Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990 · 125 min · EN · R · 7.0 (1,915 votes)
Dir. David Lynch · Starring Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, J.E. Freeman · Music Angelo Badalamenti

A wild and crazy love story.

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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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A wild, feverish ride through a surreal American landscape, brimming with dangerous passion and dark humor. It feels like a twisted fairytale, where love is a desperate, propulsive force against a backdrop of bizarre characters and impending doom, all wrapped in a distinct, unforgettable Lynchian haze.

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