Hairspray (1988 film) a first-floor English class, and the principal's office. In the scene set in the principal's office, the Harry Dorsey Gough (see Perry Hall Mansion) coat-of-arms that once hung in the main lobby can be seen through the doorway. The scenes set at Tilted Acres amusement park were filmed at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The film was Divine's final film; he died three weeks after the film's release. "Hairspray" was his only film with Waters in which he didn't play the lead. Originally, Divine was considered to play both Tracy Turnblad and her mother Edna. Executives from New Line Cinema,
Dick Tracy (1990 film) the film as part of her Blond Ambition World Tour. Prior to the June 1990 theatrical release, Disney had already featured "Dick Tracy" in musical theatre stage shows in both Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort, using Stephen Sondheim and Danny Elfman's music. "The New York Times" also wrote in June 1990 of Disney Stores "selling nothing but "Tracy"-related merchandise." Max Allan Collins lobbied to write the film's novelization long before Disney had even greenlighted "Dick Tracy" in 1988. "I hated the idea that anyone else would write a "Tracy" novel," Collins explained. After much conflict with Disney, leading