Cry - Baby - wikipedia Cry - Baby For other uses, see Crybaby ( disambiguation ). Cry - Baby Theatrical release poster Directed by John Waters Produced by Rachel Talalay Written by John Waters Starring Johnny Depp Amy Locane Susan Tyrrell Iggy Pop Ricki Lake Traci Lords Polly Bergen Music by Patrick Williams Cinematography David Insley Edited by Janice Hampton Production company Imagine Entertainment Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date April 6, 1990 ( 1990 - 04 - 06 ) Running time 85 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $12 million Box office $8.3 million Cry - Baby is a 1990 American teen musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Waters. It was the only film of Waters ' over which studios were in a bidding war, coming off the heels of the successful Hairspray. The film stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel `` Cry - Baby '' Wade Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, and Traci Lords, with appearances by Troy Donahue, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, David Nelson, Willem Dafoe, and Patricia Hearst. The story centers on a group of delinquents who refer to themselves as `` drapes '' and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the `` squares '', in 1950s Baltimore, Maryland. `` Cry - Baby '' Walker, a drape, and Allison, a square, create upheaval and turmoil in their little town of Baltimore by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. The film shows what the young couple has to overcome to be together and how their actions affect the rest of the town. Part of the film takes place at the now - closed Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Others take place in the historic towns of Hampden, Baltimore City, Reisterstown, Jessup, Milford Mill, and Sykesville, Maryland. The film did not achieve high audience numbers in its initial release, but has subsequently become a cult classic and spawned a Broadway musical of the same name which was nominated for four Tony Awards. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Musical numbers 4 Release 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Box office 5 Musical adaptation 6 Legacy 7 References 8 External links Plot In 1954 Baltimore, Wade `` Cry - Baby '' Walker is the leader of a gang of `` drapes '', which includes his sister Pepper, a teenage mother ; Mona `` Hatchet Face '' Malnorowski, who is facially disfigured ; Wanda Woodward, who is constantly embarrassed by her post World War II normal parents ; and Milton Hackett, Hatchet Face 's devoted boyfriend. Walker 's ability to shed a single tear drives all the girls wild. One day after school, he is approached by Allison Vernon - Williams, a pretty girl tired of being a `` square '', and the two fall in love. That same day, Cry - Baby approaches the `` square '' part of town to a talent show at the recreation center where Allison 's grandmother hosts events, and introduces himself to her, who is skeptical of his motives. Cry - Baby invites Allison to a party at Turkey Point, a local hangout spot for the drapes. Despite her grandmother 's skepticism, Allison accompanies Cry - Baby to Turkey Point and sings with the drapes. As Cry - Baby and Allison tell each other about their orphan lives ; Cry - Baby 's father was sent to the electric chair after being the `` Alphabet Bomber '' -- a killer who bombed places in alphabetical order and his mother tried to stop him, but also got sent to the electric chair as a result ; Allison 's parents took separate flights to avoid orphaning her if they crashed, but both their planes went down. Allison 's jealous square boyfriend, Baldwin, then starts a riot. Cry - Baby is blamed for the fight and sent to a penitentiary, outraging all his friends and even Allison 's grandmother, who is impressed by Cry - Baby 's posture, manners, and musical talent. As Lenora Frigid, a loose girl with a crush on Cry - Baby, but constantly rejected by him, claims to be pregnant with his child, Allison feels betrayed and returns to Baldwin and the squares, though her grandmother advises her against rushing into a decision. Meanwhile, in the penitentiary, Cry - Baby gets a teardrop tattoo. He tells the tattoo artist, fellow drape Dupree ( Robert Tyree ) : `` I 've been hurt all my life, but real tears wash away. This one 's for Allison, and I want it to last forever ! ''. Eventually after performing with Baldwin and the Whiffles, Allison is persuaded by the newly established alliance between the Drapes and her grandmother to stand by Cry - Baby and join the campaign for his release. Cry - Baby is released, but immediately insulted by Baldwin, who after revealing that his grandfather is the one who electrocuted Cry - Baby 's father, challenges him to a chicken race. Cry - Baby wins, as Baldwin chickens out, and is reunited with Allison. The film ends with all watching the chicken race crying a single tear, except for Allison and Cry - Baby, who has finally let go of the past, enabling him to cry from both eyes. Cast Johnny Depp as Wade `` Cry - Baby '' Walker James Intveld as Cry - Baby 's singing voice Amy Locane as Allison Vernon - Williams Rachel Sweet as Allison 's singing voice Polly Bergen as Mrs. Vernon - Williams Ricki Lake as Pepper Walker Traci Lords as Wanda Woodward Kim McGuire as Mona `` Hatchet - Face '' Malnorowski Darren E. Burrows as Milton Hackett Susan Tyrrell as Ramona Rickettes Iggy Pop as Belvedere Rickettes Kim Webb as Lenora Frigid Stephen Mailer as Baldwin Alan J. Wendl as Toe - Joe Jackson Jonathan Benya as Snare - Drum Jessica Raskin as Susie Q Troy Donahue as Mr. Malnorowski Mink Stole as Mrs. Malnorowski Joe Dallesandro as Mr. Hackett Joey Heatherton as Mrs. Hackett David Nelson as Mr. Woodward Patricia Hearst as Mrs. Woodward Robert Tyree as Dupree Robert Walsh as Judge Willem Dafoe as Hateful guard Musical numbers `` Women in Cadillacs '' -- Doc Starkes and The Night Riders * ( sung along ) * -- Cry - Baby `` Gee '' -- The Crows * ( sung along ) * -- Cry - Baby, Hatchet - Face, Milton, Pepper, Wanda `` Sh - Boom '' -- Baldwin, the Whiffles `` A Teenage Prayer '' -- Allison `` King Cry - Baby '' -- Cry - Baby, Allison, Hatchet - Face, Milton, Pepper, Wanda `` Teardrops Are Falling '' -- Cry - Baby, Dupree, Prisoners `` Doin ' Time for Bein ' Young '' -- Cry - Baby, Prisoners `` The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane '' ( Director 's Cut ) -- Baldwin, the Whiffles `` Mr. Sandman '' -- Allison, Baldwin, the Whiffles `` Please, Mr. Jailer '' -- Allison, Cry - Baby, Company, Prisoners `` Chicken '' ( deleted scene ) -- Baldwin, the Whiffles `` High School Hellcats '' -- Cry - Baby, Allison, Pepper, Company Release Cry - Baby was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Critical reception The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds a 73 % score, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6 / 10. The site 's consensus states : `` John Waters ' musical ode to the teen rebel genre is infectious and gleefully camp, providing star Johnny Depp with the perfect vehicle in which to lampoon his pin - up image. '' Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars. Box office The film opened on April 6, 1990 in 1,229 North American cinemas -- an unprecedented number for a John Waters film. In its opening weekend, it grossed a soft $3,004,905 ( $2,445 per screen ) and grossed $8,266,343 by the end of its theatrical run, making it a box office flop from its $12 million budget. Musical adaptation Main article : Cry - Baby ( musical ) Cry - Baby is the second of Waters ' films to be adapted for the stage as a musical comedy ( following Hairspray ). Legacy Cry - Baby was the main inspiration for It Was Romance frontperson Lane Moore 's music video to her first single, `` Philadelphia '', with Moore playing both Traci Lords and Johnny Depp 's characters from the film. References Jump up ^ `` CRY - BABY ( 12 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. April 11, 1990. Retrieved January 5, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Dreamland News : Filmography : Cry Baby ''. Dreamland News. Retrieved January 5, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Cry - Baby at Box Office Mojo Jump up ^ `` Festival de Cannes : Cry - Baby ''. festival-cannes.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Cry - Baby ( 1990 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Cry - Baby : : rogerebert.com : : ww Reviews ''. Roger Ebert. April 6, 1990. Retrieved January 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Video It Was Romance -- Philadelphia ''. MusicSavage.com. 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Question: who sings in cry baby for johnny depp
Answer: James Intveld; James Intveld