Alterian MFX: Travolta Into Turnblad

Behind the scenes documentation of the transformation of John Travolta into the character of Edna Turnblad for the film "Hairspray."
Interviews with Adam Shankman, John Travolta, and Tony Gardner.

(All footage the property of New Line Cinema.) NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.

[o.liveil]

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

[BeckyMD]

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

[eliezrah]

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!

[klace]

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

[MinestoDKL]

and edna stood out the most in this movie

[laughaholic]

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

[danafripp]

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.

[mariaviudez]

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

[whatthehell]

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. :) <3

[BloodylocksBathory]

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

[spaceye]

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

[rhodaleader]

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 🌟

[MegaSonglover]

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

[tritrislayz]

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

[kurniawtf]

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 wait.. is that john travolta??!" Damn team edna did one hell of a job and travolta makes it flawless too.. 😘😘

[wolfqueen]

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

[bryanpypops]

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.

[leighwest]

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

[beet]

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

[sandy]

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 😅