Directed by Adam Shankman Written by Leslie Dixon John Waters Mark O'Donnell Thomas Meehan Cast John Travolta ... Edna Turnblad Michelle Pfeiffer ... Velma Von Tussle Christopher Walken ... Wilbur Turnblad Amanda Bynes ... Penny Pingleton James Marsden ... Corny Collins Queen Latifah ... Motormouth Maybelle Brittany Snow ... Amber Von Tussle Zac Efron ... Link Larkin Elijah Kelley ... Seaweed Allison Janney ... Prudy Pingleton Nikki Blonsky ... Tracy Turnblad Tayla Parx ... Little Inez (as Taylor Parks) Jayne Eastwood ... Miss Wimsey Paul Dooley ... Mr. Spritzer Jerry Stiller ... Mr. Pinky Darren Frost ... Cameraman John Waters ... Flasher Joe Parro ... Teacher Nick Loren ... Cop Nick Bryan Hindle ... Link's Backup Singer (as Brian Hindle) Sheldon Smith ... Link's Backup Singer Greg Farkas ... Link's Backup Singer / Teen Bruce McFee ... Police Chief Christian Hagen ... Male TV Reporter John Andersen ... News Anchorman Neil Crone ... Cop at Protest George King ... Mr. Flak James Kirchner ... Science Geek Teacher Brendan Wall ... Male Cop on TV Ted Ludzik ... Police Sergeant at Protest Ron Pardo ... Good Morning Baltimore Host Geri Hall ... Good Morning Baltimore Hostess Seth Howard ... Stage Manager Ricki Lake ... Talent Agent Adam Shankman ... Talent Agent Marc Shaiman ... Talent Agent Scott Wittman ... Talent Agent Anne Fletcher ... Nurse (as Anne 'Mama' Fletcher') Joey Pizzi ... Driving Instructor Zachary Woodlee ... Smoking Teacher (as Zach Woodlee) C.J. ... Janitor (as CJ) Walli Woo ... Barking Dog Laura Edwards ... Vicky - Corny Collins Council Becca Sweitzer ... Darla - Corny Collins Council Cassie Silva ... Brenda - Corny Collins Council Tiffany Engen ... Noreen - Corny Collins Council Brooke Engen ... Doreen - Corny Collins Council (as Brooke Leigh Engen) Sarah Jayne Jensen ... Shelley - Corny Collins Council Hayley Podschun ... Tammy - Corny Collins Council Nick Baga ... Sketch - Corny Collins Council Curtis Holbrook ... Brad - Corny Collins Council J.P. Ferreri ... Joey - Corny Collins Council Spencer Liff ... Mikey - Corny Collins Council Phillip Spaeth ... Fender - Corny Collins Council Tabitha Lupien ... Becky - Corny Collins Council Kelly Fletcher ... Lou Ann - Corny Collins Council Jesse Weafer ... IQ - Corny Collins Council / Welcome to the 60's Dancer Corey Gorewicz ... Bix - Corny Collins Council Josh Feldman ... Jesse - Corny Collins Council / Welcome to the 60's Dancer (as Joshua Feldman) Everett Smith ... Paulie - Corny Collins Council / Welcome to the 60's Dancer Ariel Reid ... Rhonda - Detention Kid Whitney Brown ... Hoo Hoo - Detention Kid Jason Dolphin ... Tyrone - Detention Kid Anthony Carr ... Duane - Detention Kid (as Anthony 'Kanec' Carr) Chris Andrew Robinson ... Jermaine - Detention Kid (as Christopher Andrew Robinson) Sarah Francis ... Janetta - Detention Kid Starr Domingue ... Pearl - Detention Kid Shawn Byfield ... Little Mo - Detention Kid Shane Simpson ... Skillet - Detention Kid Hollywood Jade ... Stooie - Detention Kid (as Jade Anderson) Rhonda Roberts ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Jennifer Abbey ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Sherisse Springer ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Vanessa Cobham ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Eboni Nichols ... Maybelle's Store Dancer (as Eboni Y. Nichols) Holly Hyman ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Jamal Sims ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Damon Butler ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Stephen Boss ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Marc Spaulding ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Arike Rice ... Dynamites Tanee McCall ... Dynamites Nadine Ellis ... Dynamites Reggie Jackson ... Record Hop Dancer Tramaine Montell Ford ... Record Hop Dancer Khetanya Henderson ... Record Hop Dancer Loriel Hennington ... Record Hop Dancer Daniel Dyer ... Record Hop Dancer Kristen Munro ... Record Hop Dancer Ingrid Gaynor ... Record Hop Dancer Stacey Martin ... Record Hop Dancer Sal Scozzari ... Good Morning Baltimore Dancer / Welcome to the 60's Dancer Charles Seminerio ... Good Morning Baltimore Dancer / Welcome to the 60's Dancer Alison Smyth ... Auditionee Christine Moore ... Auditionee Emily Andrews ... Auditionee Julianne Jackson ... Auditionee Laura Lawson ... Auditionee Melissa Leifer ... Auditionee Janelle Hutchison ... Hairdresser Jenny Parsons ... Hairdresser Susan Henley ... Hairdresser Gerry Mendicino ... Drunk Nick Settimi ... Record Store Owner Kyle Golemba ... Teen Tiffany Green ... Mr. Pinky's Customer Rachael Dolan ... Mr. Pinky's Customer Kristina Uranowski ... Mr. Pinky's Customer Charlotte Szivak ... Mr. Pinky's Customer Deborah Overes ... Mr. Pinky's Customer Mary McCandless ... Mr. Pinky's Seamstress Sharron Matthews ... Mr. Pinky's Cashier Jeffrey James ... Gawky Kid Carla Guiliani ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Chantelle Leonardo ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Melissa Williams ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer (as Melissa Williams Schifanelli) Krystal Kiran ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer (as Krystal Kiran Garib) Jessica Dawson ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Sheri Godfrey ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Jessica Dawn Keeling ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer (as Jessica Keeling) Romina D'Ugo ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Julia Juhas ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Cindy Willems ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Faye Rauw ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer (as Faye Lynn Rauw) Niky Johnson ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Shannon Whelan ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Diana Coatsworth ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Keri Tkacz ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Krista Leis ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Sammy Rosen ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Stephen Findlay ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Michael Cota ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Dennis Lupien ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Serge Kushnier ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Austin Di Iulio ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer (as Austin DiIulio) Chad McFadden ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Ted Banfalvi ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Shaun Amyot ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Blaine Totten ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Glen Kerr ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Paul Gordon ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Gerard McIsaac ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Josh Epstein ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Derek Gilroy ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer A. Frank Ruffo ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Darcy Evans ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Marc Kimelman ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Larry Mannell ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Wally Michaels ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Matthew Caruso ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Lyne Tremblay ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Mary Pitt ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Janice Luey ... Welcome to the 60's Dancer Uncredited Cast John de Klein ... Extra Dondraico Johnson ... Maybelle's Store Dancer Joy Kriekenbeek ... Extra Katharine Leonard ... Soundtrack Vincenzo Ruggieri Calvano ... High School Student David Webster ... Telephone Operator Produced by Michael Disco Anson Downes Toby Emmerich Linda Favila Daryl Freimark Jennifer Gibgot Garrett Grant Mark Kaufman Travis Knox Michael Lynne Neil Meron Marc Shaiman Adam Shankman Robert Shaye Daniel Silverberg Scott Wittman Craig Zadan Original Music by Marc Shaiman

Additional Info Premiere: July 13, 2007 Theatrical Release: July 20, 2007 DVD Release: November 20, 2007 Blu-ray Release: November 20, 2007 Countries: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies New Line Cinema (presents) Ingenious Film Partners (in association with) Zadan / Meron Productions (as Zadan / Meron) Offspring Entertainment (produced in association with) Storyline Entertainment (uncredited) Distributors New Line Cinema   (2007) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2011) (USA) (TV) New Line Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (2007) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.6 / 10 Female Users 5.9 / 10 Site Ranking #1,332 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,328 Smallville: Season 1 (2001) #1,329 Police Academy (1984) #1,330 Luke Cage: Season 1 (2016) #1,331 Luke Cage: Season 2 (2018) #1,332 Hairspray (2007) #1,333 The Little Mermaid (2023) #1,334 Love And Monsters (2020) #1,335 Saw V (2008) #1,336 Evolution (2001)