Wild at Heart
A wild and crazy love story.
1990 | 125m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | David Lynch |
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| Writer: | David Lynch, Barry Gifford |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1990 |
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| Director: | David Lynch |
| Writer: | David Lynch, Barry Gifford |
| Genres: | Romance, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | witch, based on novel or book, hotel room, texas, car journey, new orleans, louisiana, hitman, forbidden love, love, murder, romance, surrealism, dark comedy, killer, bank robbery, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $14,569,027
Budget: $9,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Cage | Sailor Ripley |
| Laura Dern | Lula Fortune |
| Willem Dafoe | Bobby Peru |
| J.E. Freeman | Marcelles Santos |
| Crispin Glover | Dell |
| Diane Ladd | Marietta Fortune |
| Calvin Lockhart | Reggie |
| Isabella Rossellini | Perdita Durango |
| Harry Dean Stanton | Johnnie Farragut |
| Grace Zabriskie | Juana Durango |
| Sherilyn Fenn | Girl in Accident |
| Glenn Walker Harris Jr. | Pace Fortune |
| Marvin Kaplan | Uncle Pooch |
| William Morgan Sheppard | Mr. Reindeer |
| David Patrick Kelly | Dropshadow |
| Freddie Jones | George Kovich |
| John Lurie | Sparky |
| Jack Nance | 00 Spool |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | Buddy |
| Gregg Dandridge | Bob Ray Lemon |
| Frances Bay | Madam |
| Sheryl Lee | The Good Witch |
| Charlie Spradling | Irma |
| Blair Bruce Bever | Hotel Custodian |
| Sally Boyle | Aunt Rootie |
| Peter Bromilow | Hotel Manager |
| Lisa Ann Cabasa | Reindeer Dancer |
| Frank A. Caruso | Old Bum |
| Frank Collison | Timmy Thompson |
| Eddy Dixon | Rex |
| Brent David Fraser | Idiot Punk |
| Cage S. Johnson | Man at Shell Station |
| Valli Leigh | Mr. Reindeer's Resident Valet #2 |
| Nicholas Love | Man in Wheelchair |
| Daniel Quinn | Young Cowboy |
| Mia M. Ruiz | Mr. Reindeer's Resident Valet #1 |
| Billy Swan | Billy Swan |
| Koko Taylor | Singer at Zanzibar |
| Ed Wright | Desk Clerk |
| Darrell Zwerling | Singer's Manager |
| Debra Lamb | Fire Eater at Party (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kimberly Edwards | Production Accountant |
| Johanna Ray | Casting |
| Patricia Norris | Production Design |
| Kool Marder | Production Manager |
| Bob Terhune | Stunts |
| Wally Rose | Stunts |
| Hannah Kozak | Stunts |
| Cheryl Kurk | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Kenneth Berg | Construction Foreman |
| Michelle Bühler | Makeup Artist |
| George A. Hock | Grip |
| Paul Hauser | Electrician |
| Nancy Martinelli | Art Department Coordinator |
| Corwin A. Bibb | Grip |
| Patrick Reddish | Gaffer |
| Curtis Bradford | Grip |
| Denise Dellavalle | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Leslie Weimer | Scenic Artist |
| Jon Huck | Sound Mixer, Music Consultant |
| Steve Alessi | Grip |
| Chris Kiperman | Grip |
| Mary Sweeney | First Assistant Editor, Script Supervisor |
| Dean Anthony | Extras Casting |
| Deborah Gavlak | Assistant Editor |
| Mira Tweti | Unit Publicist |
| Jeff Smolek | Stunt Coordinator |
| Dan Brizendine | Transportation Captain |
| Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Margaux Mackay | First Assistant Director |
| Ralph Garrett | Stunts |
| Mike Ceballos | Stunts |
| Deepak Nayar | Second Assistant Director |
| Kim Kono | Electrician |
| Irv Katz | Best Boy Grip |
| David Dubois | Rigging Gaffer |
| J.K. Nageldinger | Carpenter |
| Katherine M. Butler | Second Assistant Camera |
| Cobie Fair | Grip |
| Louis Lazzara | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Charles Armstrong | Construction Coordinator |
| James Intveld | Vocal Coach |
| Rob Sweeney | First Assistant Camera |
| Ken Wheeland | Grip |
| Marjorie Webster | Production Coordinator |
| Cheri Reed | Set Costumer |
| Michael Shore | Key Grip |
| John Vecchio | Electrician |
| Kimberly Wright | Still Photographer |
| Kimberley Vashiell | Choreographer |
| Mike Clark | Driver |
| Carol Autenrieth | Driver |
| Steve Mann | Driver |
| Allan Tietjen | Driver |
| Bob Shapiro | Assistant Accountant |
