Hairspray (2007 soundtrack) Hairspray (2007 soundtrack) Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 2007 New Line Cinema musical film "Hairspray". The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters's original 1988 film. It features performances from the film's cast, which includes John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, and Nikki Blonsky as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad. The album has sold upwards of 1,200,000 copies in the USA, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Dick Tracy (1990 film) "Dick Tracy" would launch a successful franchise, like the "Indiana Jones" series, but a disappointing box office performance halted Disney's plans. In addition, executive producers Art Linson and Floyd Mutrux sued Beatty shortly after the release of the film, alleging that they were owed profit participation from the film. Beatty purchased the "Dick Tracy" film and television rights in 1985 from Tribune Media Services. He then took the property to the Walt Disney Studios, who optioned the rights in 1988. According to Beatty, in 2002, Tribune attempted to reclaim the rights and notified Disney—but not through the process outlined in