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Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

A wild and crazy love story.

19907.02h 5m

Overview

Young 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.

Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch, Barry Gifford
Produced by Steve Golin, Monty Montgomery, Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Box OfficeBudget: $9.5MRevenue: $14.6M

Top Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Sailor

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Lula

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Bobby Peru

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Marietta Fortune

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Johnnie Farragut

J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

Marcelles Santos

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Perdita Durango

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Juana Durango

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Reggie

William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Mr. Reindeer

Themes & Keywords

witchhotel roombased on novel or bookhitmantexascar journeynew orleans, louisianadark comedyforbidden lovemelancholysurrealismromancelovemurderkillerbank robberymother daughter relationshiplovinglove on the runcritical

About Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart is a crime, thriller, romance film released in 1990 exploring themes of witch, hotel room, based on novel or book, hitman, texas, car journey. Directed by David Lynch, it stars Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe. Young 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.

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