Sailor is in violation of his parole terms, having served a stretch in Pee Dee Correctional Institute for manslaughter.
Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage, channeling Elvis Presley throughout – he even sings a pair of the King’s hits) and Lula Fortune (Laura Dern, singeing the screen with raw, carnal passion) are star-crossed lovers on the run from the law. Though it was met with a wave of mixed reviews a lackluster box office, Wild at Heart is essential.įrom a purely narrative standpoint, Wild at Heart is notable for having a plot that is secondary to tangential episodes and unpredictable character tics. It was his long-awaited follow-up to Blue Velvet (for which he was recognized with an Oscar nomination), released as his Twin Peaks instigated a revolution by helping re-define what a network television show could be. Lynch riding a white-hot peak of popularity and influence when Wild at Heart was released. It also has the not-insignificant distinction of being writer-director Lynch’s most approachable film (outside of the G-rated The Straight Story). The ultra-violet, hyper-sexual adaptation of Barry Gifford’s novel of the same name holds up as one of the strangest quasi-mainstream movies ever released. David Lynch’s 1990 bizzaro road movie/comedy Wild at Heart arrives on Blu-ray in the form of a limited edition release (only 3,000 copies pressed) courtesy of boutique label Twilight Time.
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