Cry-Baby

Time Out says
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.
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Release details
Duration:
85 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
John Waters
Screenwriter:
John Waters
Cast:
Joey Heatherton
Mink Stole
Susan Tyrell
Patty Hearst
Joe Dallesandro
Troy Donahue
Willem Dafoe
Traci Lords
Polly Bergen
Johnny Depp
Iggy Pop
Amy Locane
Mink Stole
Susan Tyrell
Patty Hearst
Joe Dallesandro
Troy Donahue
Willem Dafoe
Traci Lords
Polly Bergen
Johnny Depp
Iggy Pop
Amy Locane
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