| John Verbeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Jenny Oznowicz | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Luis Colina | Sound Effects Editor |
| Donna Jaffe | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Kim Cascone | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Luis Lara | Catering |
| Richard Murken | Key Production Assistant |
| Maurice Lospinoso | Production Office Assistant |
| Brian Steward | Production Assistant |
| Amy Stofsky | Costume Design |
| John Yarbrough | Transportation Coordinator |
| Charles Myers | First Assistant Director |
| Eddie Wong | Stunts |
| Steven Hirsch | Second Assistant Director |
| W. Thomas Snyder | Second Assistant Director |
| John Carney | Best Boy Electric |
| Don Power | Special Effects |
| Marion C. Weimer-Mirley | Scenic Artist |
| Malcolm Doran II | Grip |
| Deborah Winship | Assistant Set Decoration |
| John Wentworth | Sound Effects Designer |
| David A. Carpender | Assistant Property Master |
| Randy Ratliff | Grip |
| Renton-Paul Medcalf | Grip |
| Rob Scott | Boom Operator |
| Stuart Abramson | Dolly Grip |
| Gretchen Armstrong | Scenic Artist |
| Kurek Ashley | Grip |
| Daniel Kuttner | On Set Dresser |
| Paul Burge | Carpenter |
| Bruce McCleery | Rigging Gaffer |
| David B. Miller | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Jenny Hicks | Assistant Editor |
| Russ Tolliver | Driver |
| Thomas P. Donovan | Driver |
| Allan W. Herendeen | Driver |
| John Nutt | Dialogue Editor |
| Ken Fischer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Scott Guitteau | Assistant Sound Editor |
| J.R. Grubbs | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Susan Sanford | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Vivian Hengsteler | Negative Cutter |
| G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| Robin Ginsberg | Post Production Accountant |
| Bruce Loeb | Security |
| Roger L.C. Williams | Art Department Assistant |
| Peter Afterman | Music Consultant |
| Eric L. Roberts | Craft Service |
| Shawn Solomon | Driver |
| Sara Bolder | Dialogue Editor |
| Rob Fruchtman | Dialogue Editor |
| Kristen Gerstner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| David Slusser | Music Editor |
| Adam Morris | Art Department Assistant |
| Scott Chandler | Foley Recordist |
| Christy Fiero | Production Assistant |
| Leonardo | Art Department Assistant |
| Susan Carney | Producer's Assistant |
| Christopher Stone | Art Department Assistant |
| Danielle Liekefet | Post Production Coordinator |
| Robert A. Neft | Production Assistant |
| Jon Juhlin | Production Office Assistant |
| Mara J. Lee | Set Production Assistant |
| Heidrun Reshöft | Producer's Assistant |
| Catherine Rowe | Foley Artist |
| David Lynch | Screenplay, Director |
| Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
| Duwayne Dunham | Editor |
| Richard Hymns | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Michael Adams | Stunts |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Roydon Clark | Stunts |
| Gregg Dandridge | Stunts |
| Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Ousaun Elam | Stunts |
| Donna Evans | Stunts |
| Joseph Michael Roth | Stunts |
| Neil Summers | Stunts |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Frank Silva | Property Master |
| Jules Labarthe | Electrician |
| Fríða Aradóttir | Hairstylist |
| Dan Kneece | Steadicam Operator |
| Eric DaRe | Casting Assistant |
| Darwin Joston | Driver |
| Brian Berdan | First Assistant Editor |
| Michael Silvers | Dialogue Editor |
| Frank E. Eulner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Myers | Sound Recordist |
| Ute Leonhardt | Post Production Coordinator |
| Alessandro Rossellini | Set Production Assistant |
| Angelo Badalamenti | Original Music Composer |
| Barry Gifford | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Monty Montgomery | Producer |
| Michael Kuhn | Executive Producer |
| Steve Golin | Producer |
| Sigurjón Sighvatsson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Director | David Lynch | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 29 | 54 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 366 | 679 |