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John Waters on new film Hairspray

Title
John Waters on new film Hairspray
Genre
Interview
TX Date
26 Jun 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:03:05
Description
Carol Allen interviews film director John Waters about his new film Hairspray, a satire of 1960’s America. On what the film is about, his friend Harris Glenn Milstead the actor better know as Divine, and why he shoots his films in his hometown of Baltimore, USA.
Contributors
Carol Allen; John Waters
Keywords
USA; Actors; Films; Film makers; American (cultural identity); John Waters; Harris Glenn Milstead; Baltimore; Hairspray

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