Description: This is a set of three original 35mm color slides sent out by Universal Studios to promote its film Cry-Baby. The slides feature: 1. Johnny Depp in leather jacket2. Johnny Depp getting hauled off to jail3. Johnny Depp with Robert Tyree, Kim McGuire, Darren E. Burrows, Traci Lords, Jonathan Benya, Ricki Lake and Jessica Raskin. BACKGROUND Cry-Baby is a 1990 American teen musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Waters. It was the only film of Waters's over which studios were in a bidding war, coming off the heels of the successful Hairspray. The film stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, and Polly Bergen, with appearances by Troy Donahue, Mink Stole, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, David Nelson, Patricia Hearst, and Willem Dafoe. The film centers on a group of delinquent youth who refer to themselves as "drapes" and their interaction with the rest of the town and its other subculture, the "squares", in 1950s Baltimore, Maryland. "Cry-Baby" Walker, a drape, and Allison, a square, disturb Baltimore society by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. The film shows what the young couple has to overcome to be together and how their actions affect the rest of the town. Part of the film takes place at the now-closed Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Others take place in the historic neighborhoods and towns of Hampden, Baltimore, Reisterstown, Jessup, Milford Mill, and Sykesville in Maryland. The only scenes not filmed in Maryland were shot at Golden Oak Ranch in Santa Clarita, California. A box office failure during its initial release, the film has subsequently become a cult classic and spawned a Broadway musical of the same name which was nominated for four Tony Awards. Plot In Baltimore in 1954, Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, known for his ability to shed a single tear, leads a group of "drapes". The group includes his sister Pepper, a teenage single mother of two, facially disfigured tough girl Mona "Hatchet-Face" Malnorowski and her devoted boyfriend, runaway rockabilly bass player Milton Hackett, and sexually precocious Wanda Woodward, whose post-World War II conventional parents constantly embarrass her. One day after school, Allison Vernon-Williams, a beautiful upper-class girl tired of being a "square", approaches Cry-Baby, and the two fall in love. That same day, he interrupts a talent show at the R.S.V.P. Charm School run by Allison's grandmother, and introduces himself to her, though she doubts his overall motives. Cry-Baby invites Allison to a party at Turkey Point, a local hangout spot for the drapes. Despite her grandmother's skepticism, Allison ultimately accompanies Cry-Baby to Turkey Point, where Hatchet-Face, Pepper, and Wanda give her a "drape" makeover before she sings a duet onstage with him. Later, both commiserate over their shared status as orphans: he shares that his father was sentenced to the electric chair for being the "Alphabet Bomber" (a killer who bombed places in alphabetical order) along with his mother as an accomplice, while she reveals that her parents took separate flights for safety, but one time, both of their planes went down, killing them. During their conversation, Allison's jealous boyfriend, Baldwin, leads a group of fellow squares in inciting a riot, vandalizing the Drapes' cars with graffiti and setting fire to Cry-Baby's motorcycle, which was a birthday gift from his uncle Belvedere Ricketts and grandmother Ramona Ricketts. In court, the judge releases most of the Drapes to their parents and Allison to her grandmother, but consigns Pepper's young children, "Snare-Drum" and "Susie-Q", to the Chatterbox Orphanage and sentences the wrongfully blamed Cry-Baby to the Maryland Training School for Boys until his 21st birthday, outraging his friends and even Allison's grandmother, who is impressed by Cry-Baby's unwavering devotion to Allison. When Lenora Frigid, who has an unrequited crush on Cry-Baby, claims to be pregnant with his child, Allison feels betrayed and tentatively returns to Baldwin and the squares, though her grandmother warns her against prematurely rushing into such a decision. In the penitentiary, Cry-Baby gets a teardrop tattoo under his left eye from fellow drape Dupree, which he dedicates to Allison. Cry-Baby later escapes through a grate into the prison sewer system, while Milton and Hatchet-Face purloin a helicopter, steer it into the jail yard, and scour the cell block hoping to locate and rescue Cry-Baby. Unsuccessful in doing so, they escape in a garbage collection truck. Cry-Baby finally escapes the sewers, but he encounters a room full of prison guards. Meanwhile, Belvedere and Ramona assist Pepper in freeing her children from the Chatterbox Orphanage, before proceeding to release all the other children as well. Eventually, after Allison performs with Baldwin and his friends at the newly constructed Enchanted Forest theme park, the Drapes and her grandmother convince her to campaign for Cry-Baby's release. Her performance outside the jail persuades the judge, who has become romantically interested in Allison's grandmother, to release Cry-Baby. As the judge announces Cry-Baby's rehabilitation to reporters, Baldwin provokes Cry-Baby by revealing that his grandfather electrocuted Cry-Baby's father. Offended and upset, Cry-Baby challenges him to a chicken race between his jalopy and Baldwin's car, under the condition that they ride on the roofs and allow their closest friends to drive. With Belvedere driving, several