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Wild at Heart (1990)

18 125 min  -  Crime | Romance | Thriller  -   17 August 1990 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 36,802 users   Metascore: 52/100 
Reviews: 172 user | 75 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.

Director:

David Lynch

Writers:

Barry Gifford (novel), David Lynch (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage ...
Laura Dern ...
Willem Dafoe ...
J.E. Freeman J.E. Freeman ...
Crispin Glover ...
Diane Ladd ...
Calvin Lockhart Calvin Lockhart ...
Isabella Rossellini ...
Harry Dean Stanton ...
Grace Zabriskie ...
Sherilyn Fenn ...
Marvin Kaplan Marvin Kaplan ...
William Morgan Sheppard ...
Mr. Reindeer (as W. Morgan Sheppard)
David Patrick Kelly ...
Freddie Jones ...
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Storyline

Lula's psychopathic mother goes crazy at the thought of Lula being with Sailor, who just got free from jail. Ignoring Sailor's probation, they set out for California. However their mother hires a killer to hunt down Sailor. Unaware of this, the two enjoy their journey and themselves being together... until they witness a young woman dying after a car accident - a bad omen. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Genres:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

David Lynch's Wild at Heart See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$9,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$14,560,247 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

After filming on the movie had been completed, Nicolas Cage gave Laura Dern his snakeskin jacket. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: During the scene when Sailor's is running through a traffic jam to find Lula, a crew member and boom mic is visible in the reflection of one of the windows of a black van. See more »

Quotes

Lula: You got me hotter than Georgia asphalt.
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Connections

References Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) See more »

Soundtracks

"Im Abendrot"
(from "Four Last Songs")
Composed by Richard Strauss
Text by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
Performed by Jessye Norman (credit only), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conducted by Kurt Masur
Published by Boosey & Co., LTD.
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