Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart (1990)

1824 August 1990 (GB)Crime, Thriller, Romance2 hours and 5 minutes
70%
User score

A wild and crazy love story.

Description

After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever from the shared life they covet.

David Lynch
Screenplay, Director
Barry Gifford
Novel

Actors

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Sailor Ripley
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Lula Fortune
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Bobby Peru
J.E. Freeman
J.E. Freeman
Marcelles Santos
Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover
Dell
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd
Marietta Fortune
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart
Reggie
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Perdita Durango
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Johnnie Farragut
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Juana Durango
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn
Girl in Accident
Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
Pace Fortune
Marvin Kaplan
Marvin Kaplan
Uncle Pooch
William Morgan Sheppard
William Morgan Sheppard
Mr. Reindeer
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly
Dropshadow
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
George Kovich
John Lurie
John Lurie
Sparky
Jack Nance
Jack Nance
00 Spool
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Buddy
Gregg Dandridge
Gregg Dandridge
Bob Ray Lemon
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$9,500,000

Revenue

$14,569,027

Keywords
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