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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 07/12/2005 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Director's Cut,Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 53 Genres: Comedy, Satire, Musical Comedy, Teen Movie See Also: Cry-Baby [Director's Cut] [With Mamma Mia! Picture Frame], Cry-Baby [Director's Cut] [Holiday Packaging]

John Waters does a quirky spin on '50s nostalgia in Cry-Baby, his musical homage to Rebel Without a Cause and Romeo and Juliet. Set in Baltimore in 1954 at the birth of rock & roll, the film features Johnny Depp as Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker. Depp is pure charisma as a juvenile delinquent with a permanent tear slithering down his cheek, a reminder of his state-executed parents. In the depths of his despair appears goody-goody girl Allison (Amy Locane), who has a sexual crush on Cry-Baby. But Allison's Pat Boone-like boyfriend, Baldwin (Stephen E. Miller), the leader of the squares, is dead set against Cry-Baby and the rest of the juvenile delinquents and leads a revolt against them. In the resultant riot, the juvenile delinquents are blamed for the chaos, and Cry-Baby finds himself dispatched to reform school. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Johnny Depp - Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker
Amy Locane - Allison
Susan Tyrrell - Ramona
Polly Bergen - Mrs. Vernon-Williams
Ricki Lake - Pepper
Iggy Pop - Belvedere

John Waters fans, prepare to shed a tear of joy as Focus Features brings the 1990 musical kitch-fest Cry-Baby to DVD as you've never seen it before. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, the image looks near-pristine, with the accompanying Dolby Digital Stereo sound mix really bringing the music to life as our teen hero attempts show the town squares that even a lowly "drape" can have a heart of gold. Of course, what would a Waters DVD be without commentary, and true to form, the gleefully distasteful director does not disappoint, providing audio commentary that is nearly entertaining as the film itself. If that's not enough for Waters fans, viewers can take a closer look behind the scenes in the extended featurette entitled "It Came From Baltimore" before checking out some truly outrageous deleted scenes that didn't make the final cut. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide