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.
Cry-Baby (1990)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:4
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.5/10
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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Reviews for Cry-Baby
John Waters' mischievous satire of the teen exploitation genre is entertaining as a rude joyride through another era, full of great clothes and hairdos.
Mr. Depp, who smolders naturally when he isn't trying so hard, acts this role about as well as Elvis would have; under the circumstances, that's fine.
Basically the filmmaker reminds us of his affection for social misfits, but without much conviction. He's simply too hip to commit himself to his beliefs, and a relentless frivolity prevails.
If there is one constant in recent social history, it is that we feel nostalgia for yesterday's teenage badness even while we fear today's.
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