Wild at Heart
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.
Critics Sentiment
Sailor brutally kills Bobby Ray Lemon in self defense
Bobby Peru intimidates and assaults Lula in motel
The film drops from the intense feed store robbery climax to a rushed prison sentence sequence before recovering with the magical romantic finale.
Wild at Heart generates strong reactions with its violent opening and Lynch's trademark bizarre characters, particularly Willem Dafoe's creepy Bobby Peru. While critics praised individual moments like Cage's Elvis performances and the brutal robbery sequence, many found the overall structure episodic and self-indulgent, though the romantic ending provided satisfying closure.
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Nicolas Cage
Sailor
Laura Dern
Lula
Willem Dafoe
Bobby Peru
Diane Ladd
Marietta Fortune
Harry Dean Stanton
Johnnie Farragut
J.E. Freeman
Marcelles Santos
Isabella Rossellini
Perdita Durango
Grace Zabriskie
Juana Durango
Calvin Lockhart
Reggie
William Morgan Sheppard
Mr. Reindeer
Crispin Glover
Dell
Sheryl Lee
The Good Witch
Sherilyn Fenn
Girl in Accident
Jack Nance
00 Spool
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Buddy
Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
Pace Fortune
Marvin Kaplan
Uncle Pooch
David Patrick Kelly
Dropshadow
Freddie Jones
George Kovich
John Lurie
Sparky
Crew
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