Divine<\/a> as Tracy\u2019s
mother Edna steals every scene she\u2019s in,
but I also love Tracy’s best friend Penny
(Leslie Ann Powers) who seems pretty drippy
until she meets kind, dishy Seaweed, son of
local soul queen Motormouth Mabel. It\u2019s
actually quiet Penny Pingleton that starts
shouting \u2018segregation never, integration
now!\u2019 outside the Corny Collins Show. Penny
and Tracy are touchingly devoted to each other
too, encouraging each other and enjoying each
other\u2019s happiness. Plus bitchy Amber von
Tussle and her snobbish, racist parents (her
mother is played by Debbie Harry) are
deliciously hateable.<\/p>\n
The film is not without its flaws and it
definitely won\u2019t be everyone\u2019s cup
of tea, but I love it. It\u2019s the only film
(I think\u2026) that I\u2019ve ever watched
and put on again straight away, though
admittedly that\u2019s partly because of the
superb soundtrack, which features Lesley
Gore\u2019s irresistible anthem
You Don\u2019t Own Me<\/strong>. Here it
is!<\/p>\n