
Cry Baby = Grease, Not Much Different
Although John Waters, the director of Cry-Baby, has a reputation for shocking and disgusting scenes, I was surprised to find that CRY-BABY's plot is virtually identical to that of GREASE. Both are set in the 1950s. In both, a leather-jacketed high school bad boy and a square girl fall in love, and after numerous musical numbers it is the girl who has to have a make-over, looking and acting "bad" in order to keep the boy's love. John Waters goes a bit more over-the-top (in Grease, Rizzo only THINKS she's pregnant; in CRY-BABY, Ricki Lake's character has two out-of-wedlock children & is pregnant with a third). CRY-BABY also has a French kissing scene that is pretty gross, even if you like tongue. Both films have some stunt casting, a drag race, and memorable songs. If you like Grease, Cry-Baby is worth a look. A young Johnny Depp in the leading role is sizzling hot!
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