Ricki Lake, who portrayed the iconic character in the original version of Hairspray in 1988 ... the last time she wore the dress was while filming the original movie. The Viewsical!

For a movie so filled with colorful characters, full-skirted dresses and over-the-top hair, you’d expect the red carpet at the Hairspray premiere to look like a rainbow, wouldn’t you?

But Hairspray is set squarely in Honville; the movie is as much an ode to ole Bawlmer ... say in a pink sequined cocktail dress or a Tina Turner-inspired red-and-gold shimmy-shimmy dress at ...

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Ricki Lake, who portrayed the iconic character in the original version of Hairspray in 1988, donned the black-and-white patterned dress and classic big hair she wore in the film for The View's ...