Drapes ride in Cry-Baby's car, while Baldwin's friends climb into his car. As the cars race toward each other, Pepper delivers an infant son in the backseat, and her boyfriend proposes to her by holding up a sign, which she happily accepts. Cry-Baby ultimately emerges victorious, as Baldwin chickens out. Dupree speeds toward him with Allison on the back of his motorcycle before slamming on the brakes, sending her somersaulting through the air into Cry-Baby's arms. All of the spectators cry a single tear, except for Cry-Baby and Allison, who cry from both eyes. Cast Johnny Depp as Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker James Intveld as Cry-Baby's singing voiceAmy Locane as Allison Vernon-Williams Rachel Sweet as Allison's singing voiceSusan Tyrrell as Ramona RickettesPolly Bergen as Mrs. Vernon-WilliamsIggy Pop as Belvedere RickettesRicki Lake as Pepper WalkerTraci Lords as Wanda WoodwardKim McGuire as Mona "Hatchet-Face" MalnorowskiDarren E. Burrows as Milton HackettStephen Mailer as BaldwinKim Webb as Lenora FrigidAlan J. Wendl as Joe "Toe-Joe" JacksonTroy Donahue as Mr. MalnorowskiMink Stole as Mrs. MalnorowskiJoe Dallesandro as Mr. HackettJoey Heatherton as Mrs. HackettDavid Nelson as Hector WoodwardPatricia Hearst as Maggie WoodwardWillem Dafoe as hateful guardJonathan Benya as "Snare-Drum"Jessica Raskin as Susie "Susie Q"Robert Tyree as DupreeRobert Walsh as judgeRobert Marbury as angelic boyfriendKelly Goldberg as Pepper's baby Musical numbers"Women in Cadillacs" – Doc Starkes and The Night Riders *(sung along)* – Cry-Baby"Gee" – The Crows *(sung along)* – Cry-Baby, Hatchet-Face, Milton, Pepper, Wanda"Sh-Boom" – Baldwin, the Whiffles"A Teenage Prayer" – Allison"King Cry-Baby" – Cry-Baby, Allison, Hatchet-Face, Milton, Pepper, Wanda"Teardrops Are Falling" – Cry-Baby, Dupree, Prisoners"Doin' Time for Bein' Young" – Cry-Baby, Prisoners"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" (Director's Cut) – Baldwin, the Whiffles"Mr. Sandman" – Allison, Baldwin, the Whiffles"Please, Mr. Jailer" – Allison, Cry-Baby, Company, Prisoners"Chicken" (deleted scene) – Baldwin, the Whiffles"High School Hellcats" – Cry-Baby, Allison, Pepper, Company Release Cry-Baby premiered in Baltimore on March 14, 1990, and was released on April 6.[2] It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.[5] ReceptionBox office The film opened on April 6, 1990, in 1,229 North American theaters—an unprecedented number for a Waters film. It grossed $3,004,905 ($2,445 per screen) on its opening weekend and $8,266,343 by the end of its theatrical run,[4] against an $8 million budget ($12 million including advertising and promotion).[2][3] Critical response Cry-Baby received positive reviews from critics. On the website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "John Waters' musical ode to the teen rebel genre is infectious and gleefully camp, providing star Johnny Depp with the perfect vehicle in which to lampoon his pin-up image."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[8] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars.[9] Musical adaptationMain article: Cry-Baby (musical) Cry-Baby is the second of Waters' films to be adapted for the stage as a musical comedy (following Hairspray). The adaptation does not feature any of the film's songs. John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards. His films, in which he has often played eccentric characters, have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.[1][2][3][4] Depp began his career as a musician performing in several amateur rock bands before transitioning into film. He made his feature film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and appeared in Platoon (1986), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). He acted in independent films with auteur directors including Cry-Baby (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and The Ninth Gate (1999). He made his directorial debut in 1997 with the independent neo-western The Brave. Depp has frequently collaborated with the director Tim Burton, including in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Depp gained worldwide stardom for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2017). He also gained acclaim for starring in Chocolat (2000), and Finding Neverland (2004). Other films he has starred in include From Hell (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Secret Window (2004), Public Enemies (2009), The Tourist (2010), The Lone Ranger (2013), Into the Woods (2014), Black Mass (2015), and Murder on the Orient Express (2017). He portrayed Gellert Grindelwald in the Wizarding World films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). His voice acting work includes Corpse Bride (2005), Rango (2011), and Sherlock Gnomes (2018). Depp received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999.[5] He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive twice in 2003 and in 2009.[6] During the 2010s, Depp began producing films through his company Infinitum Nihil. He also formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. Between 1998 and 2012, Depp was in a relationship with the French singer Vanessa Paradis, with whom he had two children, including the actress Lily-Rose Depp. From 2015 to 2017, Depp was married to the actress Amber Heard. Their divorce drew media attention, as both alleged abuse against each other and engaged in two highly publicized defamation cases: the Depp v. NGN and the Depp v. Heard trials.[7][8]
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