 In the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Hairspray", she starred with John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Zac Efron and Queen Latifah, in the role of Velma Von Tussle, the racist manager of a television station.Travolta requested that Pfeiffer play the part of the villainess, which was her first film role in five years.A widely positive reception greeted the film upon its release, while it made an impressive US$118.9 million and US$202.5 million worldwide.