Travolta put 110% into his role and no one can change my mind

@Teltharion

4 жыл бұрын

so true, and this Edna is a sweet, tender, caring and fun woman, he sells that completely

@johnDingoFoxVelocity

4 жыл бұрын

actually he did the role justice 100% however the rest of the cast needed just a little more tuning

@shabberto

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnDingoFoxVelocity Seaweed, Tracy, Queen Latifa, Zac Effron, Corny Collins all nailed it!

@alexandriaa44

Жыл бұрын

@@shabberto facts! Nobody needs tuning at alll this whole cast created an art piece!! this movie is one of my allll time favorites, every song is amazing, every scene is perfect! I don’t think they could’ve done any better or ever will!

You do forget at times that Edna is a man and is John Travolta. You gotta hand it to the team that did all this, they did a great job

@manuelorozco7760

8 жыл бұрын

+Becky Timmis If Harvey Fierstein (original Broadway Edna) was on that makeup team, it would have taken quicker like when he as Uncle Frank was transforming Robin Williams as Daniel into Mrs. Doubtfire when it was actually a more experienced makeup team doing the work.

@BeckyMD26

8 жыл бұрын

Very true

@manuelorozco7760

8 жыл бұрын

Becky Timmis But oh well leave it to the professionals since he was pretending to be a makeup artist. Speaking of Harvey, he is going to reprise Edna in NBC's Hairspray Live.

@erinblake5747

5 жыл бұрын

Every time i watch Hairspray its really hard to believe its John Travolta till he either sings or dances. They did a really good job. I grew up with this one Im 23 years old and i never ever seen the old one

@fortifarse

5 жыл бұрын

The lack of any attempt to change his voice beyond a half assed accent provided a huge clue...

It's amazing how they transformed Travolta into Turnblad! Also, the first time I watched Hairspray, I didn't know Mrs. Turnblad was played by a man!

@holyelixir4580

9 жыл бұрын

She always is broadway, movie, you name it.

@manuelorozco7760

8 жыл бұрын

+Holy Elixir Yup been a tradition since 1988 when the late Divine played her in the John Waters original movie.

@genesisstanley2550

6 жыл бұрын

Lisa Klein same

@isaiahwilliams7150

6 жыл бұрын

+Manuel Orozco Harvey Fierstein played her in the live performance on NBC.

@swibishdumbhorse

6 жыл бұрын

Same

Would you turn that racket down!... I'm trying to ARN here...

@taimariemoore8369

4 жыл бұрын

yes ARN i love that.

@Brwneydgrl69

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@wrenclark4907

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😂

@PromptoArgentum_

3 жыл бұрын

Best line ever

@combat_chameleon

2 жыл бұрын

"i left my anr on" "oh, your arn..."

"Jackie Kennedy does NOT use hairspray! Her hair is just naturally stiff!"

@frakte

4 жыл бұрын

BloodylocksBathory No, that was her husband.

@blueribenaberry

3 жыл бұрын

Terry Foraker Niiiiiice 👏🏾

This is amazing! Hats off to John for enduring all that and delivering such a great performance.

@trinitylivingston1286

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know that that was John Travolta!

and edna stood out the most in this movie

@porkchop1184

6 жыл бұрын

Taufu'a'alemalo Ella literally because she was the tallest character😄

@snoopymochi562

4 жыл бұрын

It’s hard NOT to notice her lol

PERFECTION. I fell in love with the character of Edna Turnblad because of the STELLAR WORK done by this entire team. So much believable femininity...not just a costume.

GO FROM DANNY TO EDNA REAL QUICK

@maxvalladolid8564

7 жыл бұрын

hannah swaim get you a man that can do both

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxvalladolid8564 facts

@Girlwhohaveaconstipation

Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine💀

I have seen this movie so many times and I never noticed that John Travolta was in this movie, let alone playing Edna.

@Amaijackie

7 жыл бұрын

Nini Blaxx omg same 😂

@danafripp4120

7 жыл бұрын

That...is SO AWESOME. It means they did their job. Even though I knew it was Travolta playing Edna, you just get so lost in the honesty of this character. It's BEAUTIFUL.

