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Untamed Heart

  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
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Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, and Rosie Perez in Untamed Heart (1993)
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A waitress hardly notices a shy busboy who secretly loves her; until one night she's attacked and he comes to her rescue. From there a relationship sparks but one secret could mean disaster ... Read allA waitress hardly notices a shy busboy who secretly loves her; until one night she's attacked and he comes to her rescue. From there a relationship sparks but one secret could mean disaster for these fated lovers.A waitress hardly notices a shy busboy who secretly loves her; until one night she's attacked and he comes to her rescue. From there a relationship sparks but one secret could mean disaster for these fated lovers.
IMDb RATING
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14K
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    • Tony Bill
    • Tom Sierchio
  • Stars
    • Christian Slater
    • Marisa Tomei
    • Rosie Perez
    • Tony Bill
    • Tom Sierchio
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    • Christian Slater
    • Marisa Tomei
    • Rosie Perez
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    • 27Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, and Rosie Perez in Untamed Heart (1993)
    Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, and Rosie Perez in Untamed Heart (1993)
    Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, and Rosie Perez in Untamed Heart (1993)
    Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, and Rosie Perez in Untamed Heart (1993)
    Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, and Rosie Perez in Untamed Heart (1993)
    Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart (1993)
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    Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart (1993)

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    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Adam
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Caroline
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Cindy
    Kyle Secor
    Kyle Secor
    • Howard
    Willie Garson
    Willie Garson
    • Patsy
    James Cada
    • Bill #1
    Gary Groomes
    Gary Groomes
    • Bill #2
    Claudia Wilkens
    Claudia Wilkens
    • Mother Camilla
    Pat Clemons
    • Sister Helen
    Lotis Key
    • Nun
    Vanessa Hart
    • Nun
    Charley Bartlett
    • Young Adam
    Vincent Kartheiser
    Vincent Kartheiser
    • Orphan Boy
    Wendy Feder
    • Orphange Nurse
    Nancy Marvy
    • Caroline's Mom
    Paul Douglas Law
    • Steven
    Joshua Schaefer
    • Michael
    • (as Josh Schaefer)
    Marquetta Senters
    • Mary
      • Tony Bill
      • Tom Sierchio
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    • Trivia
      To help her with her Minneapolis accent, Marisa Tomei asked that her driver be a native of the city. The first driver was sacked when she found out that he was from New Jersey, as was the second one when it transpired that he was originally from Texas.
    • Goofs
      When Caroline is getting ready to meet her boyfriend at the beginning of the movie, we see her sweep a bunch of makeup off of her dressing table and into her purse, then she walks off the screen to the right. When she comes back, the makeup is back on the dressing table.
    • Quotes

      Caroline: He doesn't make sense, I don't make sense, together we make sense.

    • Alternate versions
      A scene where Marisa Tomei took off her brassiere was re-shot at a different angle. The scene from the front showing her topless was only for broadcast on European television. However, the front topless has been viewed in the United States. So Comcast Cable must be running European versions even though USA version was supposed to be PG-13-rated.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Untamed Heart/Strictly Ballroom/Groundhog Day/Love Field/Riff-Raff (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      This Time Of The Year
      Written by Cliff Owens and Jesse Hollis

      Performed by Brook Benton

      Courtesy of PolyGram Special Markets, a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.

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    A thoughtfully, well-acted romantic weepy.
    As an audience we all grow more cynical and demanding, the more films that we see. Our expectations are constantly being upgraded and shifted to new levels of anticipation. I really did not expect 'Untamed Heart' to have quite the same impact today, as it did when I first saw it. I was wrong. I still cried. It's still the most heart warming, feel good, romantic comedy I've ever seen.

    For those who are not familiar with the story, Christian Slater plays the part of the mysterious Adam who works as a busboy in a diner. All his life he's never physically come into contact with people, and he never speaks. You could say he lives in his own magic kingdom, hermetically sealed from the outside world-so much so that at the age of 26, he still believes in a fairy tale the nuns told him when he was growing up in an orphanage, involving magic rubies trickling down from a magic mountain, and being given a 'baboon heart.' Later, he even admits to possessing 'magic' records that he plays 'whenever the world doesn't agree with him.'

    In real life it would be hard not to raise a smile at such an account, or at the very least be convinced the person was in need of some serious medication, but it's a testament to the power of the story that like Caroline(portrayed by the Marisa Tomei) rather then dismiss him, we start accepting his childlike understanding of the world. We overlook it when at the start of the film, Caroline asks him questions and he doesn't even respond. Anybody else would consider that plain rude. We forgive him when he creeps into Caroline's bedroom to watch her sleeping. We understand when he follows her home repeatedly, keeping at a safe distance to remain undetected. The reason we're able to make such adjustments, is that normal rules here do not apply, because in the world that he lives in, it's not inhabited by mere humans. He still occupies that fantastic world that we so readily discarded as children, because we had to embrace the darker reality of adulthood in order to cope with our new responsibilities. So Adam's character, while undoubtedly naive, offers no real threat. As an audience, we know where he's coming from. He's simply trying to make sense of the world around him, and does not understand how to behave any different.

    Gradually, over the course of the film Caroline brings out more and more from Adam, and because of his unique perspective and vantage point, some of the things he says and does to convince Caroline of his love for her remain long after the credits roll.

    If we've ever had our heart broken and as a result we try to 'tame' our heart so we don't get hurt again, this is the film we should watch, because it reminds us what love is, and what love can be. Any hurt that we may have felt is nothing compared to the joy we feel when we do get it right.
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    • higby
    • Aug 11, 2003

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • MGM
      • English
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      • 1535 Jefferson Street Northeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
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