Cry-Baby (1990)

Back in the 80s after having seen Hairspray by John Waters which I reckoned to be one of the greatest musical comedies ever, I was really looking forward to the follow up Cry-Baby. It starred the then unknown Johnny Depp as the son of the alphabet bomber or something like that - it slightly disappointed me but it grew on me over time and now it's out on budget dvd I recommend that you buy a copy. It's the usual story of a good girl falling for a bad boy with some great musical numbers thrown in - if you like cheesey 50s teen flicks then you'll probably enjoy this with its cliche ridden story. There are some great subsidiary characters, like Hatchet Face and a cameo from Iggy Pop. Reviews here
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If you haven't seen Hairspray then that is one hell of a movie - if only for the soundtrack it would be a classic - don't get the stage version as it has 'songs' on it. Hearing Bunker Hill on the movie doing Hide and Go Seek is worth the price of the dvd alone - but seeing the song Madison Time being danced with all the correct actions is movie magic and we made sure our kids watched it when they were still impressionable. I hear they are making a movie of the stage version - rather than like the Producers - ignore that like the pox.