Wade "Cry Baby" Walker, belted out a rebellious rendition of "Gee" while cruising the streets? Sure, the melodies were catchy ...
“Cry-Baby” Walker, his good-girl love Allison and Baltimore’s energetic juvenile delinquents will dance their way right into your heart!
Cry-Baby saw the filmmaker reunite with Hairspray's breakout star, Ricki Lake, who took on the role of Pepper Walker. As well as sharing the actress, both films had another commonality.
Baltimore, 1954. With the city's teens split between the refined Squares and the rebellious Drapes, Cry-Baby, an effortlessly cool Greaser, and his Perfecto-clad gang stir up trouble and break hearts.