Cry-Baby
1990, PG-13, 85 min.
Directed by John Waters, Starring Amy Locane, Johnny Depp, Traci Lords, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Patricia Hearst.
Johnny Depp is a a hip-swiveling, sensitive delinquent bent on winning the girl next door in this cult fave. It would eventually be rejiggered as a Broadway musical, but it didn’t catch fire like another John Waters’ favorite, Hairspray, did.
This article appears in May 7 • 2004.
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