Hairspray (1988 film) was released on DVD by New Line in 2002. The disc included an audio commentary by John Waters and Ricki Lake and a theatrical trailer. It was released on Blu-ray on March 4, 2014. Hairspray (1988 film) Hairspray is a 1988 American dance comedy film written and directed by John Waters, and starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, Jerry Stiller, Leslie Ann Powers, Colleen Fitzpatrick, and Michael St. Gerard. "Hairspray" was a dramatic departure from Waters's earlier works, with a much broader intended audience. "Hairspray"s PG is the mildest rating a Waters film has received; most of his
Ricki Tarr His boss at the Circus is Peter Guillam and it is revealed that George Smiley originally recruited him. Due to various mishaps during his career (e.g., falling for a female Polish agent, causing a suicide via blackmail) Tarr is widely regarded among the scalphunters as "disaster-prone". Tarr was played by Hywel Bennett in the 1979 television serial based on the novel. In the 2011 film adaptation, he was played by Tom Hardy. Ricki Tarr Ricki Tarr is a fictional character created by John le Carré, and is a major figure in le Carré's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". Ricki Tarr was