"Good girls want him bad. Bad girls want him worse."

1990

1h 25m

6.5(1584 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Johnny Depp

Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker

Amy Locane

Allison Vernon-Williams

Susan Tyrrell

Ramona Rickettes

Stephen Mailer

Baldwin

Iggy Pop

Belvedere Rickettes

Ricki Lake

Pepper Walker

Traci Lords

Wanda Woodward

Darren E. Burrows

Milton Hackett

Kim McGuire

Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski

Polly Bergen

Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Creative team

Directed by: John Waters
Written by: John Waters
Produced by: Rachel Talalay

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