Hairspray Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

6 of the most interesting Hairspray easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Hairspray movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes Costumes
Hairspray poster
Hairspray poster
Hairspray Plot

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

Genre Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director Adam Shankman
Stars John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes
IMDB score 6.6

Hairspray Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Edna (John Travolta) says, "Look, if you want to be famous, learn how to take blood outta car upholstery." This is a reference to his earlier role in Pulp Fiction (1994), in which he shoots the character Marvin in the back of a car, getting blood on the upholstery.

Edna (John Travolta) says, "Look, if you want to be famous, learn how to take blood outta car upholstery." This is a reference to his earlier role in Pulp Fiction (1994), in which he shoots the character Marvin in the back of a car, getting blood on the upholstery.

Costume details in Hairspray

1 - Penny Pingleton's dress for the ending scene is made from the curtains in her bedroom

Penny Pingleton's dress for the ending scene is made from the curtains in her bedroom

Hairspray movie hidden details

Divine's reference to diet pills is based on how doctors prescribed Obetrol, a pill containing a mix of amphetamine (speed), methamphetamine (meth) and dextroamphetamine(dex) salts.

1 - Edna and Velma wear green and red respectively- which are opposite to each other on the color wheel- while singing "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful reprise" mirroring the two women and their overall contrasting characteristics in the song and throughout the movie/musical.

Edna and Velma wear green and red respectively- which are opposite to each other on the color wheel- while singing "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful reprise" mirroring the two women and their overall contrasting characteristics in the song and throughout the movie/musical.

During "Run and Tell That", the black students are all dancing and singing towards the front of the bus while the three white students sit in the back.

- This Quote from John Travolta as Edna Turnblad giving a slight nod to Pulp Fiction

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