This of course kills the man and Sailor goes to jail for nearly two years. In what would be best described as self-defense taken to the extreme – something Cage would do again years later in Con Air - Sailor beats the dude’s head in until his brains are exposed. For someone like me this is an orgy of weirdo film goodness.Ĭage stars as Sailor Ripley (awesome name!) and in the film’s opening scene a man approaches him with a switchblade. Joining Cage is Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini and just a dash of Crispin Glover. At least I think I do.įor those that haven’t seen Wild At Heart it’s important to understand that this isn’t just a Nicolas Cage movie but rather it’s a David Lynch film that happens to star Nicolas Cage. I still love the movie very, very much but the difference is I understand it better. And every time I end a viewing I think I probably still have that same look on my face. Now some 12 years later after that first viewing and I’ve seen the movie a number of times. I honestly had no idea what I had just watched but I knew that I loved it. Two hours later I sat there, staring at the TV, a dumbfounded look on my face, I’m sure. A friend came over and we tossed it in the DVD player. On this particular Friday I had purchased Wild At Heart. I would go to Borders (shout out to those that remember Borders) just about every Friday and pick up a new DVD. By that time I was already a huge fan of Cage so I was making my way through his back catalogue, tracking down all the stuff I hadn’t seen yet. I saw it for the first time when I was about 18, roughly 13 years or so after the film was released. Wild At Heart is a first-time viewing I will most certainly never forget. I don’t remember the first time I saw every Nicolas Cage movie I’ve seen but the ones I do remember I’ll never forget. “Did I ever tell ya that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom?”
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