Episode 134: Cry-Baby (1990)

He's the king, 🗣️🎵 KING CRY BABYYY!! 🎵 Britney is back in her musical bag as we discuss Cry-Baby (1990), directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, and Ricki Lake. The Pope of Trash's second musical offering is a send-up of Elvis movies and 1950s rock and roll as drape Cry-Baby Walker and square Allison Vernon-Williams fall in love from opposite sides of the tracks.

In this episode: our stance on reviewing movies starring bad people, John Waters' influence on us and his inspiration for the film, and teenage rebellion in all it's tacky forms. John Waters on 'Cry-Baby's second coming | Mashable Our Recommendations: Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker / Night Warning (1981) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub