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Plot

John Waters does a quirky spin on '50s nostalgia in Cry-Baby, his musical homage to Rebel Without a Cause and Romeo and Juliet. Set in Baltimore in 1954 at the birth of rock & roll, the film features Johnny Depp as Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker. Depp is pure charisma as a juvenile delinquent with a permanent tear slithering down his cheek, a reminder of his state-executed parents. In the depths of his despair appears goody-goody girl Allison (Amy Locane), who has a sexual crush on Cry-Baby. But Allison's Pat Boone-like boyfriend, Baldwin (Stephen E. Miller), the leader of the squares, is dead set against Cry-Baby and the rest of the juvenile delinquents and leads a revolt against them. In the resultant riot, the juvenile delinquents are blamed for the chaos, and Cry-Baby finds himself dispatched to reform school.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
85min.
Theatrical Release Date:
04/06/1990
DVD Release Date:
07/12/2005
Distributor(s):
Universal
Director(s):
John Waters
Starring:
Johnny Depp , Amy Locane , Susan Tyrrell , Polly Bergen , Iggy Pop
Themes:
Feuds,Eccentric Families,Star-Crossed Lovers,High School Life
Tone:
Campy,Upbeat,Quirky,Satirical,Stylized
Keywords:
angst,biker,charm [personality],forbidden-love,friendship,high-school,juvenile,love,rockabilly-music,romance,school,talent-show,teenagers,townspeople
Country of Origin:
USA (04-06-1990)
Language:
English