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Janet Panabaker Everything is under attack in this Chronicie Special movie, both the ‘good‘ and the ‘bad.‘ Of all the recent movies that have The integrationists use irreverent told stories set in the 1960s, the latest _ tactics to further their goals, while â€" underground writer/director John the middleâ€"class, straightâ€"laced paâ€" Waters‘ Hairspray â€" is the film _ rents of Tracy‘s friend lock her, steelâ€" which most closely resembles the _ bars and all, in her room after she is movies of that decade. caught dancing in a soul record shop. It‘s a goofy, wickedly accurate parâ€" Beatmks m.uh bad abstnct paintâ€" ody of two popular early ‘60s film mgsndmt:anetbel‘n:fioththas genres, capturing on one level the saccharin silliness of the ‘teen flick,‘ in which hfe is just one wonderful dance party, and on another the ‘message movie,‘ which tells of teens learning the hard way about the evils of rock and* roll, fashion fads and beatniks. Beyond this parody is the lightlyâ€" told account â€" from a definitely ‘80s point of view â€" of the consciousnessâ€" raising of a small segregated Ameriâ€" can city, brought about by danceâ€" crazy teenagers who have previously led ghallow, early ‘60s lives. Trace Turnblad (Ricki Lake) is a chubby "hairhopper" whose life reâ€" voives around "The Corny Collins Show," a local TV dance party, on which wholesome white teens dance to funky black music When Tracy wins a spot as a regular dancer on the show, her life seems to get better and better, but in the midst of her hairâ€" sprayed success Tracy finds herself developing a social conscience, and goes out on a limb to protest the segregation of the show. She is opposed by Amber, whose popularity she has usurped, and by Amber‘s nouveauâ€"riche parents (Deâ€" bbie Harry and Sonny Bono), whose tacky attempts at opulence include a waterfall wall in their gilt and crushed velvet living room. As Tracy‘s popularity increases, her corpulent, dizzy mother (the last work of the late Divine) starts to participate in her success, and the two are soon seen parading under bouffant hairdos and in lime green through the city â€" until Tracy‘s protests separate them. Everything a target in ‘60s parody, Hairspray Sonny Bono and Debbie Harry star in ‘60s tactics to further their goals, while the middleâ€"class, straightâ€"laced paâ€" rents of Tracy‘s friend lock her, steelâ€" bars and all, in her room after she is caught dancing in a soul record shop. Beatniks smash bad abstract paintâ€" ings and criticise the hairdo that has already been described as "a oneâ€"way ticket to juvenile hall." _ Rnt dosnite the it or the "hip" Polyester, but the memm:::m of Divine, :::: dancing 1s fun, the humor is usually movie is still at least half a storey challenging, and the era looks and above Waters‘ previous ‘underground‘ sounds great. work, and in fact. comes perilously _ Hairspray plays at the Princess close to convention on a number of Cinema tonight through Mon. July occasions, with bits of humor that 18. would seem more at home in a modern summer teen movie. Fortunately, however, there is enough colorful goofiness and Waters‘ fineâ€"tuned attention to the sometimes really weird kitsch of the early 1960s to ensure that the movie is entertainâ€" ingly offbeat, while perhaps appealâ€" ing to a larger audience. It‘s hardly Pink Flamingos, Waâ€" ters‘ controversial badtaste cult film, I MAGAZINE HAMPER WITH LINER sAVE Uurp to 50# SECRETARY 29°"° TRUCKLOAD WICKER SALE l 499 Store Hours: Mon.â€"Fri. 9â€"9 Sat SALE IN EFFECT AT THE ABOVE STORE ONLY UNTIL JULY 16 RACK Reg. 9.99 Fabulous Wicker for Every Room! WAREHKHOUSE SALE WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY 24 9D Serving You for 29 Years § 886â€"2040 Free Parking Front and Rear rEaigjGLENBRIAR scsss@ NOME HARDWARE 2 WEEKS ONLY ALAN RIGBY‘S LAâ€"Z2â€"BOY GALLERY a4, 262 Weber $t. North, Waterioo 886â€"2950 46 King St. N., Waterioo _ 199 Only _ 499° WICKER ROCKING CHAIR "LESS CUSHION®" 4â€"PIECE "MUSHROOM SET" TABLE â€" 2 CHAIRS & LOVESEAT WITH CUSHIONS 8â€"PIECE RATTAN PATIO SET 1 TABLE â€" 2 CHAIRS 1/5 price â€"¢_â€" ah P aPf Reg 259 99 Fill out a ballot and you may win this set ASSORTED WICKER LAUNDRY BASKETS 199°"° *# GLENBRIAR @2HOME HARDWARE LESS CUSHIONS 2590.99 UP TO e Reciina Rockers e Recliina Wallaway e Reciina Loveseats e One of a kinds e Factory overstocks e Special purchases e And odd lots. FREE DELIVERY Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Cambridge e Gueiph e Eimira New Hamburg Area {faZBoy SAVE tro °200 13, 1988 â€" PAGE 23 WINE HOLDERS & SILVERWARE TRAY Cushion not included 15"° ‘*BOUDOIR® WICKER PICNIC 34 Â¥ if bed 3â€"TIER SHELF Reg. 44.99 25. 99