Overview
Director:John Waters
Writer (WGA):John Waters (written by)
Release Date:6 April 1990 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:Comedy / Musical / Romance more
Tagline:Too young to be square... Too tough to be shocked... Too late to be saved more
Plot Summary:"Drape" (or Greaser) Wade Walker, also known as Cry-Baby for his ability to shed a single tear, falls... more
Plot Synopsis:View full synopsis. (warning! may contain spoilers)
Plot Keywords:Teen Angst / Charm / Male Female Relationship / Dysfunctional Family / Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship more
User Comments:A delinquent musical Joy-Ride with 50's teen angst films... more
Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)

Johnny Depp
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Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker

Amy Locane
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Allison Vernon-Williams

Susan Tyrrell
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Ramona Rickettes

Polly Bergen
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Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Iggy Pop
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Uncle Belvedere Rickettes

Ricki Lake
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Pepper Walker

Traci Lords
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Wanda Woodward

Kim McGuire
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Hatchet-Face

Darren E. Burrows
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Milton Hackett

Stephen Mailer
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Baldwin

Kim Webb
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Lenora

Alan J. Wendl
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Toe-Joe Jackson

Troy Donahue
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Hatchet's Father

Mink Stole
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Hatchet's Mother

Joe Dallesandro
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Milton's Fathermore
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Additional Details
Parents Guide:View content advisory for parents
Runtime:85 min / USA:91 min (director's cut)
Country:USA
Language:English
Color:Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Dolby
Certification:Iceland:L / Spain:13 / Australia:M / Argentina:13 / Finland:S / Netherlands:AL / Sweden:11 / 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)
Filming Locations:Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
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Company:Imagine Entertainment more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:While although the tattoo of the name "Cry-Baby" on Johnny Depp's arm is a fake, the Native American tattoo above it is real. more
Goofs:Continuity: The tattooed teardrop on Cry-Baby's face at the end of the movie appears and disappears. more
Quotes:Pepper: My brother wouldn't touch your titties with a ten foot pole. He likes his women bad, Lenora, not cheap. more
Movie Connections:Spoofs Grease (1978) more
Soundtrack:FINGERTIPS more
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39 out of 41 people found the following comment useful:- A delinquent musical Joy-Ride with 50's teen angst films..., 23 April 2004
Author: sixtwentysix from Denver, CO
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.
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