Do you know which film role Nicolas Cage holds in particularly high regard and considers the best of his rich career? No, it's not Memphis from “Gone in 60 Seconds” and not even Castor Troy from the film “Face/Off”. The actor only realized in his later years that he was most deeply moved by his character from an early David Lynch film.
Who Did Cage Play
The discussion is about the film “Wild at Heart” (1990), in which Cage played Sailor Ripley. He is a young man with a criminal past who has just been released from prison. His distinctive feature is a snakeskin jacket, which he wears with reverence, considering it his talisman.
After his release, he reunites with his beloved. The couple embarks on a romantic journey, but they are pursued by hitmen. Meanwhile, Lula's mother is willing to do anything to separate her daughter from her fiancé.
What He Thinks About This Role
The actor admitted that on the set, Lynch allowed him not only to perform the pre-written text but also to improvise, truly enjoying the process.
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The film is an organic combination of three genres at once: crime, drama, and thriller. Interestingly, the premiere screenings of 'Wild at Heart' greatly upset Lynch. Viewers left the theaters en masse, and it seemed the film could be considered a failure. But like fine wine, it became only more valuable over the decades. A sort of concentrate of all the director's creative expressions in one film: even the music for the film was written by Lynch himself. The film's IMDb rating is 7.2/10.I asked him: “David, can I have fun while filming?”. And he replied: “Nickster, it's not just allowed, it's necessary!”. At that time, I was acting in films like 'Birdy' and trying to follow all these self-torturing practices, like De Niro. Lynch freed me from all that.
