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Writer (WGA):
John Waters (written by)
Release Date:
6 April 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Too young to be square... Too tough to be shocked... Too late to be saved more
Plot:
"Drape" (or Greaser) Wade Walker, also known as Cry-Baby for his ability to shed a single tear, falls...
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A delinquent musical Joy-Ride with 50's teen angst films...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Johnny Depp | ... | Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker |
 | Amy Locane | ... | Allison Vernon-Williams |
 | Susan Tyrrell | ... | Ramona Rickettes |
| Polly Bergen | ... | Mrs. Vernon-Williams |
| Iggy Pop | ... | Uncle Belvedere Rickettes |
| Ricki Lake | ... | Pepper Walker |
 | Traci Lords | ... | Wanda Woodward |
| Kim McGuire | ... | Hatchet-Face |
 | Darren E. Burrows | ... | Milton Hackett |
| Stephen Mailer | ... | Baldwin - Allison's Boyfriend |
 | Kim Webb | ... | Lenora Frigid |
| Alan J. Wendl | ... | Toe-Joe Jackson |
 | Troy Donahue | ... | Hatchet's Father |
| Mink Stole | ... | Hatchet's Mother |
| Joe Dallesandro | ... | Milton's Father |
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Runtime:
85 min | USA:91 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Iceland:L |
Spain:13 |
Chile:14 |
Peru:14 |
Sweden:15 |
Puerto Rico:PG-13 |
Venezuela:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:S |
Netherlands:AL |
USA:PG-13 |
UK:12 (original rating) |
UK:15 (video rating) (1990) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2005) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating)
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The original musical director of this film was Al Kooper. When he was dismissed from the movie he was replaced by Dave Alvin.
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Continuity: In the courtroom, when the tire on Hatchet-Face's mothers "iron lung" blows out, you can see a cigarette-butt on the floor right next to the wheel, and when it cuts back to the main shot, her father throws the cigarette to the floor.
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[first lines]
Wanda's mother: Hi Kids. Remember, always look both ways before crossing.
Wanda: [embarassed] Mother!
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Wanda's mother: Hi Kids. Remember, always look both ways before crossing.
Wanda: [embarassed] Mother!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in This Filthy World (2006)
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Soundtrack:
TEARDROPS ARE FALLING
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This is a film that John Waters created as a loving send up of 1950's teen and juvenile delinquent films. It tells the story of Cry-Baby (Depp) a teenage orphan with the ability to make women swoon by shedding a single tear. It's a good natured, never mean musical based in a world where a song can make jail prisoners dance and riot or make someone fall in love with you despite being from different worlds.
A cast that includes Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Waters regular Rikki Lake and a few other pleasant treats and cameos. The actors appear to be having as much fun with the subject matter as the film is. Borrowing for value from films such as Grease, Jail-house Rock, High School Hellcats, Rebel without a cause and a zillion others from the genre this film is a self-aware campy comedy that is very well crafted.
Clean and ridiculous warmhearted fun with more than a hint of trash. As of the date I re-watched this film (April 2004 10 years later) this film is still out of print. The reason for that is inexplicable to me as it's one of Johnny Depp's funniest performances and one of the better musicals that comes to mind. Oh yeah, don't blink or you'll miss Willem Defoe as the prison guard. "God bless Dwight D. Eisenhower, God bless Roy Cohn..."
Come for the comedy, stay for the great songs.