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Cry-Baby (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 36

Fresh: 30

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane

Starring: Johnny Depp, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Polly Bergen, Iggy Pop

Director: John Waters

Director: John Waters

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Release:

Apr 12, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Single Side - Dual Layer
  • Director's Cut
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurette: IT CAME FROM BALTIMORE
  • Audio Commentary: John Waters - Director

Additional Products:

  • Mamma Mia Picture Frame
 
 
 
 

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Waters' hole card is Johnny Depp, the winsome tough from TV's 21 Jump Street, who radiates big- screen grace and swagger as Cry-Baby -- no easy trick, since he is guying his own image.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
06/20/09
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The film is high on energy, color and camera movement and, as usual in Waters's world, everything is styled within an inch of its life, capturing all the fun and fever of the 1950s.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/20/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

John Waters' mischievous satire of the teen exploitation genre is entertaining as a rude joyride through another era, full of great clothes and hairdos.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/20/09
Variety Staff
Variety
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Cheerfully camp, terrifically enjoyable teen parody that ranks among Waters' best moments. Oh, and world -- meet Johnny Depp!

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
06/20/09
Jon Fortgang
Channel 4 Film

It's a satire that functions the same way the stuff it's satirizing does.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
07/19/07
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Waters' finest film to date, a worthy successor to Hairspray which exudes teen angst and young lust from every pore.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

Great campy fun. How many tears will Johnny shed?

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11/07/05
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Pink Flamingos fans will find Cry-Baby decidedly tame, but it's one of my favorites.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/08/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Waters is just as offbeat as any of his film characters— and he surrounds himself with creative people who wouldn't at all be out of place in a John Waters movie.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
07/23/05
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

No review available.

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07/02/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Everyone is clearly having a ball in Cry-Baby, and one can only imagine what the nightlife was like on the set

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/07/05
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

Successfully works in fits and starts.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

No review available.

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04/15/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Johnny Depp is a rockin' revelation

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03/11/05
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Unhinged and inventive

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Tears for fears? Nah, it's Johnny Depp's. When will this Waters gem be adapted for Broadway?

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10/25/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

John Waters at his most accessible -- which is still really odd.

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09/09/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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09/04/04
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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08/11/04
Frank Swietek
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02/27/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
 
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