This spoof of 50’s rock musicals can become quite irritating, but it’s a very unique and sometimes fun flick. Cry-baby, the local teenage hoodlum falls for a ‘square’, who is a goody-goody willing to rebel if inspired to. Together, this hoodlum and square run off together trying to get their friends and relatives to accept their relationship. This is yet another Romeo and Juliet film, and it certainly isn’t the best of those I’ve ever seen. The end of the film is terrible; it’s absolutely, unforgivably and incredibly cheesy. The highlight comes when Johnny Depp leads his fellow inmates in Elvis Presley’s ‘Jailhouse Rock’. The cast is full of bizarre faces who are strikingly photogenic. Personally, I would not recommend this film to anybody, but if you wish to see it because of its sporadic flares of enjoyment, then be my guest.
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Starring:
Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrell, Polly Bergen, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Kim McGuire, Troy Donahue, Mink Stole, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton
Directed by:
John Waters
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1990 comedy
Rated PG-13.
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Don Ignacio's score: C