Cry-Baby

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Cry-Baby

Directed by	John Waters
Produced by	Rachel Talalay Imagine Entertainment
Written by	John Waters
Starring	Johnny Depp Amy Locane Traci Lords Ricki Lake Iggy Pop Susan Tyrell Patty Hearst
Music by	Patrick Williams
Cinematography	David Insley
Editing by	Janice Hampton
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	April 6, 1990 (U.S.)
Running time	85 min. (original version) 92 min. (2005 director's cut)
Language	English
Budget	$11 million (est)
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Cry-Baby is a musical from 1990 directed by John Waters. It stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, and also features a bizarre cast that includes rock star Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, David Nelson and Patty Hearst. The film failed at the box office upon its first release, but has subsequently become a cult movie.

The film is a parody of teen musicals such as Grease, of Elvis Presley movies, and of 1950s 'juvenile delinquent' movies. It centers on a group of delinquents named the Drapes and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the Squares, in 1950s Baltimore. "Cry-Baby" Walker, a Drape, and Allison, a Square, create upheaval and turmoil in their town by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. Part of the film takes place at the now-closed Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland.

The film is rated PG-13 in the U.S. It was Waters' second mainstream Hollywood picture, after his earlier R-rated independent films. The first was Hairspray.