Nic Cage

Wild at Heart (1990)

"A wild and crazy love story."

Movie Details

Overview
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.
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Romance
Release Date
1990/08/17
Runtime
125 min
IMDB
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Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Company, Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$ 9,500,000
Poster
"Wild at Heart" poster

Cast

  • Nicolas Cage (Sailor Ripley)
  • Laura Dern (Lula Fortune)
  • Willem Dafoe (Bobby Peru)
  • J.E. Freeman (Marcelles Santos)
  • Crispin Glover (Dell)
  • Diane Ladd (Marietta Fortune)
  • Calvin Lockhart (Reggie)
  • Isabella Rossellini (Perdita Durango)
  • Harry Dean Stanton (Johnnie Farragut)
  • Grace Zabriskie (Juana Durango)
  • Sherilyn Fenn (Girl in Accident)
  • Glenn Walker Harris Jr. (Pace Fortune)
  • Marvin Kaplan (Uncle Pooch)
  • William Morgan Sheppard (Mr. Reindeer)
  • David Patrick Kelly (Dropshadow)
  • Freddie Jones (George Kovich)
  • John Lurie (Sparky)
  • Jack Nance (00 Spool)
  • Pruitt Taylor Vince (Buddy)
  • Gregg Dandridge (Bob Ray Lemon)
  • Frances Bay (Madam)
  • Sheryl Lee (The Good Witch)
  • Charlie Spradling (Irma)
  • Blair Bruce Bever (Hotel Custodian)
  • Sally Boyle (Aunt Rootie)
  • Peter Bromilow (Hotel Manager)
  • Lisa Ann Cabasa (Reindeer Dancer)
  • Frank A. Caruso (Old Bum)
  • Frank Collison (Timmy Thompson)
  • Eddy Dixon (Rex)
  • Brent David Fraser (Idiot Punk)
  • Cage S. Johnson (Man at Shell Station)
  • Valli Leigh (Mr. Reindeer's Resident Valet #2)
  • Nicholas Love (Man in Wheelchair)
  • Daniel Quinn (Young Cowboy)
  • Mia M. Ruiz (Mr. Reindeer's Resident Valet #1)
  • Billy Swan (Billy Swan)
  • Koko Taylor (Singer at Zanzibar)
  • Ed Wright (Desk Clerk)
  • Darrell Zwerling (Singer's Manager)
  • Debra Lamb (Fire Eater at Party (uncredited))

