Cry Baby Review
Cry-Baby is a 1990 American teen musical film written and directed by John Waters. The film did not achieve high audience numbers in its initial release, but has subsequently become a cult classic and spawned a Broadway musical of the same name. John Waters first went mainstream with the 1988 classic Hairspray and then defied fans’ opinion. They complained he had gone all lame and mainstream by daring to follow it up with a full-on musical comedy. The film is a parody of teen musicals (particularly Grease) and centers on a group of delinquents that refer to themselves as "drapes" and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the "squares", in 1950s Baltimore, Maryland. Cry-Baby is his delightful tribute to Elvis, juvenile delinquency and rockabilly music. It is a real pleasure to watch how Johnny Depp twitching and crooning like Elvis.
On the right side of the tracks lives the proper (Amy Locane), all blond hair and crinoline skirts. Her grandmother, Mrs. Vernon-Williams, runs a charm school and is the local dictator of good taste and deportment. Her idea of fun is to host talent shows where "square" teens sing "Mr. Sandman" in barbershop harmony.
On the wrong side of the tracks lives Cry-Baby Walker (Depp), the delinquent orphan son of the executed Alphabet Killer. His gang includes his pregnant sister Pepper (who already has two kids), her boyfriend Milton (Darren E. Burrows), their friend Hatchet-Face (Kim McGuire), and Wanda (Traci Lords). They all hang out down at Turkey Point, a woodland camp run by Grandma and Grandpa (Susan Tyrrell and Iggy Pop). This crowd, known as "drapes", likes to drink, party, and drive fast cars. Cry-Baby fronts a band in which all his friends are members.
As Cry-Baby and Allison fall deeper in love, their romance is accompanied by a winning soundtrack, a mix of Elvis-like rockabilly and retro '50s fun, including a joyous Bunny Hop down a street.
I can say that I am a movie-addicted person. So, it is
On the right side of the tracks lives the proper (Amy Locane), all blond hair and crinoline skirts. Her grandmother, Mrs. Vernon-Williams, runs a charm school and is the local dictator of good taste and deportment. Her idea of fun is to host talent shows where "square" teens sing "Mr. Sandman" in barbershop harmony.
On the wrong side of the tracks lives Cry-Baby Walker (Depp), the delinquent orphan son of the executed Alphabet Killer. His gang includes his pregnant sister Pepper (who already has two kids), her boyfriend Milton (Darren E. Burrows), their friend Hatchet-Face (Kim McGuire), and Wanda (Traci Lords). They all hang out down at Turkey Point, a woodland camp run by Grandma and Grandpa (Susan Tyrrell and Iggy Pop). This crowd, known as "drapes", likes to drink, party, and drive fast cars. Cry-Baby fronts a band in which all his friends are members.
As Cry-Baby and Allison fall deeper in love, their romance is accompanied by a winning soundtrack, a mix of Elvis-like rockabilly and retro '50s fun, including a joyous Bunny Hop down a street.
I can say that I am a movie-addicted person. So, it is