Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

125 mins | Crime, Thriller, Romance | Aug. 17, 1990

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.

Wild at Heart

125 mins | Crime, Thriller, Romance | Aug. 17, 1990

Wild at Heart
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Propaganda Films, Samuel Goldwyn Company, Working Title Films
Original title Wild at Heart
Directors Steven Hirsch, Charles Myers, Margaux Mackay, W. Thomas Snyder, Mary Sweeney, David Lynch, Deepak Nayar
Writers Barry Gifford, David Lynch

Cast

Nicolas Cage

as Sailor Ripley

Laura Dern

as Lula Fortune

Willem Dafoe

as Bobby Peru

J.E. Freeman

as Marcelles Santos

Crispin Glover

as Dell

Diane Ladd

as Marietta Fortune

Calvin Lockhart

as Reggie

Isabella Rossellini

as Perdita Durango

Harry Dean Stanton

as Johnnie Farragut

Grace Zabriskie

as Juana Durango

Sherilyn Fenn

as Girl in Accident

Glenn Walker Harris Jr.

as Pace Fortune

Marvin Kaplan

as Uncle Pooch

William Morgan Sheppard

as Mr. Reindeer

David Patrick Kelly

as Dropshadow

Freddie Jones

as George Kovich

John Lurie

as Sparky

Jack Nance

as 00 Spool

Gregg Dandridge

as Bob Ray Lemon

Frances Bay

as Madam

Sheryl Lee

as The Good Witch

Blair Bruce Bever

as Hotel Custodian

Sally Boyle

as Aunt Rootie

Peter Bromilow

as Hotel Manager

Lisa Ann Cabasa

as Reindeer Dancer

Frank A. Caruso

as Old Bum

Frank Collison

as Timmy Thompson

Eddy Dixon

as Rex

Brent David Fraser

as Idiot Punk

Cage S. Johnson

as Man at Shell Station

Valli Leigh

as Mr. Reindeer's Resident Valet #2

Nicholas Love

as Man in Wheelchair

Daniel Quinn

as Young Cowboy

Mia M. Ruiz

as Mr. Reindeer's Resident Valet #1

Billy Swan

as Billy Swan

Koko Taylor

as Singer at Zanzibar

Ed Wright

as Desk Clerk

Darrell Zwerling

as Singer's Manager

Debra Lamb

as Fire Eater (uncredited)