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[[File:Crybabylane.jpg|thumb|300px|This image was popular around pre-2011 urban legends forums saying that this was the only known image still from the film.]]
'''''Cry Baby Lane''''' was a Halloween-themed comedy horror made for TV film that originally aired on Nickelodeon's television block SNICK on the night of October 28, 2000. After its premiere, it was never released on any form of home media, or aired outside of the United States, and wouldn't be aired again for over 10 years.
'''Cry Baby Lane''' (original teaser title: '''Someone Wants to Meet You''') is a believed-to-be-lost 2000 Halloween-themed comedy horror television film that premiered only once on Nickelodeon on the night of October 28, 2000, after this, it was never shown again, nor released in any home media.


The film was never aired outside the United States nor translated/dubbed into other languages. It was also never re-aired or released for any other software media until a recording of it was re-discovered in 2011. It is unknown how many viewers the original 2000 airing attracted.
==Plot==
A young Andrew and his older brother, Carl, conduct a seance in their local graveyard, in an effort to impress a group of girls. Unknowingly, they release the soul of a dead Siamese twin. Whatever the evil twin touches turns evil, and by the next day, havoc is wrecked upon the town. After Carl becomes possessed, Andrew travels to Cry Baby Lane and cuts the root out of the heart of the good twin, to end the effects of the evil twin's reign of terror.


The film's original premise was to be both scary and child-friendly. However, this still triggered an extreme number of parents complaining in mass about the film's content as they found the film to be too frightening and inappropriate for children.
==Production==
The film was originally troubled in production. It was originally envisioned as a big cinema film with a budget of $10 million; however, Nickelodeon's parent company Paramount, had different ideas, and the film was ultimately shelved. A year later, Nickelodeon reopened the plans for the film and wanted to go ahead with production; although the film had a reduced budget of $800.000. The film's two writers, Peter Lauer and Robert Mittenthal, jumped at the chance to make it. Filming was completed in around 20 days, with the shots of the town being taken in Ohio. The rest of the movie was filmed in New Jersey.<ref name="dailydotinterview">[https://archive.fo/D68V7 Daily Dot interview with Peter Lauer] Retrieved 21 Sept '17</ref>


This triggered Nickelodeon to state that they did not own the film and were not responsible for its "accidental" airing, with some Nick workers even denying the existence of the film whatsoever, or that they knew something about it when contacted by forums and sites from 2007 to 2011, due to that it was considered a lost film for more than 11 years. This ensued into the launch of several fan-sites in the early 2000’s where people could talk about the film’s existence. Despite the overwhelming evidence, every time the site contacted Nickelodeon; they always replied that they did not know anything about the film. Some Nickelodeon workers even went as far to spread lies and false evidence that the whole movie wasn't real, never being released on TV, and it being simply a myth.
==Criticism and Nickelodeon's Response==
The film's original premise was to be both scary and child-friendly. However, the airing was speculated to have invoked an extreme number of parents to complain en masse about the film's content, as they had found the film to be too frightening and too inappropriate for children.


In 2011, a user on the blog forum Reddit.com under the name "Firesaladpeach" stated that she had a bootleg VHS of the film that she recorded on the original night of October 28, 2000, on a thread on the talk board “/r/TodayILearned”, where a user taught to other people about the film and its mystery surrounding it. She later released the film on YouTube, attracting hundreds of viewers. This likely ensued a reaction which prompted TeenNick to re-air the film on October 31, 2011, who proclaimed in advertising that it was "Nickelodeon’s Dark Secret,” so scary it was “Banned from TV.” The film was originally rated TV-Y7 in 2000, but in its 2011 re-release, it was re-rated TV-PG-V, for moderate violence, unnerving scenes, and suggestive content; in 2015, it was re-rated once again, this time to TV-G for its second airing\second reissue on TeenNick. In 2016 it was Re-aired again, This was recorded by "ianolivia" and uploaded by "Notelu" on February 21st, 2017, This version is higher quality than both the 2000 and 2011 Recordings (2000 recording is low-quality 360p, 2011 recording is 360p but is at a low framerate, while the 2016 recording is 480i and with no framerate problems)
This allegedly caused Nickelodeon to state that they did not own the film and were not responsible for its "accidental" airing, with some workers even denying the existence of the film period, or that they knew something about it when contacted by forums and sites from 2007 to 2011, due to it being considered a lost film for more than 11 years.


This also revealed that Nickelodeon had the film all along since they knowingly stated its airing via introduction and were most likely ready for a negative reaction to their makeshift movie.
==Search Efforts==
[[File:Crybabylane.jpg|thumb|300px|This image was popular around pre-2011, urban legend forums saying that this was the only known still image from the film.]]
This ensured the launch of several fan-sites in the early 2000s where people could talk about the film’s existence. When contacted, Nickelodeon would deny knowing anything about the film, despite the overwhelming evidence. Some Nickelodeon employees even went as far to spread false information such as the film never having aired on TV, or simply being a myth.


