Other Titles • Wild at Heart • David Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990) • Wild at Heart - Die Geschichte von Sailor und Lula (1990)
Synopses for Wild at Heart (1990)
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In adapting Barry Gifford’s colorful novel, David Lynch delivers another jolt of adrenaline to unsuspecting viewers everywhere. WILD AT HEART follows the troubled romance of Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern), two lovers who struggle to remain together even when fate seems intent on keeping them apart. In this case, fate is Lula’s mother, Marietta Fortune (Diane Ladd), a desperate woman who hates Sailor and will do anything to keep him away from her daughter. After Sailor is released from prison for murdering a man--albeit in self-defense--he and Lula embark on a sex-filled, rocking road trip, aware that they are being hunted by one of Marietta’s cronies. When they pull off the road in order to hide out in a small trailer park, Sailor befriends Bobby Peru (Willem Dafoe), an incredibly intense war veteran with a rotten set of teeth. Bobby convinces Sailor to help him rob a bank, much to Lula’s objections (for she has discovered that she is pregnant). Sailor must decide if he wants to go straight and be there for his child or remain under Bobby’s influence and risk returning to jail. Lynch’s raucous film contains his trademark visual style, over-the-top dialogue, and pulsating soundtrack, creating another truly distinct picture.
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David Lynch's 1990 Wild at Heart is an utterly random and ugly experience with pockets of startling imagery and inspired set pieces. Based on a Barry Gifford novel, the film stars Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as lovers on the lam whose relationship is tested and who meet some truly dangerous wackos (including an almost-simian Willem Dafoe). Lynch's thoughts seem to be everywhere, and he expects the audience to keep up with a story that seems more a collection of avant-garde whims than a coherent vision with the intuitive brilliance of his Blue Velvet. Cage gives one of his more chaotic performances, but then he was just reading Lynch's signposts. --Tom Keogh
DVD features MGM's special edition of Wild at Heart is very similar in presentation to their Blue Velvet release. David Lynch, an extremely hands-on filmmaker, has become heavily involved in the DVD-production process of his films, and it shows. The love and commitment to his work shines through on every scene. The 5.1 surround sound roars and the 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen beautifully drips with his vivid use of color. It is so gratifying to see a film that is such a visual and audio rush get the love and attention it deserves on DVD. An item worth noting: though purposely omitted on other Lynch DVDs, there are scene selections on Wild at Heart. If you have ever been entranced by the unique Wild at Heart mythos, you will enjoy viewing the multiple special features here. Love, Death, Elvis & Oz (2004) is a strong and candid documentary on the film. It's filled with recent interviews of the cast and crew reflecting on the film, their experiences, and what's it's like to work within the "Lynch Universe." The whole gang is here: Sailor, Lula, Marietta, Santos, Juana, Perdita, Cousin Dell, Glinda the Good Witch, and of course Bobby Peru. Some of the highlights are the discussions of Diane Ladd working with her real-life daughter, Lynch's adaptation of Gifford's novel, the Wizard of Oz tie-ins, and the shooting of the infamous hotel room scene.
The three other documentaries were obviously compiled from extra interview footage shot while making Love, Death, Elvis & Oz. Specific Spontaneity is a 7-minute cast and crew documentary on working with Lynch. It is more or less a Lynch lovefest, but a very sincere one. Dell's Lunch Counter is nine separate mini-documentaries on various elements of the film like "Pigeons Spread Diseases," "Not Your Head-Head," "The Good Witch," and the victory at Cannes. Fans will really appreciate the amount of recent David Lynch interviews there are on this DVD. Because he normally shuns interviews, it is a real pleasure to see the director comfortably and enthusiastically discuss the film in his trademark quirky fashion. If you are a fan of Lynch, it is worth getting the DVD for his interviews alone. --Rob Bracco
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