Cry-Baby Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

April 6, 1990

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Genre

Musical

Rating

PG-13

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$8,266,343 + $0 = $8,266,343

Cast

Johnny Depp, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Susan Tyrrell

Johnny Depp

as Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker

Iggy Pop

as Belvedere Rickettes

Ricki Lake

as Pepper Walker

Traci Lords

as Wanda Woodward

Amy Locane

as Allison Vernon-Williams

1930-2014

Polly Bergen

as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

1945-2012

Susan Tyrrell

as Ramona Rickettes

About Cry-Baby

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

About

A bad boy with a heart wins the love of a good girl to the disappointment of her boyfriend. The teen romantic-comedy was written and directed by John Waters.

Trivia

Coming off the success of Waters' 1988 film Hairspray, the movie was part of a studio bidding war. The movie spawned a Broadway musical that earned four Tony nominations.