Wild At Heart (1990) (Extended Version)

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Synopsis

Dir: David Lynch. Drama. Based on the novel by Barry Gifford. A young woman (Laura Dern) and her lover (Nicholas Cage) runaway from her psychotic mother (Diane Ladd). Includes additional scenes.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, many in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent use of sexual language and references - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence - blood and some gory detail; infrequent portrayals of a sexual assault - little blood, no detail
• Infrequent portrayals of corpses, injury, and abortion - some blood and detail
• Frequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast nudity, some detail
• Frequent breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Love and desire
• Escape
• Danger

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for sexual content and violence

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