mart one come like the dreamgirls deluxe edition cd? (folds out with 2 cds, or is the DVD just sloppily placed in the case?

[amoni]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:53pm

The WalMart DVD is locked on the spindle like the CD. It's a double CD case. I bought both, you can always give the single Circuit City disc as a gift and just keep the DVD which comes seperately in a regular DVD case.

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 7/10/07 at 11:54pm

Thank you!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 12:00am

Though the Making of HAIRSPRAY is unparalleled due to all of the footage it contains, both DVDs are absolute musts -- the Wal-Mart one has that "Finding Tracy" Casting Special which isn't on the Circuit City one and has to be seen. I find it amusing how many 'thin' girls had the gall to audition for Tracy Turnblad.

The Wal-Mart CD case is the traditional clear hard plastic CD case with the 2-disc swivel disc holder in the middle which holds disc 1 and disc 2 back-to-back. I hate that horrible cardboard case for the DREAMGIRLS Deluxe Edition -- especially the pocket where you slide-in the booklet.

Oh, for those iTunes afficionados -- the CD booklet just contains a great foreword by Marc Shaiman and the entire lyrics. There are no production photos, just the famous 'first' press photo of John Travolta as Edna and Nikki Blonsky as Tracy on the last page.

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 12:03am

I've seen the "Finding Tracy" featurette before, and I'm sure it'll be on the special features of the DVD.

[mateo]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 12:06am

so the itunes booklet is different from the actual CD liner notes?

Updated On: 7/11/07 at 12:06 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 11:40am

How is the iTunes booklet?

[mateo]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 11:43am

oh, I misunderstood what you wrote.

But I think the iTunes digital booklet is the same as the CD booklet- just in Adobe format.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 7/11/07 at 5:29pm

I just got both ^__^. I started watching the CC documentary but switched it off as it seemed to show too much. I'll watch it right after I see the movie.