@fortifarse

5 жыл бұрын

So you just never watched the opening or closing credits and didn't hear Edna talk and/or sing at any point? Cometf on

@ChaseEverything

4 жыл бұрын

@@fortifarse Blind + Deaf people can watch TV too lol xD

@Happyhogan

Жыл бұрын

Bro same ☠️☠️

This Edna is the sweetest sugarcube I've ever seen! I loved her so much! And still: John really was a perfect fit. And I adore that in this case Edna is a voluminous lady with feelings and true beauty - not a fat man dressed in flower prints. It's important when it comes to HAIRSPRAY and its message that we can fall in love with Edna as a woman who struggles but learns to accept her bodyshape. :)

When I was a kid, I was a HUGE fan of Grease. I saw this movie with my mother when I was 8, after it she said 'You know the mother is actually Danny'. I was in SHOCK!! It looked soooo good (well, still does). I was convinced that Edna was a real woman.

It's amazing to see how much work went in to making John Travolta look like Edna.

Edna has to be the most adorable character in the whole movie

It just goes to show that John Travolta is a fantastic actor no matter what role he plays. Totally believable as Edna, being able to sing and dance while taking you along for her journey of self discovery is phenomenal 🌟

I think it's really funny that this character is always played by a man 😂

@jacobanthony9412

7 жыл бұрын

MegaSonglover99 if my school ever did this play my ass would try out for Edna I've always loved that character

@bigsisterlynx7554

5 жыл бұрын

It’s tradition it’s a reason why that role goes to a man since the drag Queen Divine the person Glenn played it and it’s been that specific character played by a man. I get it’s funny since your not used to that stuff.

@aneleszemog9093

5 жыл бұрын

mama bear 15 it’s not just tradition, it has to be that way, the rile was written for a man, a female wouldn’t be able to do the vocals of edna properly

@kimshasimon6899

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Jays6926

5 жыл бұрын

Aneles Zemog it would be a tradition because it started with the movie that wasn’t a musical . The role is always played by a man .

i almost didnt recognize him until one scene where tracy is trying to convince edna to be her agent,i saw edna's eyes and lips and how she smiles, and i was like "edna u look a lot like john travolta u know.................. wait.. is that john travolta??!" Damn team edna did one hell of a job and travolta makes it flawless too.. 😘😘

I bet he was sweating like crazy. But hats off John and the team.

They did a great job! The first time i watched hairspray I knew that John Travolta was in it, but I didn't knew he was Edna until I stared at her face carefully lol. P.D: Sorry for my bad english 😅

@jacobanthony9412

7 жыл бұрын

sandy30550 better than some first laguange English speakers tbh so you're fine

@music9312

6 жыл бұрын

igot7? 🙋❤

@mamie-lx8pd

6 жыл бұрын

Your English is better than most of these KZread comments

I’m so shocked at how real the costume looks! If I didn’t recognize John Travolta, I would 100% believe this was a real female actress who looked like that. Hats off to the amazing costume department in this movie and the work they put in to make such a great costume

I just realize at 6:23 you can see that he's wearing a body suit trough the slits of the skirt. I never realized that until now

@ivydowler4642

8 жыл бұрын

same I noticed when I look at the skirt I saw the top of the leg

@jacobanthony9412

7 жыл бұрын

Laura Hernandez I mean I never really noticed it but even now you can just assume that it's her undergarments

@justinleven4511

7 жыл бұрын

Laura Hernandez it would be "her" undergarments... Like they said, the bodysuit goes on then the outfits.

@BardicLiving

6 жыл бұрын

+Laura Hernandez That's actually the edge of Edna's stockings... The prosthetic pieces go all the way up the leg.

This crap must have weighed a ton, and he was able to DANCE in it! In heels! and not melt into a puddle of sweat or collapse. My respect for Mr. Travolta increased enormously with this role. And in the dance scene with Christopher Walken, you could actually forget they were two men but could believe they were a real couple. THAT is acting!!

I especially loved the dance scene with Travolta and Walken. You could see they were just having so much fun with each other.

