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7.0Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Released: 1990-08-17125 minDir: David LynchCrime, Thriller, Romance
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Sailor
- Laura Dern as Lula
- Willem Dafoe as Bobby Peru
- Diane Ladd as Marietta Fortune
- Harry Dean Stanton as Johnnie Farragut
- J.E. Freeman as Marcelles Santos
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Wild at Heart is a 1990 American neo-noir black comedy romantic crime film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Barry Gifford. Starring Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini, and Harry Dean Stanton, the film follows Sailor Ripley and Lula Fortune, a young couple who go on the run from Lula's domineering mother and the criminals she hires to kill Sailor.
Lynch intended only to produce the film, but after reading Gifford's book, he decided to write and direct it as well. He disliked the ending of the novel and decided to change it to fit his vision of the main characters. The film is noted for its allusions to The Wizard of Oz and Elvis Presley. Early test screenings for the film were poorly received, with Lynch's decision not to cut some violent scenes of his film and estimating that at least 200 people walked out due to its graphic content.