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Cry-Baby (1990)

 -  Comedy | Musical  -  6 April 1990 (USA)
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In 1950s Baltimore, a bad-boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good-girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

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Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski
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Milton Hackett
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Baldwin
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Lenora Frigid
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Toe-Joe
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"Drape" (or Greaser) Wade Walker, also known as Cry-Baby for his ability to shed a single tear, falls head over heels for square Allison Vernon-Williams who, incidentally, is tired of being good. Written by Corey Semple <AshTFrankFurter2>, corrected by Mickey

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

greaser | 1950s | juvenile | love | no panties | See more »

Taglines:

He's a doll. He's a dreamboat. He's a delinquent. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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PG-13 | See all certifications »

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6 April 1990 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Beksa  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$8,266,343 (USA)
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Trivia

To find a young actor for the role of Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, director John Waters bought $30 worth of teen magazines, all of which showed Johnny Depp of 21 Jump Street on the cover. Depp thought the script was funny and strange, and took the offbeat role to avoid being typecast as a TV teen idol. See more »

Goofs

Movie is set in mid-Fifties but in effort to add period detail, Universal Pictures opening logo is old shot of plane circling globe - a studio logo that hadn't been used since Thirties or early Forties at latest. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Wanda's mother: Hi Kids. Remember, always look both ways before crossing.
Wanda: [embarassed] Mother!
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Crazy Credits

The film begins with an old-fashioned 50's style Universal logo. It's also accompanied by 50's doo-wop music. A stage curtain opens up the movie. See more »

Connections

Spoofs Jailhouse Rock (1957) See more »

Soundtracks

"WOMEN IN CADILLACS"
Written by Doc Starkes
Performed by Doc Starkes and The Nite Riders
By Arrangement with Apollo Records c/o Original Sound Entertainment
Additional vocals by James Intveld
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Don't expect Grease.
16 June 2004 | by See all my reviews

If you're a fan of the rockabilly fashion of the 50's and of John Waters, you will like this movie. Personally, I was a big fan of it. It's one of my favorite movies.

This movie involves two groups: the "squares" and the "greasers". While most teen movies set in the 50's involve typical preppy high school students, this one was on the side of the greasers. This is what I found fun and interesting. The world in which the greasers live is fun and colorful. The characters are all social outcasts or "delinquents" as they call them in the movie. This is what is so particular. Maybe this isn't what life in the 50's was really about, but it gives the illusions that you're seeing an aspect of life during that time that you normally don't see.

It was a pleasant and fun to watch movie. It was also very cartoony, which is something I like in a movie very much. The imagery is very pleasant. However, it's not a movie for everyone. It can easily be seen as cheesy. And if you're expecting a typical 50's musical like Grease, there's a good chance you won't like this one, since it makes you root so much for the social outcasts. This movie doesn't show the typical "clean" 50's that people enjoy so much.

This movie also makes fun of the typical "bad boy" image of the 50's. But doesn't it also poke fun at the image that Johnny Depp had at the time? In several interviews done after the release of this movie, Depp mentioned that he enjoyed playing that role because it was a satire of the image he had and that he also disliked very much.

I think this is the type of movie that can easily become someone's favorite but that can be hated by a lot of viewers. Maybe the dancing and the singing isn't as good as in Grease. But you have to remember that this is a light and fun movie that doesn't take itself seriously. It can also be seen as a satire of typical musicals. I would definitely recommend it.


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