Word: raconteur
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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John Waters' teen musical is set in 1954, just before Ike gave way to Elvis. Waters, a genially deranged raconteur, has been inching toward Hollywood since making his rep decades back with scrofulous comedies (Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos) from the Baltimore underground. His big-studio debut is a gaudy, affectionate memoir of his youth, when Drapes (punks) and Squares rumbled for the heart of a girl named Allison (perky Amy Locane). Waters' hole card is Johnny Depp, the winsome tough from TV's 21 Jump Street, who radiates big- screen grace and swagger as Cry-Baby -- no easy trick, since...