The divine Ms. Lake was once something of a muse for director John Waters. He cast her as the lead in the original — and best — version of "Hairspray" when she was just 19 years old, and she gave a joyous, confident, and badass performance as Tracy Turnblad, plus-size dance fanatic and future Governor's pardon candidate. Lake may not have been the lead in "Cry-Baby," but the badassery without doubt gets turned up to 11 when she's around.
Let's just remind ourselves that Pepper gives birth in the back of a speeding car, sans any pain relief whatsoever. This is a woman you do not mess with. Waters went on to cast her again in the black-as-coal comedy "Serial Mom," but the big screen soon lost her to its smaller sibling: Later in the '90s, Lake became the daytime chat show queen. The chant that went along with every episode of "Ricki Lake" is surely still burned into the brains of those who heard it.
Or, as much drama as you can get away with before 6 p. And people loved it. These days, Lake does a bit of acting, but most notably has appeared in two of the biggest singing competition shows in recent years, "The X Factor: Celebrity" and "The Masked Singer.
Go Ricki! There's nothing John Waters likes more than a couple of controversial casting decisions, and "Cry-Baby" has exactly a couple. The first, the force of nature that is Traci Lords, was controversial for a lot of reasons, including her history in the adult movie industry.
We won't go into the details, but suffice it to say that Lords turned the industry on its head, particularly its treatment of women. Her move into mainstream cinema, then, was always going to raise a few eyebrows. Her character Wanda's hard-as-nails attitude takes no prisoners, especially considering the terror that powerful women inspire in some parts of town.
The contrast between her rebellious anger and her parents' willful ignorance of said rebellion make the role even funnier — or more dangerous, depending on how you look at it. Which, we assume, is exactly what Waters was after.
And it works so well. She even met the original MacGyver. Say whatever you like about John Waters, but he can spot a star from paces. Playing the bass-strumming Milton, the dumbest member of the drapes by a pretty wide margin, Darren E. Burrows was no stranger to movie sets in Having been in three movies and a couple of TV shows before John Waters came along, Burrows was basically a pro. His Milton is loyal to a fault and about as sweet as it's possible to be in a Waters movie, particularly in his scenes with Hatchet-Face, his paramour.
But whereas not every young actor finds Hollywood a welcoming place, Burrows had a little something extra in his favor. You wouldn't have known it to look at him back then, but it's so obvious when someone says it now: Burrows is the son of the late Billy Drago, star of "The Untouchables," "Vamp," and myriad other incredible flicks.
So the young actor had, at the very least, seen the ups and downs of the biz we call show. Whatever the reason, audiences took to Burrows, and he's worked pretty consistently ever since. But he's probably best remembered as the sweet and loyal-to-a-fault Ed Chigliak in the underrated Alaskan TV dramedy "Northern Exposure. For those of you who only recognize Iggy Pop as an insurance salesman , he actually used to be a legitimate punk god. Don't let the mullet in "Cry-Baby" fool you, because, yes, that is in fact Iggy Pop in the bathtub.
Back in , before Johnny Depp was the major A-list actor he is today, he starred in the John Waters cult musical comedy 'Cry-Baby,' about a conservative girl in s Baltimore who falls for a rebellious bad boy against her mother's wishes. A parody of classic musicals like 'Grease,' the movie wasn't a major success at the time, but went on to become a beloved cult classic and inspire a Broadway musical.
Twenty-four years later, we revisit the cast of the film that helped make Depp famous and see what they're up to now. Depp thought the role was interesting and liked the subversive, quirky script, and he wanted to avoid being typecast in teen idol roles.
Next he'll appear in 'Transcendence,' the debut film from Wally Pfister, Christopher Nolan's longtime cinematographer, and he'll reprise his roles for 'Alice in Wonderland 2' and a new 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film. Then: Amy Locane's first major film role was as Allison Vernon-Williams, a "square" conservative young lady who is tired of being a goody two-shoes and falls in love with Cry-Baby. In , Locane was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime.
Wanda tells off Toe-Joe when he approaches her to pose for naked pictures. In real-life, Traci Lords became infamous for appearing in pornographic films as a minor. Willem Dafoe only gets one minute of screentime. Due to the huge success of Hairspray , John Waters got offers from all the big studios to finance his next movie.
The budget for this movie was twelve million dollars, while Hairspray was made for 2. Like the successful "Hairspray", this John Waters movie was turned into a Broadway musical, with all new songs.
Unfortunately, it ran for just under two months April 24 to June 22, John Waters was involved as creative consultant. At the beginning of the movie, when the school kids are getting shots, the boy in line behind Allison looks at the camera and winks.
Johnny Depp and Willem Dafoe previously appeared in Platoon John Waters ' first major studio film, with a week of re-shoots, and six months of post-production done in California. Though the actors and actresses were supposed to be playing High School teenagers, none of Cry-Baby's group was of high school age. Burrows was Amy Locane was the only one of High School age at According to an interview, Amy Locane was only 17 when she played the part of Allison and said she was young and didnt have much kissing experience.
In September , the year-old actress passed away from natural causes. Ugh, Baldwin. After trying to get with Mr. Check out her work here. And by the looks of this pic, the duo still keep in touch with their former co-star Mr. Johnny Depp. Darren E.
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