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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

6.02007MovieDocumentary

Documentary tracing the history of Hairspray from screen to stage and back to the screen again.

DirectorJeffrey Schwarz
ProducersJeffrey Schwarz·Katy Leigh

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Cast · Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz

NBNikki Blonsky
Nikki Blonsky
Self
ABAmanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes
Self
JC
Judi Cooper-Sealy
Self
LDLeslie Dixon
Leslie Dixon
Self
ZEZac Efron
Zac Efron
Self
AFAnne Fletcher
Anne Fletcher
Self
TFTramaine Montell Ford
Tramaine Montell Ford
Self
TGTony Gardner
Tony Gardner
Self
DG
David Gropman
Self
RHRichard Hicks
Richard Hicks
Self
AJAllison Janney
Allison Janney
Self
EKElijah Kelley
Elijah Kelley
Self

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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" — streaming FAQ

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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

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No, You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" is not on Netflix in Canada as of September 2026.

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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 8, 2008. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.