Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart is a 1990 American film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford's 1989 novel Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula. Both the book and the film revolve around Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) and Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern), a young couple from Cape Fear, North Carolina who go on the run from her domineering mother (Diane Ladd). Due to her mother's machinations, the mob becomes involved. Lynch was origina... More
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  • Aug 17, 1990

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R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 4 min

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  • Wild at Heart

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David Lynch

David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, comic book artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by...

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  • 1990
  • Dec 7, 2004
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  • 2 h 4 min

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  • 9,500,000

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Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • role: Marietta Fortune
  • 1991
  • 1991
  • 1990
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Year Award Award Winner
  • 1990
  • 1991
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List Rank Year Note
  • 2,170
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula is a 1990 pulp, "neo-noir" novel by Barry Gifford which was adapted to film in 1990. The novel begins the adventures of two sex-driven, star crossed protagonists on the road, Sailor and Lula. It is followed by:

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