Directed by:
John WatersScreenplay:
John WatersCinematography:
David InsleyComposer:
Patrick WilliamsCast:
Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Polly Bergen, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Darren E. Burrows, Troy Donahue, Mink Stole, Joe Dallesandro (more)VOD (2)
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Cult director John Waters goes mainstream -- sort of -- in this send-up of 1950s teen melodramas. Heart-throb Johnny Depp stars in the title role as a glamorous delinquent who heads a gang of hoods known as the Drapes. Trouble starts when Cry-Baby falls for a squeaky clean blonde from a rival group, the Squares. Their star-crossed romance sets off a rumble between the warring factions and Cry-Baby ends up doing time in reform school. Chock-full of rock 'n roll and Waters' usual cavalcade of eccentric celebrities, including Patty Hearst, Iggy Pop and former porn star Traci Lords. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Johnny Depp
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Amy Locane
USA
Best movies:
Prefontaine (1997)
Secretary (2002)
Lost Angels (1989)
Susan Tyrrell
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Polly Bergen
USA
Iggy Pop
USA
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Dead Man (1995)
Private Parts (1997)
Ricki Lake
USA
Best movies:
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
Traci Lords
USA
Best movies:
Blade (1998)
The Grafenberg Spot (1985)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Darren E. Burrows
USA
Best movies:
Casualties of War (1989)
Amistad (1997)
Sunset Strip (2000)
Troy Donahue
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Mink Stole
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Joe Dallesandro
USA
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
Savage Three (1975)
Merry-Go-Round (1981)
Joey Heatherton
USA
David Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Up in Smoke (1978)
Peyton Place (1957)
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Willem Dafoe
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Holter Graham
USA
Best movies:
Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
Fly Away Home (1996)
Mary Vivian Pearce
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
James Intveld
Best movies:
The Indian Runner (1991)
The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000) (TV movie)
61* (2001) (TV movie)
Susan Lowe
USA
Best movies:
Female Trouble (1974)
Hairspray (1988)
Polyester (1981)
Jenni Blong
Best movies:
Music Within (2007)
S1m0ne (2002)
Cry-Baby (1990)
John Blyth Barrymore
Best movies:
The Indian Runner (1991)
Rich Girl (1991)
A House in the Hills (1993)