Crew

  • Frederick Elmes (Director of Photography)
  • Johanna Ray (Casting)
  • David Lynch (Director, Screenplay)
  • Steve Golin (Producer)
  • Monty Montgomery (Producer)
  • Sigurjón Sighvatsson (Producer)
  • Duwayne Dunham (Editor)
  • Mira Tweti (Unit Publicist)
  • Randy Thom (Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  • Richard Hymns (Supervising Sound Editor)
  • Amy Stofsky (Costume Design)
  • Mary Sweeney (Script Supervisor, First Assistant Editor)
  • Michael Kuhn (Executive Producer)
  • Patricia Norris (Production Design)
  • Jeff Smolek (Stunt Coordinator)
  • John Yarbrough (Transportation Coordinator)
  • Dan Brizendine (Transportation Captain)
  • Kool Marder (Production Manager)
  • Steve Kelso (Stunts)
  • Wally Rose (Stunts)
  • Michael Adams (Stunts)
  • Roydon Clark (Stunts)
  • Hannah Kozak (Stunts)
  • Bernie Pock (Stunts)
  • Bob Terhune (Stunts)
  • Donna Evans (Stunts)
  • Ralph Garrett (Stunts)
  • Steven Hirsch (Second Assistant Director)
  • Mike Ceballos (Stunts)
  • Joseph Michael Roth (Stunts)
  • Loren Janes (Stunts)
  • Eddie Wong (Stunts)
  • Neil Summers (Stunts)
  • Charles Myers (First Assistant Director)
  • Gregg Dandridge (Stunts)
  • Ousaun Elam (Stunts)
  • Orwin C. Harvey (Stunts)
  • Margaux Mackay (First Assistant Director)
  • Deepak Nayar (Second Assistant Director)
  • Deborah Winship (Assistant Set Decoration)
  • David B. Miller (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
  • Curtis Bradford (Grip)
  • Marion C. Weimer-Mirley (Scenic Artist)
  • Daniel Kuttner (On Set Dresser)
  • John Carney (Best Boy Electric)
  • Denise Dellavalle (Makeup & Hair Assistant)
  • Rob Sweeney (First Assistant Camera)
  • Michael Shore (Key Grip)
  • Randy Ratliff (Grip)
  • Ken Wheeland (Grip)
  • Malcolm Doran II (Grip)
  • Cheryl Kurk (Assistant Production Coordinator)
  • Charles Armstrong (Construction Coordinator)
  • James Intveld (Vocal Coach)
  • Nancy Martinelli (Art Department Coordinator)
  • Eric DaRe (Casting Assistant)
  • Paul Hauser (Electrician)
  • Kimberly Wright (Still Photographer)
  • Bruce McCleery (Rigging Gaffer)
  • Louis Lazzara (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
  • Stuart Abramson (Dolly Grip)
  • David A. Carpender (Assistant Property Master)
  • Patrick Reddish (Gaffer)
  • Kenneth Berg (Construction Foreman)
  • John Wentworth (Sound Effects Designer)
  • David Dubois (Rigging Gaffer)
  • Fríða Aradóttir (Hairstylist)
  • J.K. Nageldinger (Carpenter)
  • Rob Scott (Boom Operator)
  • Marjorie Webster (Production Coordinator)
  • Michelle Bühler (Makeup Artist)
  • Corwin A. Bibb (Grip)
  • Chris Kiperman (Grip)
  • John Vecchio (Electrician)
  • Kurek Ashley (Grip)
  • Leslie Weimer (Scenic Artist)
  • W. Thomas Snyder (Second Assistant Director)
  • Cheri Reed (Set Costumer)
  • Frank Silva (Property Master)
  • Katherine M. Butler (Second Assistant Camera)
  • Dan Kneece (Steadicam Operator)
  • George A. Hock (Grip)
  • Cobie Fair (Grip)
  • Jon Huck (Sound Mixer, Music Consultant)
  • Jules Labarthe (Electrician)
  • Don Power (Special Effects)
  • Gretchen Armstrong (Scenic Artist)
  • Kim Kono (Electrician)
  • Steve Alessi (Grip)
  • Kimberley Vashiell (Choreographer)
  • Paul Burge (Carpenter)
  • Irv Katz (Best Boy Grip)
  • Renton-Paul Medcalf (Grip)
  • Allan W. Herendeen (Driver)
  • Shawn Solomon (Driver)
  • Mike Clark (Driver)
  • Kimberly Edwards (Production Accountant)
  • Deborah Gavlak (Assistant Editor)
  • Steve Mann (Driver)
  • Carol Autenrieth (Driver)
  • Brian Berdan (First Assistant Editor)
  • Bob Shapiro (Assistant Accountant)
  • Allan Tietjen (Driver)
  • Darwin Joston (Driver)
  • Jenny Hicks (Assistant Editor)
  • Thomas P. Donovan (Driver)
  • Russ Tolliver (Driver)
  • Dean Anthony (Extras Casting)
  • Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • Michael Silvers (Dialogue Editor)
  • Susan Sanford (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • J.R. Grubbs (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • John Nutt (Dialogue Editor)
  • Luis Colina (Sound Effects Editor)
  • Ken Fischer (Sound Effects Editor)
  • Kristen Gerstner (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • David Slusser (Music Editor)
  • Donna Jaffe (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • Scott Guitteau (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • Jenny Oznowicz (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • Frank E. Eulner (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • Rob Fruchtman (Dialogue Editor)
  • Kim Cascone (Assistant Sound Editor)
  • John Verbeck (Dialogue Editor)
  • Sara Bolder (Dialogue Editor)
  • Christy Fiero (Production Assistant)
  • Scott Chandler (Foley Recordist)
  • Robin Ginsberg (Post Production Accountant)
  • Bruce Loeb (Security)
  • Brian Steward (Production Assistant)
  • Ute Leonhardt (Post Production Coordinator)
  • Heidrun Reshöft (Producer's Assistant)
  • Leonardo (Art Department Assistant)
  • Mara J. Lee (Set Production Assistant)
  • Peter Afterman (Music Consultant)
  • Susan Carney (Producer's Assistant)
  • Jon Juhlin (Production Office Assistant)
  • David Parker (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  • Luis Lara (Catering)
  • Catherine Rowe (Foley Artist)
  • Christopher Stone (Art Department Assistant)
  • Robert A. Neft (Production Assistant)
  • Roger L.C. Williams (Art Department Assistant)
  • Richard Murken (Key Production Assistant)
  • Danielle Liekefet (Post Production Coordinator)
  • G. Marq Roswell (Music Supervisor)
  • Vivian Hengsteler (Negative Cutter)
  • Maurice Lospinoso (Production Office Assistant)
  • Tom Myers (Sound Recordist)
  • Adam Morris (Art Department Assistant)
  • Gary A. Hecker (Foley Artist)
  • Eric L. Roberts (Craft Service)
  • Alessandro Rossellini (Set Production Assistant)
  • Angelo Badalamenti (Original Music Composer)
  • Barry Gifford (Novel)