History Film / WildAtHeart

* LargeHam: It's not hard to see that Nic Cage is having the time of his life.

* InfantImmortality: Played with, since [[spoiler:Lula finds out she's pregnant midway]].

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[[caption-width-right:250:It's like an old Music/ElvisPresley movie done by Creator/DavidLynch!]]

''Wild at Heart'' is a 1990 dark comedy/crime/[[RoadTripPlot road movie]] written and directed by Creator/DavidLynch while he was taking a break from ''Series/TwinPeaks'', [[FilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel by Barry Gifford. It follows Sailor (Creator/NicolasCage), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula (Creator/LauraDern) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Creator/HarryDeanStanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[SurrealHumor Hilarity]], [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis Numbers]] and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz Allusions Ensue]].

* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: man, Sailor and Lula are just the tip of the iceberg here.

* InfantImmortality: played with, since [[spoiler:Lula finds out she's pregnant midway]].
* KarmaHoudini: several examples, most notably Santos and many of his accomplices and associates.

* MrsRobinson: played with, as Marietta [[spoiler:tries - and fails - to seduce Sailor early on]]- her actual goals are debatable, though, since it may as well be a ploy to [[spoiler:drive the couple apart]], and she's soon revealed to be evil.

A 1990 film directed by Creator/DavidLynch [[FilmOfTheBook based on]] the novel by Barry Gifford. It follows Sailor (Creator/NicolasCage), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula (Creator/LauraDern) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Harry Dean Stanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[SurrealHumor Hilarity]], [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis Numbers]] and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz Allusions Ensue]].

%%* AllWomenAreLustful

%%* BlackDudeDiesFirst

%%* EvilMatriarch: Marietta.

%%* SayMyName: "LULAAAAAA!"

%%* WorldOfHam: Deliberately invoked.

* AllWomenAreLustful

* BarBrawl: ''very'' narrowly avoided.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst

* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: The girl from the car crash vomits up a little blood right before she dies from her injuries]].

* EvilMatriarch: Marietta.

* InfantImmortality: played with, since [[spoiler: Lula finds out she's pregnant midway.]]

* MrsRobinson: played with, as Marietta [[spoiler: tries - and fails - to seduce Sailor early on]]- her actual goals are debatable, though, since it may as well be a ploy to [[spoiler: drive the couple apart]], and she's soon revealed to be evil.
* OutlawCouple: Sailor and Lula become one, since [[spoiler: they decide to head off to California violating Sailor's parole]], and later they get mixed up with [[spoiler: Bobby Peru's gang, who Sailor joins in a robbery.]]
* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler: Lula was attacked at a very young age by a family friend]]; upon learning that, [[spoiler: Marietta arranged for him to be murdered.]]

* SayMyName: "LULAAAAAA!"

* WorldOfHam: Deliberately invoked.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler: Willem Dafoe after the robbery.]]

* TheCastShowoff: Cage does a pretty impressive job with his authentic-sounding covers of Elvis songs.

* DysfunctionJunction: Sailor's childhood is only alluded to via dialogue, but that's what we discover:

A 1990 film directed by Creator/DavidLynch. It follows Sailor (Creator/NicolasCage), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula (Creator/LauraDern) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Harry Dean Stanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[SurrealHumor Hilarity]], [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis Numbers]] and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz Allusions Ensue]].

* RealLifeRelative: Diane Ladd and Laura Dern are mother and daughter in RealLife.

A 1990 film directed by Creator/DavidLynch. It follows Sailor (NicolasCage), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula (Creator/LauraDern) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Harry Dean Stanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[SurrealHumor Hilarity]], [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis Numbers]] and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz Allusions Ensue]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[RaisingArizona H.I.]] and his lady [[Film/JurassicPark Ellie Sattler]] try to get to California. Along the way, [[NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation Nora Griswald]] sends her boyfriend ([[Film/{{Alien}} Brett]]) and her lover ([[MillersCrossing Eddie Dane]]) after them, Ellie remembers her weird cousin [[Film/BackToTheFuture George McFly]] and the lovers run into [[ShadowOfTheVampire Max Shreck]], [[TwinPeaks Audrey Horne, Laura Palmer]], {{Eraserhead}} and the twin sisters [[BlueVelvet Dorothy Vallens]] & [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Mrs. Ross]].

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Double-O Spool, the rocket scientist who won't stop talking about his dog (assuming he even ''is'' a rocket scientist, [[InformedAbility since we only have the word of another minor character on this matter]]).

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[RaisingArizona H.I.]] and his lady [[Film/JurassicPark Ellie Sattler]] try to get to California. Along the way, [[NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation Nora Griswald]] sends her boyfriend ([[{{Alien}} Brett]]) and her lover ([[MillersCrossing Eddie Dane]]) after them, Ellie remembers her weird cousin [[Film/BackToTheFuture George McFly]] and the lovers run into [[ShadowOfTheVampire Max Shreck]], [[TwinPeaks Audrey Horne, Laura Palmer]], {{Eraserhead}} and the twin sisters [[BlueVelvet Dorothy Vallens]] & [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Mrs. Ross]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[RaisingArizona H.I.]] and his lady [[Film/JurassicPark Ellie Sattler]] try to get to California. Along the way, [[NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation Nora Griswald]] sends her boyfriend ([[{{Alien}} Brett]]) and her lover ([[MillersCrossing Eddie Dane]]) after them, Ellie remembers her weird cousin [[Film/BackToTheFuture George McFly]] and the lovers run into [[ShadowOfTheVampire Max Shreck]], [[TwinPeaks Audrey Horne, Laura Palmer]], {{Eraserhead}} and the twin sisters [[BlueVelvet Dorothy Vallens]] & [[{{Seinfeld}} Mrs. Ross]].

* MrsRobinson: played with, as Marietta [[spoiler: tries - and fails - to seduce Sailor early on]]- her actual goals are debatable, though, since it may as well be a ploy to [[spoiler: drive the couple apart]], and she's soon revealed to be a CompleteMonster.
* OneSceneWonder: Crispin Glover and Jack Nance; to a lesser extent, Sherilyn Fenn as [[spoiler: the car crash victim]].

[[caption-width-right:250:It's like an old ElvisPresley movie done by DavidLynch!]]

A 1990 film directed by DavidLynch. It follows Sailor (NicolasCage), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula (LauraDern) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Harry Dean Stanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[SurrealHumor Hilarity]], [[ElvisPresley Elvis Numbers]] and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oz Allusions Ensue]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[RaisingArizona H.I.]] and his lady [[Film/JurassicPark Ellie Sattler]] try to get to California. Along the way, [[NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation Nora Griswald]] sends her boyfriend ([[{{Alien}} Brett]]) and her lover ([[MillersCrossing Eddie Dane]]) after them, Ellie remembers her weird cousin [[BackToTheFuture George McFly]] and the lovers run into [[ShadowOfTheVampire Max Shreck]], [[TwinPeaks Audrey Horne, Laura Palmer]], {{Eraserhead}} and the twin sisters [[BlueVelvet Dorothy Vallens]] & [[{{Seinfeld}} Mrs. Ross]].

not to be confused with the British TV series set in South Africa and updating ''Daktari'', where a vet (who looks suspiciously like the priest in ''Ballykissangel'' ) sets up an animal sanctuary and, assisted by family and friends, devotes himself to the welfare of the local wildlife.