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Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

Good girls want him bad. Bad girls want him worse.

19906.51h 25m

Overview

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

Directed by John Waters
Written by John Waters
Produced by Rachel Talalay
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $8.3M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker

Amy Locane

Amy Locane

Allison Vernon-Williams

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Ramona Rickettes

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Belvedere Rickettes

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Pepper Walker

Traci Lords

Traci Lords

Wanda Woodward

Stephen Mailer

Stephen Mailer

Baldwin

Darren E. Burrows

Darren E. Burrows

Milton Hackett

Kim McGuire

Kim McGuire

Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Themes & Keywords

prisonrock 'n' rolljealousystagemusicalarrestsingertearsjuvenile delinquent

About Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby is a comedy, romance film released in 1990 exploring themes of prison, rock 'n' roll, jealousy, stage, musical, arrest. Directed by John Waters, it stars Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell. A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

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