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FilmComedyThrillerCrimeRomance

Wild at Heart (1990)

R · 1990-08-17 · 2h 5m · EN
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A wild and crazy love story.

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.

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David LynchDirector
Budget
$9.5M
Box office
$14.6M

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Nicolas CageNicolas CageSailor RipleyLaura DernLaura DernLula FortuneWillem DafoeWillem DafoeBobby PeruJ.E. FreemanJ.E. FreemanMarcelles SantosCrispin GloverCrispin GloverDellDiane LaddDiane LaddMarietta FortuneCalvin LockhartCalvin LockhartReggieIsabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniPerdita DurangoHarry Dean StantonHarry Dean StantonJohnnie FarragutGrace ZabriskieGrace ZabriskieJuana DurangoSherilyn FennSherilyn FennGirl in AccidentGlenn Walker Harris Jr.Glenn Walker Harris Jr.Pace Fortune

Keywords

HitmanWitchBased on novel or bookMother daughter relationshipMurderLoveSurrealismNew orleans, usaRomanceForbidden loveKillerDark comedyBank robberyGraphic violenceTexasCar journeyHotel roomNew orleans, louisiana

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Thriller · CrimeTheme affinityHitman · Witch · Based On Novel Or BookMood preferenceRomance · Romance · Dark ComedyDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomance · RomanceDirector preference144260

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What is Wild at Heart about?

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.

How long is Wild at Heart?

Wild at Heart has a runtime of 125 minutes.

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