The eccentric star of David Lynch’s Palme d’Or winning 1990 road trip bender, Wild at Heart, Nicolas Cage, told Deadline that the late filmmaker who died today, “was a singular genius in cinema, one of the greatest artists of this or any time.”
“He was brave, brilliant, and a maverick with a joyful sense of humor,” Cage continues, “I never had more fun on a film set than working with David Lynch. He will always be solid gold.”
Wild at Heart also launched rockabilly singer Chris Isaak out of cannon with the hit single “Wicked Game,” of which Lynch also directed the music video. “Wicked Game’ reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1991.
The movie was released at a zeitgeist time for Lynch, following its Palme D’Or win and during the summer immediately following the first season spring airing of Twin Peaks on ABC.
My Oscar Book:
Wild at Heart received one Oscar nomination for Diane Ladd (Laura Dern’s mother) in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Wild at Heart grossed $14.5M at the domestic box office.
