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17 August 1990 (USA) morePlot:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(19 articles)
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Lynch on the road to hell moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicolas Cage | ... | Sailor Ripley | |
| Laura Dern | ... | Lula Fortune | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Bobby Peru | |
| J.E. Freeman | ... | Marcelles Santos | |
| Crispin Glover | ... | Dell | |
| Diane Ladd | ... | Marietta Fortune | |
| Calvin Lockhart | ... | Reggie | |
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | Perdita Durango | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Johnnie Farragut | |
| Grace Zabriskie | ... | Juana Durango | |
| Sherilyn Fenn | ... | Girl in Accident | |
| Marvin Kaplan | ... | Uncle Pooch | |
| William Morgan Sheppard | ... | Mr. Reindeer (as W. Morgan Sheppard) | |
| David Patrick Kelly | ... | Dropshadow | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | George Kovich |
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124 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:R (cut) | New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When they are in bed - he has a shirt on in one shot, the other one it's off, and then on again. moreSoundtrack:
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The most creative and controversial director in cinema is back with a road-movie! Wild at Heart is one rough roller coaster ride and a typical Lynch-cocktail of violence, sex and of course bizarre characters. I challenge you to find one personality in this film that could be referred to as a normal human being'. As usually, Lynch introduces a bunch of wicked individuals in his film who're all messed up in the head pretty bad. Yet, I feel like Wild at Heart might be Lynch's most accessible film (outside The Elephant Man and The Straight Story). The structure remains chronological and quite easy to follow. Unlike the previous Blue Velvet, I feel like the plot and development of Wild at Heart is a bit inferior to the wonderful photography. The greatest aspects in the screenplay are in fact the delicious side-chapters that are told without absolute necessity. Like the story about Lula's cousin Dell (Crispin Glover), the torture of Harry Dean Stanton's character and the nasty and disturbing images of a car accident the protagonists come across. These are the little sequences that truly prove Lynch's talent as a storyteller. Overall and simply put: this movie is COOL! It's a joy to watch and you really hate to love some of the offensive characters. Willem Dafoe takes the cake as Bobby Peru. His portrayal is a neat follow-up to Blue Velvet's Frank Booth. Peru is a filthy and despicable pervert with itchy-trigger-fingers! It's a damn shame he hasn't got any more screen time. Wild at Heart surely isn't the greatest masterpiece out there, but you should love it for what it is: an absurd and entertaining adventure with a couple of thought-provoking values and an extraordinary love-lesson.