Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 04/06/1990(USA)
Release Date: 04/12/2009
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
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.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
;)
