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Cry Baby (1990)

Directed by John Waters · Cinematography by David Insley

PG-1385 min62 frames

ComedyRomance

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

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Cry Baby — official trailer

What is Cry Baby about?

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

Where can you watch Cry Baby?

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What does the cinematography of Cry Baby look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Cry Baby leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and close-ups (21%). Cinematographer David Insley keeps 40% of it in soft, high-key light. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1950s.

What is the color palette of Cry Baby?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cry Baby (1990) are #32312f, #0e0d0c, #d7d6d0, #f4f4f1, #d3cab3, #918f86 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #d7d6d0
  • #f4f4f1
  • #d3cab3
  • #918f86

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