cast
- Johnny Depp
- Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker
- Amy Locane
- Allison Vernon-Williams
- Susan Tyrrell
- Ramona
- Polly Bergen
- Mrs. Vernon-Williams
- Iggy Pop
- Belvedere
- Ricki Lake
- Pepper
- Traci Lords
- Wanda
- Kim McGuire
- Hatchet-Face
- Darren E. Burrows
- Milton
- Kim Webb
- Lenora
- Kirk McEwen
- Convict #1
- Robbie Jones
- Cook #5
- Ken Curtis
- Whiffle #2
- Nick Fleming
- Cook #4
- Reggie Davis
- Cook #3
- Eric Lucas
- Convict #2
- Patricia Hearst
- Wanda's Mother
- Willem Dafoe
- Hateful Guard
- Steve Aronson
- Mean Guard
- Robert Walsh
- Judge
- Holter Graham
- Strip Pokers
- Patrick Mitchell
- Convict
- Susan Lowe
- Night Court Parent
- Troy Donahue
- Hatchet's Father
- Alan J. Wendl
- Toe-Joe
- Vivienne Shub
- Mrs. Tadlock
- Kelly Goldberg
- Pepper's Baby
- Joe Dallesandro
- Milton's Father
- Frank Maldonado
- Convict #3
- Phillip Broussard
- Cook #2
- Mary Vivian Pearce
- Picnic Mother
- Dan Griffiths
- Snake-eyed Hood
- Jeni Blong
- Inga
- Joey Heatherton
- Milton's Mother
- David Nelson
- Wanda's Father
- Skip Spencer
- Strip Poker #1
- Craig Wallace
- Cook #1
- Jessica Raskin
- Susie-Q
- Robert Tyree
- Dupree
- Scott Neilson
- Whiffle #3
- Drew Ebersole
- Whiffle #1
- Angie Levroney
- Dupree's Girl Friend
- Stephen Mailer
- Baldwin
- Robert Marbury
- Angelic Boy Friend
- Jonathan Benya
- Snare-Drum
- Mink Stole
- Hatchet's Mother
crew
- John Waters
- Director, Screenwriter
- Rachel Talalay
- Producer
- David Insley
- Cinematographer
- Becky Mancuso
- Musical Direction/Supervision
- Bernie Lowe
- Songwriter
- Charles Johnson
- Songwriter
- Charles Singleton
- Songwriter
- Dave Alvin
- Songwriter
- Don Redman
- Songwriter
- Jerry Leiber
- Songwriter
- Jimmie F. Rodgers
- Songwriter
- John David Souther
- Songwriter
- Leonard Lee
- Songwriter
- Mike Stoller
- Songwriter
- Patrick Williams
- Composer (Music Score)
- Ray Anthony
- Songwriter
- Ray Gilbert
- Songwriter
- Timothy R. Sexton
- Musical Direction/Supervision
- Janice Hampton
- Editor
- Karen Koch
- Production Designer
- Vincent Peranio
- Production Designer
- Dolores Deluxe
- Art Director
- Brian Grazer
- Executive Producer
- Jim Abrahams
- Executive Producer
- Chester Overlock III
- Set Designer
- Virginia Nichols
- Set Designer
- Van Smith
- Costume Designer, Makeup
- Steve Kirshoff
- Special Effects
- Jery Hewitt
- Stunts
- Lori Eastside
- Choreography
- Paula Herold
- Casting
