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🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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This week on Shat the Movies, we’re shedding a single tear for Cry-Baby (1990)! Johnny Depp stars in John Waters’ rockabilly musical that’s equal parts parody, punk, and pure teen rebellion. From electric chairs to tear-streaked serenades, it’s a weird, wild ride through '50s nostalgia with a twisted grin. Tune in as we dive into this cult classic and ask: was Cry-Baby cool or just confused?
Plot Summary:
Cry-Baby (1990), directed by John Waters, is a rockabilly musical comedy set in 1950s Baltimore, starring Johnny Depp as Wade “Cry-Baby” Walker, the leader of a group of rebellious “Drapes.” When he falls for straight-laced “Square” Allison (Amy Locane), their romance sparks a clash between their two social worlds. Packed with campy humor, catchy tunes, and Waters’ signature subversive style, the film parodies teen musicals while celebrating the outsiders who refuse to conform.
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0:00.0 | it's not like an animal attack it's more like a can you can you can you can you demonstrate could you |
0:06.0 | do it on your hand could you no is it like that like yeah yeah that's big d by the way guys |
0:12.4 | i would not subject you to my kissing noises remember when we first met john mclean our god picked him up |
0:20.4 | from the plane and took him down the Nakatomi Tower at the Christmas |
0:25.5 | party. |
0:26.6 | And the terrorists were overzealous, but it was sweet when they killed Ellis. |
0:32.2 | And with a little help from Allen, John McClain kicked out. |
0:36.3 | Welcome back to Chat, the Movies, the podcast where we answered the question with the movies we love when we were growing up really that good. |
0:42.1 | If you ever caught yourself thinking, why don't they make movies like they used to? |
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0:54.9 | Gene Lyons, and alongside me is my co-host, Big D. Dick Ebert. Good evening. |
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1:31.8 | Taboo, American Gods, Game of Thrones, True Detective, Lovecraft Country, and Watchmen. |
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