In adapting Barry Gifford's colorful novel, David Lynch delivers another
jolt of adrenaline to unsuspecting viewers everywhere. WILD AT HEART
follows the troubled romance of Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura
Dern), two lovers who struggle to remain together even when fate seems
intent on keeping them apart. In this case, fate is Lula's mother,
Marietta Fortune (Diane Ladd), a desperate woman who hates Sailor and
will do anything to keep him away from her daughter. After Sailor is
released from prison for murdering a man--albeit in self-defense--he and
Lula embark on a sex-filled, rocking road trip, aware that they are
being hunted by one of Marietta's cronies. When they pull off the road
in order to hide out in a small trailer park, Sailor befriends Bobby
Peru (Willem Dafoe), an incredibly intense war veteran with a rotten set
of teeth. Bobby convinces Sailor to help him rob a bank, much to Lula's
objections (for she has discovered that she is pregnant). Sailor must
decide if he wants to go straight and be there for his child or remain
under Bobby's influence and risk returning to jail. Lynch's raucous film
contains his trademark visual style, over-the-top dialogue, and
pulsating soundtrack, creating another truly distinct picture.