Cry-Baby (1990)

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6.3	Rating (770 ratings)
6.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

John Waters

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Johnny Depp
Cry-Baby

Amy Locane
Allison Vernon-Williams

Susan Tyrrell
Ramona Rickettes

Polly Bergen
Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Iggy Pop
Belvedere Rickettes

Ricki Lake
Pepper Walker

Traci Lords
Wanda Woodward

Kim McGuire
Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski

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John Waters
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16 years, 4 months ago at Dec 5 7:52

Claudia

4 votes

Wow, I never expected that rating this would be so hard. I can't decide if it deserves 3.5 or 4 stars.. I'll just give it 4 for now. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed watching it but if I could choose I think I would give it 3.75..

It's definitely unique but with the theme of 'Grease', because it's a musical and in the romance genre. I normally hate musicals but I survived watchi... read more

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10 years, 9 months ago at Jul 31 20:39

moviebuff15

1 vote

Admittedly, "Cry-Baby" is a very silly movie, and that silliness may not appeal to everyone. I for one found myself consistently bored by the campy goings-on, and found little to like about delinquent greaser 'Cry-Baby' (Johnny Depp) and his redneck family, when the movie insists we cheer on their successes and 'gee-whiz' at their failures.

It's 1960's Baltimore, and prim, perfec... read more

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7 years, 7 months ago at Sep 22 10:32

johanlefourbe

1 vote

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. Anyway, this movie is pretty much the stuff of legends. Indeed, after 3 years on ’21 Jump Street’, even though Johnny Depp became a huge teen-idol thanks to this TV-show, he really dreaded his status and quickly couldn’t stand this show anymore. So, when he finally managed to get off ... read more

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In 1950s Baltimore, a bad-boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good-girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

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