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Cry-Baby (1990)

Director: John Waters

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From Time Out Film Guide

An energetic and hyperactively hormonal romp through '50s kitsch from trash-master Waters. In Baltimore, 1954, the town's youth are divided into Squares and Drapes, the latter presided over by gang-leader Wade 'Cry Baby' Walker (Depp), orphaned son of the electrocuted Alphabet bomber. When Cry Baby ('That's Mister Baby to you!') falls for lithesome daughter-of-wealth Allison Vernon-Williams (Locane), she is sucked into a world of 'coloured' music, skin-tight slacks and reckless driving, from which her erstwhile companions seek to extract her forthwith. Replete with a thumpingly good soundtrack mixing old standards with modern pastiches, this is Waters' finest film to date, a worthy successor to Hairspray which exudes teen angst and young lust from every pore. Cameos from notable degenerates Iggy Pop and Traci Lords beautifully complement Depp's spunkily hollow-cheeked performance, while Patty Hearst plays the American middle class nightmare to a tee. Seriously sexy stuff.

Author: MK 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • shannon said...
    Posted on May 12 2008 12:34 this is one of my favortie movies i LOVE depp in this movie
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Cast & crew

Director: John Waters

Producer: Rachel Talalay

Cast: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrell, Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Patty Hearst, Polly Bergen, Troy Donahue, Mink Stole, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, Willem Dafoe full cast

Genre(s): Comedy, Musicals

Duration: 85 mins


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