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Release Date:
17 August 1990 (USA)
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Plot:
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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Cast
(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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David Lynch's Wild at Heart (USA) (complete title)
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124 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (cut) |
New Zealand:R18 |
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-15 (DVD version) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Canada:16+ (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)
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Sherilyn Fenn's accident scene came from David Lynch's impression of Fenn as a porcelain doll, and from the idea of seeing a porcelain doll breaking. He kept telling her about that, and that's how the scene was born. Lynch said of the scene, "I just pictured her being able to do this. She's like a broken china doll". Lynch got the same inspiration for the car accident scene in Mulholland Dr. (2001). His direction to actress Laura Harring was to act like a broken porcelain doll.
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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.
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Movie Connections:
Spin off Perdita Durango (1997)
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Soundtrack:
First Movement
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Recipient of the prestigious Palme d'Or award at Cannes, David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" is an amazingly brilliant spectacle for the senses. Bold splashes of deep red, curiously staged musical numbers (Nicolas Cage does his own singing and he's great!), and the continuous references to "The Wizard of Oz" help create a surreal and dreamlike texture to the narrative. The story in brief: Sailor and Lula (excellent performances from both Nicolas Cage & Laura Dern); two broken souls passionately in love, flee the vengeful wrath of Lula's mother Marietta, who for reasons of her own will stop at nothing to ensure the lovers are kept apart. Diane Ladd practically steals the show in her brave portrayal of Lula's psychopathic mother Marietta. Gut wrenchingly violent in places, hopelessly romantic in others; Lynch has crafted an adult fairy tale worthy of multiple viewings. Recommended to those who enjoy and appreciate abstract methods of film-making a definite 10/10!