Cry Baby
1990 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Cult director John Waters goes mainstream -- sort of -- in this send-up of 1950s teen melodramas. Heart-throb Johnny Depp stars in the title role as a glamorous delinquent who heads a gang of hoods known as the Drapes. Trouble starts when Cry-Baby falls for a squeaky clean blonde from a rival group, the Squares. Their star-crossed romance sets off a rumble between the warring factions and Cry-Baby ends up doing time in reform school. Chock-full of rock & roll and Waters' usual cavalcade of eccentric celebrities, including Patty Hearst, Iggy Pop and former porn star Traci Lords.
Direction John Waters
Cast Johnny Depp · Traci Lords · Willem Dafoe · Amy Locane · Susan Tyrrell · Polly Bergen · Iggy Pop · Ricki Lake · Kim McGuire · Troy Donahue · Joey Heatherton · David Nelson · Patty Hearst · Joe Dallesandro
Soundtrack Patrick Williams
Screenplay John Waters
Cinematography David Insley
Original title Cry Baby
6.1
8K votes (FilmAffinity)
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