HairSpray Production

John Waters wrote the screenplay under the title of White Lipstick, deriving the film partly from real events. The Corny Collins Show is based on the real-life The Buddy Deane Show, and the film's climax is based on an actual event that took place on that show in the summer of 1963.[3].
The scenes set at Tilted Acres amusement park were filmed at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
A number of scenes were filmed but eventually cut, including:
Tracy breaking into the Von Tussles' home after Franklin and Velma leave, vandalizing Amber's bedroom, and bleaching her hair blonde (which is seen later, but never explained)
Nadine's refusal to let Penny and Seaweed into her basement after their escape from Penny's house
A rumble that includes Tracy spraying hairspray into the eyes of toughs
After Wilbur and Edna see Tracy on TV the second time, Prudence chases Penny around the Turnblads' living room before going out the door.
Corny making an announcement at the record hop that Penny should call her mother immediately if she is in the dance hall
Tracy having actual roaches in her hair