Director: John Waters Run Time: 92 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1988
Starring: Debbie Harry, Divine, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Vitamin C
Despite being a coming-of-age story about the charismatic and ‘pleasantly plump’ teenage dance sensation Tracy Turnblad (Lake), John Waters’ cult classic also features a trio of truly memorable moms: Tracy’s supportive mother Edna (Divine), the formidable Motormouth Maybelle Stubbs (Brown), and the nefarious Velma Von Tussle (Harry).