Wild at Heart is a 1990 American crime thriller film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford's 1989 novel of the same name. Both the book and the film revolve around Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune, a young couple from Cape Fear, North Carolina who go on the run from her domineering mother. Due to her mother's machinations, the mob becomes involved.
Lynch was originally going to produce, but after reading Gifford's book decided to also write and direct the film. He did not like the ending of the novel and decided to change it in order to fit his vision of the main characters. Wild at Heart is a road movie and includes several allusions to The Wizard of Oz as well as Elvis Presley and his movies.
Early test screenings for the film did not go well; Lynch estimated that 80 people walked out of the first test screening and 100 in the next. At the time of its release, the film received mixed critical reviews and was a moderate success at the US box office, grossing USD$14 million, above its $10 million budget. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, at which it received both negative and positive attention from its audience. Diane Ladd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. It has since received some positive re-evaluation from critics.
Wild at Heart may refer to:
- Wild at Heart (film), a 1990 film by David Lynch, adapted from the novel
Wild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula is a 1990 pulp, "neo-noir" novel by Barry Gifford which was adapted to film in 1990.
The novel begins the adventures in the American South of two sex-driven, star crossed protagonists on the road, Sailor and Lula. It is followed by:
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"Wild at Heart" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, first airing on November 9, 1999 on The WB. It was written by Marti Noxon and directed by David Grossman.
In the episode, Oz (Seth Green), a werewolf, is drawn by animal instinct to Veruca (Paige Moss), another werewolf. This causes friction with his girlfriend, Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), and ultimately Oz leaves town to explore the wolf side of him. The circumstances seen in "Wild at Heart" arose from Seth Green's abrupt decision to leave the series.
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Buffy is chased by a vampire, which she fights and then stakes. Her well-thought puns are not appreciated. Spike stalks Buffy from a distance and promises trouble, but he is struck by Tasers and carried off by the masked and heavily armed people lurking in the Sunnydale shadows. At the Bronze, the gang talks about college and why they're still hanging at the Bronze, and then to their surprise Giles joins them. Veruca's band, "Shy" starts to play and all the guys are mesmerized by her singing.