Dans les années 1950 à Baltimore, un mauvais garçon au coeur d'or gagne l'amour d'une bonne fille, dont le petit ami se venge.Dans les années 1950 à Baltimore, un mauvais garçon au coeur d'or gagne l'amour d'une bonne fille, dont le petit ami se venge.Dans les années 1950 à Baltimore, un mauvais garçon au coeur d'or gagne l'amour d'une bonne fille, dont le petit ami se venge.
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- AnecdotesTo find a young actor for the role of Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, director John Waters bought thirty dollars worth of teen magazines, all of which showed Johnny Depp of 21 Jump Street (1987) on the cover. Depp thought the script was funny and strange, and took the offbeat role to avoid being typecast as a television teen idol.
- GaffesThe tattooed teardrop on Cry-Baby's face at the end of the movie appears and disappears.
- Citations
Cry-Baby: That's right, Allison. My father was the "Alphabet Bomber." He may have been crazy, but he was my pop. Only one I ever had.
Allison: God. I heard about the Alphabet Bomber. Bombs exploding in the... in the airport and barber shop...
Cry-Baby: That's right. All in alphabetical order. Car wash... drug store... I used to lay in my crib and hear him scream in his sleep..."A,B,C,D,E,F,G... BOOM! BOOM!"
Allison: But your mom...
Cry-Baby: My mother tried to stop him. She couldn't even spell, for Christ's sake, but they fried her too.
- Générique farfeluThe film begins with an old-fashioned 50's style Universal logo. It's also accompanied by 50's doo-wop music. A stage curtain opens up the movie.
- Autres versionsThe USA cable network version has a few extra scenes, including two extra songs, "Chicken" and "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane":
- Hatchetface's parents selling cigarettes by the school
- Toe-Joe's does a "work-with-me" spiel instead of thanking his "Nudie Cutie"
- an added act of a flexible little girl in the RSVP charm school talent show
- extra footage of Hatchtface chasing Snaredrum and Susie Q around Ramona's front lawn
- Lenora's "gunboats" are now "goldmines"
- The third verse of Allison's song, "Teenage Prayer," is included
- Extra footage of Cry-Baby driving his motorcycle to the charm school, a cop chasing him and an air raid drill that interupts Allison's act
- Cry-Baby combs his hair instead of adjusting his crotch when he gets off of his motorcycle;
- "Lay That Pistol Down" dance number is included
- Cry-Baby arrives during "So Young" instead of before the song beginning, as in video version
- In the movie, Hatchetface says, "Ain't ya got tits? Stick 'em out for God's sake!" In the USA Network version, she says, "Ain't ya got a figure? Show it!"
- There is a longer scene with Wanda, her parents, and Inga, the Swedish exchange student
- The showdown is at Turkey Point instead of at the press conference in front of the prison
- Bandes originalesKing Cry Baby
Written by Doc Pomus and Dave Alvin
Performed by James Intveld
Additional vocals by Rachel Sweet
Produced by Dave Alvin
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- 16 avr. 2004
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Détails
Box-office
- Budget
- 11 000 000 $ US (estimation)
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 8 266 343 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 3 004 905 $ US
- 8 avr. 1990
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 8 266 655 $ US
- Durée1 heure 25 minutes
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1