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Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

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Wild at Heart

"A wild and crazy love story."

1990

2h 5m

7.0(1941 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Romance

Overview

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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Social & External

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Propaganda Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Sailor

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Lula

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Bobby Peru

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Marietta Fortune

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Johnnie Farragut

J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

Marcelles Santos

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Perdita Durango

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Juana Durango

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Reggie

William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Mr. Reindeer

Creative team

Directed by: David Lynch
Written by: David Lynch
Produced by: Steve Golin
Monty Montgomery

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