Slice into Insanity....: Saturday Favorites!

It's Saturday again! Today's Saturday Favorite is Cry Baby! I love this movie and I am a huge John Waters fan. This is a tribute that Waters pays to all those teenage movies in the 50’s recovering high schools and Romeo and Juliet’s romances in West Side Story style, as usual from a very exaggerated perspective making fun of all of it. This is one of my favorites because I love the 50's, rockabilly and the campy nature of this film. I love the casting and of course the story line was amazing for what it is. I just love John Waters style when it comes to his movies.

In 1954 Baltimore, "Cry-Baby" Wade Walker is the leader of a gang of "Drapes". His ability to shed a tear drives all the girls wild. One day after school, he is approached by Allison Vernon-Williams, a pretty girl tired of being a "Square", and the two fall in love. Despite Allison's grandmother being skeptical, Allison stays and sings with the Drapes. Allison's jealous square boyfriend Baldwin starts a riot at the local Drape hangout, Turkey Point. Cry-Baby is blamed for the fight and sent to a penitentiary, outraging all his friends and even Allison's grandmother, who is impressed by Cry-Baby's posture, manners and musical talent. As Lenora, a girl with a crush on Cry-Baby but constantly rejected by him, claims to be pregnant with his child, Allison feels betrayed and returns to Baldwin and the Squares, though her grandmother advises against rushing into a decision. Meanwhile, in the penitentiary, Crybaby gets a teardrop tattoo. He tells the tattoo artist: "I've been hurt all my life, but real tears wash away. This one's for Allison and I want it to last forever!". Eventually, Allison is persuaded by the newly-established alliance between the drapes and her grandmother to stand by Cry-Baby and join the campaign for his release. Cry-Baby is released but immediately insulted by Baldwin, who challenges him to a chicken race. Cry-Baby wins, as Baldwin chickens out, and is reunited with Allison.