Continuity: When the Drapes are singing to Allison/Baldwin/Mrs. Vernon Williams, the song, "Gee, I Love that Girl" in the speeding cars, Hatchet-Face's gold earrings are on, then off, then on again. They are seen again in other scenes.

Other: When Cry-Baby's gang arrives and Uncle Belvedere is taking a bath, Snare-Drum and Suzie Q ask Hatchet to make the monster face and Snare-Drum starts to run, but then he appears on the other side of Suzie Q and runs after her.

Continuity: In the very beginning of the film when all the kids are leaving school and Lenora is standing on the steps watching Allison talk to the drapes at first her hair barrette in on one side of her head and the camera goes to Cry-Baby and Allison. When the camera switches back to Lenora her hair barrette has somehow moved to the other side of her head.

Continuity: When Cry-Baby (Johnny Depp) sings, "Doing time for being young," he rips his shirt wide open, but in the next shot the shirt's only half open, then in the following shots it's completely open again.