Cry-Baby
A prim schoolgirl rebels against her strict grandmother’s expectations by courting a notorious teenage rebel, sparking a clash between respectable society and the wild world of 1950s greasers.
“Good girls want him bad. Bad girls want him worse.”
Synopsis
A prim and proper schoolgirl defies her society grandmother's wishes by dating a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
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A crew of 57+ credited
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Edited by Janice HamptonShot by Dave InsleyScored by Patrick WilliamsDesigned by Vincent Peranio
Box Office
1990 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$8.3M
Opening weekend: $3.0M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $3.9M — 48% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,229 theaters
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Cast & Crew
57 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Johnny Depp
as Cry-Baby
Ricki Lake
as Pepper Walker
Amy Locane
as Allison Vernon-Williams
Susan Tyrrell
as Ramona Rickettes
Stephen Mailer
as Baldwin
Polly Bergen
as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
Iggy Pop
as Belvedere Rickettes
Traci Lords
as Wanda Woodward
Kim Mcguire
as Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski
Darren E Burrows
as Milton Hackett
Patricia Hearst
as Wanda's Mother
David Nelson
as Wanda's Father
Supporting cast
37Troy Donahue
as Hatchet's Father
Mink Stole
as Hatchet's Mother
Joe Dallesandro
as Milton's Father
Joey Heatherton
as Milton's Mother
Willem Dafoe
as Hateful Guard
Kim Webb
as Lenora
Alan J Wendl
as Toe-Joe
Jonathan Benya
as Snare-Drum
Scout Raskin
as Susie-Q
Robert Tyree
as Dupree
Angie Levroney
as Dupree's Girlfriend
Drew Ebersole
as Whiffle #1
Kenny Curtis
as Whiffle #2
Scott Neilson
as Whiffle #3
Robert V Walsh
as Judge
Jenni Blong
as Inga
Craig Wallace
as Conk #1
Phillip Broussard
as Conk #2
Regi Davis
as Conk #3
Nick Fleming
as Conk #4
Robbie Jones
as Conk #5
Vivienne Shub
as Mrs. Tadlock
Robert Marbury
as Angelic Boyfriend
Skip Spencer
as Strip Poker #1
Holter Graham
as Strip Poker #2
Susan Lowe
as Night Court Parent
Dan Griffith
as Snake-Eyes Hood
Kirk Mcewen
as Convict #1
Eric Lucas
as Convict #2
Frank Maldonado
as Convict #3
Patrick Mitchell
as Convict #4
Mary Vivian Pearce
as Picnic Mother
Steve Aronson
as Mean Guard
Kelly Goldberg
as Pepper's Baby
Joey Perillo
as Ko Jo Jackson (uncredited)
James Intveld
as Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker (singing voice)
Rachel Sweet
as Allison Vernon-Williams (singing voice)
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