If I had to choose only one genre of film.... it would be absurdist musicals hands down! It's no surprise I LOVED Cry-Baby considering it's directed by John Waters who also directed Female Trouble starring Divine (another of my all time favorite films ever!!) Cry-Baby is hilarious, ridiculous and over the top like a musical has the right to be and for that it should never have to apologize. I especially enjoyed Johnny Depp's performance as "drape" Cry-Baby and his "square" girlfriend Allison as played by the stunning Amy Locane. This musical is pure 1980's goodness with a twist of 1950's tears. Allison seduces Cry-Baby with her beautiful singing voice and poise, while he entices her with his bad boy "drape" image and that one particular piece of hanging hair and a tear to boot that leaves every male and female audience member eventually drooling on themselves (or their computer screen). Overall, this musical was entertaining and hilarious and I definitely recommend watching any John Waters film you may stumble upon.
*Screencaps by me
*Screencaps by me
love, polly
6 comments:
Oh my goodness I LOVE Crybaby! I fell in love with Johnny Depp so many times watching it ^_^ I may just watch it today in fact, it's been much too long!
It is a true classic.
One of my favorite movies of all time!! I adore John Waters (I got to see him speak in Rochester last winter, and it was awesome), and of course, if it's a kooky, retro musical, I'm bound to love it! Great pick, my friend.
xox Sammi
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An absolute inspiring gem! The 50s revival in the 1980s was pure dope!
Such a great film. Dear lord, Johnny is a beauty!
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thanks
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