Who else was subconsciously singing to the songs in the background😂

@chloeo4771

6 жыл бұрын

Adri K. Soo mee

@marialawson3299

5 жыл бұрын

I’m literally doing it right now! 😂

@Karina_frfr

4 жыл бұрын

Me

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

Me

Best movie, ever! How John didn’t overheat with all that on is beyond me!

John Travolta put his everything into this role. He was so convincing, and I forgot it WAS him at some point. He was amazing as Edna. Imagine having to give a full performance and dance with all that stuff on!

I remember playing Edna for my school play and even though I'm a big girl I wasn't big enough to be Edna so they put me in a bodysuit to make me look bigger. It was a nightmare to dance in that suit so I can't imagine being under all that latex and a bodysuit!

@mariexx__

3 жыл бұрын

Dang you got a vid of that ? I would love to see it !

Until I saw the cast I thought Edna was actually played by a woman

@Disney65Fan

5 жыл бұрын

I knew it was John Travolta In watching it right now

@PromptoArgentum_

3 жыл бұрын

I just finished watching it

John Travolta understood the assignment to a T, I sometimes forget that Edna was a man behind the scenes😀 and the team in creating his suit to life is just amazing

John has a very particular style when he dances. I know his dancing anywhere and it's even more beautiful when it comes through watching Edna. 💖💖💖

I love Edna so much omg

I love how he really moves like a woman ! He did made an amazing job there 🥺❤️

Me and my friend were watching the movie and I had never watched it before and I didn't know Edna was actually played by a male until she told me 😂😂😂

@EllaIngram

7 жыл бұрын

ikr! I was like "John Travolta? As in, _Grease_ John Travolta?? But he looks so different???" xD

@JadenYukifan28

7 жыл бұрын

Ella, that was what I was thinking the first time I watched the movie..God, he's talented!!!

@moviesridesandmore9313

7 жыл бұрын

Edna is played by a man named John Travolta.

@JadenYukifan28

7 жыл бұрын

Rodri Alegria We all know that

This process is so incredible...these people are genius and John Travolta is the ultimate of acting genius as well. Just imagine the time it took to get him into costume. And his voice & accent....I’ve lived in Baltimore all my life except I am out in the country. This is an absolute perfect accent for those Baltimoreans from the Highlandtown area. I’m awestruck.

The people behind this is just incredible like the moment you see Travolta, bam. Edna. And you forget that it's Travolta in there too! It's just Edna and it's all beautiful and amazing and for a younger me who watched this years ago, I was so amazed because I knew it was Travolta but then it was just Edna on screen and I just - I love these people.

He was perfect 🤩

That’s cool that the design team got Johns input and implemented it! Edna would be totally different without his suggestion!

"You must think my ears are gorbage cans!" :D

Wow! The makeup and effects people are definitely the unsung heroes of the movie!

Edna Turnblad is his alter ego. I can't even see him when he's dressed up I just see her like John was never even cast and they actually found someone that looks like that. it is the most satisfying transformation I have ever seen and it never ceases to make me smile. I love you Edna Turnblad

Edna's shape is definitely giving BBW realness, sprinkled with just the right amount of sassiness !! We ALL have or know an Edna! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Team Edna staff in future interviews: Interviewer: So what kind of experience do you have in this field? Team Edna Staff: well, you see, I made John Travolta into a very large woman. Interviewer: You’re hired.

These behind the scenes featurettes, for both film or stage, are so interesting!

It is perfect....my favorite movie !!!!

I absolutely love that version of hairspray

Edna is my favorite character... When she's dancing in the dress shop and goes be bobbity be biddity hey ... Omg so funny

This isn't the FIRST musical Travolta was in....like how he stole our hearts in GREASE

@manuelorozco7760

8 жыл бұрын

+pbscraze Nine years later, I still can't believe it took him 29 years to get Travolta back into the genre that launched him into box office superstardom. I actually prefer Grease over Hairspray by the way.

