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 WILD
AT
HEART
With Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rosselini, Crispin Glover Directed by David Lynch Made on the cusp of the '80s / '90s crossover, this is not only one of my favourite directors of all time, but also one of my favourite movies. Perhaps it was because I saw it at a life turning point (entering my '20s), or maybe just because it is such a damn great movie! This often deliberately cheesy lovers-on-the-run road movie fused with Wizard Of Oz elements is filled with spectacular sex and violence, a great dose of humour and an irresistible atmosphere with that Lynch ingredient you cannot resist. Sailor Ripley is released on parole (after killing a man paid by his girl's mother to kill him when he refused her advances - but more importantly, the unsuccessful killer insulted his sweetheart Lula). She awaits him at the prison gates and they go on the lam after her mother puts another hit out on him. With some brilliantly over the top performances and too many memorable moments to go into here, Wild 
At
Heart
is
a
visual
feast
everyone
should
see.
Ladd
is
psychotic
as
the
mother,
Dafoe
out
of
his
mind
as
an
ex-marine
turned
robber,
Stanton
is
his
quirky
himself,
and
many
of
Lynch's
regulars
and
Twin
Peaks
actors
waft
through
in
sometimes
surreal
sequences,
making
Wild
At
Heart
a
gleaming
piece
of
filmmaking
which
also
saw
Lynch's
first
inclusions
of
heavy
rock
music
to
emphasize
moments
of
intensity.
Gotta
love
it!
6 / A - PB 1 2 3 4 5 6 A - B - C 
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