Cast
- Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad
- Divine as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
- Debbie Harry as Velma Von Tussle
- Sonny Bono as Franklin Von Tussle
- Jerry Stiller as Wilbur Turnblad
- Leslie Ann Powers as Penny Pingleton
- Colleen Fitzpatrick as Amber Von Tussle
- Michael St. Gerard as Link Larkin
- Clayton Prince as Seaweed J. Stubbs
- Ruth Brown as Motormouth Maybelle
- Shawn Thompson as Corny Collins
- Mink Stole as Tammy
- Joann Havrilla as Prudence Pingleton
- Alan J. Wendl as Mr. Pinky
- Special appearances
- Ric Ocasek as Beatnik cat (The Italian version mis-credits him as "Rock Ocasek")
- Pia Zadora as Beatnik chick
- Council members
- Josh Charles as Iggy
- Jason Downs as Bobby
- Holter Graham as I.Q. Jones
- Dan Griffith as Brad
- Regina Hammond as Pam
- Bridget Kimsey as Consuella
- Frankie Maldon as Dash
- Brooke Stacy Mills as Lou Ann Levorowski
- John Orofino as Fender
- Kim Webb as Carmelita
- Debra Wirth as Shelly
- Other characters
- Cyrkle Milbourne as Little Inez
- Dawn Hill as Nadine Carver
- Verna Day as Mrs. Carver
- Brook Yeaton as Tough guy #1
- Jeff Gardner as Tough guy #2
- Toussaint McCall as Himself
- John Waters as Dr. Fredrickson
- Lydia Troy as Mrs. Malinski
- Jay Hillmer as Principal Davidson
- Andrew Myers as Pre-teen dancer
- Rosemary Knower as Mrs. Shipley
- Mary Vivian Pearce as Hairhopper mother
- Susan Lowe as Angry mother
- Buddy Deane as Governor's mansion newsman
- Doug Roberts as Paddy Pingleton
- Linda Cohn as Reporter
- Kathleen Wallace as the Gym Teacher
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