Product Description

David Lynch delivers a "stunning piece of work" (Chicago Tribune) with this "flamboyantly violent and erotic" (The Village Voice) tale of love on the run – now remastered under LynchÂ's supervision with upgraded picture and sound. Featuring the "formidable performances" (Leonard Maltin) of Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover and Diane Ladd, Wild at Heart is a twisted "rollercoaster ride to redemption through an American gothic heart of darkness" (Variety). If Lula (Dern) knows one thing in this world, itÂ's that sheÂ's destined to be with her ex-con boyfriend Sailor (Cage) – no matter how many times her mama tries to kill him. But when she and Sailor finally hit the road in a desperate bid to find happiness, their journey plunges them into a disturbing underworld filled with sexual secrets and dangerous desires that form a terrifying "tapestry of human extremity" (Variety).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4222 in DVD
• Brand: CAGE,NICOLAS
• Released on: 2004-12-07
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 124 minutes

Amazon.com
David Lynch's 1990 Wild at Heart is an utterly random and ugly experience with pockets of startling imagery and inspired set pieces. Based on a Barry Gifford novel, the film stars Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as lovers on the lam whose relationship is tested and who meet some truly dangerous wackos (including an almost-simian Willem Dafoe). Lynch's thoughts seem to be everywhere, and he expects the audience to keep up with a story that seems more a collection of avant-garde whims than a coherent vision with the intuitive brilliance of his Blue Velvet. Cage gives one of his more chaotic performances, but then he was just reading Lynch's signposts. --Tom Keogh

DVD features
MGM's special edition of Wild at Heart is very similar in presentation to their Blue Velvet release. David Lynch, an extremely hands-on filmmaker, has become heavily involved in the DVD-production process of his films, and it shows. The love and commitment to his work shines through on every scene. The 5.1 surround sound roars and the 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen beautifully drips with his vivid use of color. It is so gratifying to see a film that is such a visual and audio rush get the love and attention it deserves on DVD. An item worth noting: though purposely omitted on other Lynch DVDs, there are scene selections on Wild at Heart. If you have ever been entranced by the unique Wild at Heart mythos, you will enjoy viewing the multiple special features here. Love, Death, Elvis & Oz (2004) is a strong and candid documentary on the film. It's filled with recent interviews of the cast and crew reflecting on the film, their experiences, and what's it's like to work within the "Lynch Universe." The whole gang is here: Sailor, Lula, Marietta, Santos, Juana, Perdita, Cousin Dell, Glinda the Good Witch, and of course Bobby Peru. Some of the highlights are the discussions of Diane Ladd working with her real-life daughter, Lynch's adaptation of Gifford's novel, the Wizard of Oz tie-ins, and the shooting of the infamous hotel room scene.

The three other documentaries were obviously compiled from extra interview footage shot while making Love, Death, Elvis & Oz. Specific Spontaneity is a 7-minute cast and crew documentary on working with Lynch. It is more or less a Lynch lovefest, but a very sincere one. Dell's Lunch Counter is nine separate mini-documentaries on various elements of the film like "Pigeons Spread Diseases," "Not Your Head-Head," "The Good Witch," and the victory at Cannes. Fans will really appreciate the amount of recent David Lynch interviews there are on this DVD. Because he normally shuns interviews, it is a real pleasure to see the director comfortably and enthusiastically discuss the film in his trademark quirky fashion. If you are a fan of Lynch, it is worth getting the DVD for his interviews alone. --Rob Bracco

From The New Yorker
Right from the start, just about everything is wrong with this David Lynch movie, and the wrongness has an escalating, vertiginous quality. Every false move seems to lead to another, more disastrous than the one before. It's a buzzing, hyperkinetic picture, but its wildness is all on the surface: the images are elaborately conceived, arrresting, and meaningless, like tattoos. The novel by Barry Gifford on which Lynch based his screenplay is a languorous, arty trifle about a pair of lovers named Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern), who drive from North Carolina to Texas and stop at ratty hotels and motels along the way; they're hard-lovin' losers who smoke a lot and don't get to the place they set out for (California). Their happiness is threatened by a variety of kinky villains, mostly of Lynch's invention: Gifford's poky Deep South odyssey is now an orgy of evil, full of graphic violence and grotesque craziness. The shocks don't have much resonance, though; the weirdness here is inexpressive and trivial, even silly. And the lurid villainy always seems diversionary, a baroque disguise for a bland, lifeless, and overfamiliar story. The movie is one startling lapse of taste after another; it's a sorry spectacle. Also with Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini, Grace Zabriskie, J. E. Freeman, W. Morgan Sheppard, Calvin Lockhart, David Patrick Kelly, and Crispin Glover. -Terrence Rafferty
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

Direct, disturbing access to the mind of David Lynch.
Wild at Heart is less a movie and more a psychological journey. It's hard for me to judge it the way I judge other movies; it simply can't be put under the same standards. Most movies are about entertainment and telling a story; this movie (like Blue Velvet before it) is about intense emotions, the darker side of the soul, and the warped mind of director David Lynch. David Lynch is one of the few directors left who still expresses himself through his work; he is one of the last true film artists. He indulges himself here, perhaps to an extreme. I'm not even sure I can say that this movie "entertained" me in the usual sense; but I relished the experience. His obsessions with Elvis, (impersonated or channeled by Nicholas Cage in an inspired performance) The Wizard of Oz, (the movie repeatedly references the classic both concretely and in symbolism) his desire to opress/victimize women, and the evil inside us all take center stage here; the story becomes secondary. The story itself is about a couple whose love borders on an unhealthy obsession, and seems to be founded in pleasure more than spirit. It is a "road picture" if you boil it down superficially. But this movie is about Lynch's twisted desires and his desire to twist us as well. The scene where Willem Dafoe's evil, animalistic character seduces Laura Dern verbally is one of the most powerful scenes in film. In my mind the release of this movie and the premiere of "Twin Peaks" on television were the events that started the 90's, at least in an artistic sense. Watch this movie; it is an intense roller coaster, a visual dream, and an unfiltered look into Lynch's mind and the American psyche.

The best role of Nicolas Cage
It seems to me that this is the best role Nicolas Cage ever played. His character is funny, over the top. It would be a shame if MGM would not release this movie on DVD. The whole movie it`s a comedy, even in its violent parts. Without a doubt the best film Lynch ever directed, after "Blue Velvet".

Wild At Heart On DVD will be great
Yes, the other guy was right. This movie should be released on DVD. But my question is how? How everybody who loves the movie can express themselves clearly on this point? I don`t know but I do love this movie, the acting is great. It won "Golden Palm" at Cannes Film Festival ten years ago.