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1990 · 125 min · R

Wild at Heart

Directed by David Lynch · Crime, Thriller, Romance

Wild at Heart (1990) is a Crime film, directed by David Lynch set in North Carolina, New Orleans, and Texas during the 1990s. It runs 125 minutes and is rated R.

A road trip, with a surreal dreamlike and darkly comic tone. Themes of love & longing run throughout.

Composer
Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Frederick Elmes
Cast
Nicolas CageLaura DernWillem DafoeDiane LaddHarry Dean StantonJ.E. FreemanIsabella RosselliniGrace Zabriskie

The world of this film

Setting

Where
North CarolinaNew OrleansTexas
When
1990s

Premise & themes

Premise
Road Trip
Themes
Love & Longing
Tone
Surreal DreamlikeDarkly ComicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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