The film’s director Peter Lauer was interviewed soon after its re-discovery, he said that he was surprised and flattered by the attention his film had gotten 11 years after its original release, he claimed that he was even unaware of its supposed banning by Nickelodeon, in his words: "I just assumed they didn't show it again because they didn't like it. I thought it [the movie] failed, and I moved on."
===Resurfacing and Aftermath===
In 2011, a user on the blog forum reddit.com under the name "firesaladpeach" stated that she had a bootleg VHS of the film that she had recorded on the night of its original premiere, on a thread on the talk board “/r/TodayILearned”.<ref>[http://reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/jedpc/til_nickelodeon_released_a_tv_movie_in_2000_that/c2bfg2l reddit.com /r/TodayILearned talk board, with firesaladpeach's claims] Retrieved 22 Oct '17</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/6xHrDmsfDtM YouTube video, showing proof firesaladpeach had the film (reupload).] Retrieved 22 Oct '17 '''|''' Archived 11 Aug '11</ref> She later released the film on a file-sharing website and YouTube, attracting hundreds of viewers.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/jicg6/cry_baby_lane/ Reddit thread with dead download link to ''Cry Baby Lane''.] Retrieved 06 June '18</ref> The sudden spike in popularity the Reddit thread had garnered is speculated to have prompted TeenNick to re-air the film on October 31, 2011, where they proclaimed in advertising that it was "Nickelodeon’s dark secret,” so scary it was “banned from TV.”<ref>[http://archive.is/fYwXY Video from Nickelodeon's website with description.] Retrieved 21 Nov '17</ref> The airing ultimately revealed that Nickelodeon had the film all along.


A Nickelodeon representative later claimed that the film was never banned, disowned, or destroyed by Nickelodeon; it was just merely forgotten.
The film was originally rated TV-Y7 in 2000, but in its 2011 re-release, it was re-rated TV-PG-V. Oddly enough, in its 2017 re-airings, Nickelodeon had removed the rating in its entirety. It aired on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That in 2011, then on The Splat on March 31 and October 31, 2015. It aired again on October 31, 2016, then later aired on July 8 and October 21, 2017.  


The film was already troubled even before airing; it was originally set to be a big cinema film under a budget of $10 million, but as Halloween approached, it was then ordered to be an $800,000 TV Film made in a hurry for an October 31 release with a 20-day film shoot. Today, the film has achieved a cult following.
The film’s director, Peter Lauer, was interviewed soon after its re-discovery and said that he was surprised and flattered by the attention his film had gotten 11 years after its original release. He claimed that he was unaware of its supposed banning by Nickelodeon, stating that he "just assumed they didn't show it again because they didn't like it. I thought it failed, and I moved on."<ref name="dailydotinterview"/> A Nickelodeon representative later claimed that the film was never banned, disowned, or destroyed by Nickelodeon but that it was merely forgotten.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nickelodeon-idUSTRE79R69620111028 Reuters' article on the 2011 re-airing] Retrieved 18 Nov '17</ref> Despite the speculated initial outrage and Nickelodeon's attitude towards the film, it has achieved a cult following.


The film, both in its original 2000 VHS bootleg, and 2011 HD Edition can be viewed on YouTube. They are featured down below:
==Videos==
===Movie and Reruns===
{{Video|perrow  =2
  |service1    = youtube
  |id1          = JH8V30Cvfjs
  |description1 = The original SNICK broadcast from Oct 2000, with original commercials included.
  |service2    = youtube
  |id2          = 5r20MLBgayY
  |description2 = The 2011 re-run from The '90s Are All That.
}}
{{Video|perrow  =2
  |service1    = youtube
  |id1          = MJwgmAdSWlY
  |description1 = The 2016 re-run from The Splat.
  |service2    = archiveorg
  |id2          = CryBabyLane_201710
  |description2 = The 2017 re-run from NickSplat, HD recording. (archive.org upload)
}}
 
===Promos===
{{Video|perrow  =3
  |service1    = youtube
  |id1          = DK_5LMyEyLY
  |description1 = The original SNICK promo.
  |service2    = youtube
  |id2          = ZoH5RW1qXQc
  |description2 = A ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' end of credits promo.
  |service3    = youtube
  |id3          = SBkfSLBwnxM
  |description3 = The promo for the 2011 re-run.
}}
 
==Gallery==
These images were uploaded to the internet, before the movie was rediscovered in 2011.
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crybabylaneprerip1.jpg
crybabylaneprerip2.jpg
crybabylaneprerip3.jpg
crybabylaneprerip4.jpg
</gallery>


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==External Links==
* [http://www.andrewbarrett.com/cry-baby-lane.html Andrew Barrett's portfolio page of the movie.] Retrieved 12 Nov '17
* [http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/259056939%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-zYFtN Direct link to Andrew Barrett's SoundCloud playlist of several music pieces.] Retrieved 12 Nov '17


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==References==
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| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrBjM8mTib4|320x240|center|The original SNICK broadcast from Oct,  2000.}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcqL_Ilok3I|320x240|center|The 2011 re-run from The '90s Are All That.}}
|}
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcBmvsQR7ak|320x240|center|The 2016 re-run from The Splat.|frame}}


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Revision as of 15:11, 13 June 2019

Cry Baby Lane Title Card HD.png

Title card from the 2017 NickSplat reairing.

Status: Found

Date found: 14 Aug '11

Found by: firesaladpeach

Cry Baby Lane was a Halloween-themed comedy horror made for TV film that originally aired on Nickelodeon's television block SNICK on the night of October 28, 2000. After its premiere, it was never released on any form of home media, or aired outside of the United States, and wouldn't be aired again for over 10 years.

Plot

A young Andrew and his older brother, Carl, conduct a seance in their local graveyard, in an effort to impress a group of girls. Unknowingly, they release the soul of a dead Siamese twin. Whatever the evil twin touches turns evil, and by the next day, havoc is wrecked upon the town. After Carl becomes possessed, Andrew travels to Cry Baby Lane and cuts the root out of the heart of the good twin, to end the effects of the evil twin's reign of terror.

Production

The film was originally troubled in production. It was originally envisioned as a big cinema film with a budget of $10 million; however, Nickelodeon's parent company Paramount, had different ideas, and the film was ultimately shelved. A year later, Nickelodeon reopened the plans for the film and wanted to go ahead with production; although the film had a reduced budget of $800.000. The film's two writers, Peter Lauer and Robert Mittenthal, jumped at the chance to make it. Filming was completed in around 20 days, with the shots of the town being taken in Ohio. The rest of the movie was filmed in New Jersey.[1]

Criticism and Nickelodeon's Response

The film's original premise was to be both scary and child-friendly. However, the airing was speculated to have invoked an extreme number of parents to complain en masse about the film's content, as they had found the film to be too frightening and too inappropriate for children.

This allegedly caused Nickelodeon to state that they did not own the film and were not responsible for its "accidental" airing, with some workers even denying the existence of the film period, or that they knew something about it when contacted by forums and sites from 2007 to 2011, due to it being considered a lost film for more than 11 years.

Search Efforts

File:Crybabylane.jpg
This image was popular around pre-2011, urban legend forums saying that this was the only known still image from the film.

This ensured the launch of several fan-sites in the early 2000s where people could talk about the film’s existence. When contacted, Nickelodeon would deny knowing anything about the film, despite the overwhelming evidence. Some Nickelodeon employees even went as far to spread false information such as the film never having aired on TV, or simply being a myth.

Resurfacing and Aftermath

In 2011, a user on the blog forum reddit.com under the name "firesaladpeach" stated that she had a bootleg VHS of the film that she had recorded on the night of its original premiere, on a thread on the talk board “/r/TodayILearned”.[2][3] She later released the film on a file-sharing website and YouTube, attracting hundreds of viewers.[4] The sudden spike in popularity the Reddit thread had garnered is speculated to have prompted TeenNick to re-air the film on October 31, 2011, where they proclaimed in advertising that it was "Nickelodeon’s dark secret,” so scary it was “banned from TV.”[5] The airing ultimately revealed that Nickelodeon had the film all along.

The film was originally rated TV-Y7 in 2000, but in its 2011 re-release, it was re-rated TV-PG-V. Oddly enough, in its 2017 re-airings, Nickelodeon had removed the rating in its entirety. It aired on TeenNick's The '90s Are All That in 2011, then on The Splat on March 31 and October 31, 2015. It aired again on October 31, 2016, then later aired on July 8 and October 21, 2017.

The film’s director, Peter Lauer, was interviewed soon after its re-discovery and said that he was surprised and flattered by the attention his film had gotten 11 years after its original release. He claimed that he was unaware of its supposed banning by Nickelodeon, stating that he "just assumed they didn't show it again because they didn't like it. I thought it failed, and I moved on."[1] A Nickelodeon representative later claimed that the film was never banned, disowned, or destroyed by Nickelodeon but that it was merely forgotten.[6] Despite the speculated initial outrage and Nickelodeon's attitude towards the film, it has achieved a cult following.

Videos

Movie and Reruns

The original SNICK broadcast from Oct 2000, with original commercials included.

The 2011 re-run from The '90s Are All That.

The 2016 re-run from The Splat.

The 2017 re-run from NickSplat, HD recording. (archive.org upload)

Promos

The original SNICK promo.

A SpongeBob SquarePants end of credits promo.

The promo for the 2011 re-run.

Gallery

These images were uploaded to the internet, before the movie was rediscovered in 2011.

External Links

References