@FirstNameLastName-ox5mg

7 жыл бұрын

Yes he stole my heart in Grease and his singing is so good

@madison.m555

6 жыл бұрын

pbscraze we all know

omg, good thing he's not allergic to latex. I am and my face swells up and gets so itchy.

im tryna ororn here 😂

John Travolta KILLED it

We ain’t gonna talk about how seaweed always have waves for days??..... No?... M’kay then🤷🏽‍♀️

@varianbond

4 жыл бұрын

Listen Seaweed’s hair alone was enough to make me fall in love with him. Add in the charming personality, great dance moves, fantastic voice... Penny is a lucky gal 😍

@ultimatebishoujo29

3 жыл бұрын

@@varianbond I know right?

john Travolta is the best and I love oliva newton john

I watched this movie so much as a kid and I only found out in the last five years or so that Edna was a drag performance. She just always looked so real to me and now I know why. This is definitely not your usual drag but it was really done in such a masterful way that it is hard to tell.

The time and effort that went into Edna is so fucking cool

Would you turn that racket down!!! I'm trying to *Oron* here... Hahahahhahahahahah 😂😂😂

Imagine putting all that on and having to go to the bathroom while filming 😳 This team did an amazing job everything turned out great ❤ I love this movie

I’ve always had a fascination of bts when it came to movies, theatre, tv or music videos and how all of the prosthesis, makeup and costumes are made and applied on the actor. It’s just so interesting to watch.

Travolta looked so lovely!

his face at 2:18 made me cry😰😰😩😩 he looks so cute! so sweet in a woman makeup, just look at his face!! i just wanna kiss him!! i want the 22 year old john!! so badly

you guys are truly awesome!! thank you so much for the gorgeous work you did on Edna. i was overwhelmed how much i forgot that she was really a He! and i love his dresses. take care you guys! keep bringing us your gorgeous magic.

I like how the body shape of edna actually put more lore. Edna’s insecurity is based on how she used to be size ten and how her neighbors think she’s sexy and pretty girl next door. As we can see in the musical is that she doesn’t want to get out of her house due to how she looks now and what other people especially to those who knew her back then think what she looks now. The fact that the actor put his input of edna being a plus size but with a figure of voluptious woman made edna’s past more real and alive. As a woman who in fact used to look slimmer back then and now gained weight but still kept that almost hour glass figure can see it happen on a fictional character. It gives life into that character and actually can see her story without actually saying much.

Just finished watching Hairspray. I never payed this movie attention until a few months ago. My grandma loves this movie and every time I'm at her house we watch it together, now I love this movie.

00:03 was where DJ Snake got the concept for Turn Down for What.

Hairspray is one of my favourite musical's ever

You did an amazing job, Your team is extremely talented. I forgot at times that it was John.

This was AMAZING

This is like incredible! I love hairspray so much

When I see John I see a mix of Edna and Danny

I truly didn't know that that was John Travolta and I've been watching this movie since I was little! Wow, this is just so amazing and cool!

The movie was shot in Toronto. One of the foam dress forms that was used to make Edna's dresses is now in my sewing room.

Amazing job

amazing amazing amazing!! one of my favorite films of all time! XD

amazing work!

Um excelente trabalho !!!! Parabéns a todos!

I love this so much!

this is so amazing

This make up is genius! Incredible work! What I wouldnt give to have one of those! :D

This is amazing

It's a great piece of art😄

Brilliant performance and stellar make-up!!!!!

Damn that suit for Travolta must have been hot as hell. I would have been burning up. Especially with all the dancing and such

Best character potrayal ever, Travolta as Edna couldn’t have been better cast.

this is AMAZING wow

Wow! 5 hours! I couldn’t imagine that

One of my favourite movies!

Amazing!

I love john as edna

they did a fantastic job!

I can't imagine hkw exhausting it was to dance in this - way to go, John!!!

That's amazing.

Edna is comming for rupuals drag race season 11...

That must be So warm!

That's my fave film!

I love John Travolta

I can hear the bells my heart is ringing

Wow everyone that is a part of making everything are Amazing people, they work hard to make sure everything works.

My favorite character and one of my favorite actors there needs to be a part 2 in 2019 or 2020

Nice Job!!!! At first when i was like 6 i didn't know it was a boy. Good Job again

my nan asked me who he was playing and I told her it was Edna and she didn't believe me 😂

I love Edna!