Wild At Heart Page #20

Synopsis: After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune (Laura Dern). Lula's mother, Marietta (Diane Ladd), desperate to keep them apart, hires a hit man to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru (Willem Dafoe), an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever from the shared life they covet.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Production: Media Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
1990
125 min
842 Views


BOBBY:

Don’t look like you.

Bobby turns around and leans down and puts his face next to Perdita’s

from behind.

BOBBY:

The cobra’s waitin’ to strike, chica.

PERDITA:

That guy Sailor came around this

afternoon... Asked me if there was

a contract out on ’im.

BOBBY:

(laughs out loud)

No sh*t?!?! You know him?

PERDITA:

Used to.

BOBBY:

What’d you say?

PERDITA:

No, of course.

Bobby takes out a silver dollar and flips it into the air. It lands

tails up in his hand. He pockets it.

BOBBY:

That’s right... Could have a bad

accident, though ... before ...

durin’ ... or after a hold-up...

PERDITA:

What’s gonna happen when he sees me

drivin’ the car tomorrow?

BOBBY:

Maybe he’ll get a little nervous,

but who gives a sh*t?

Bobby lowers his hands into the front of Perdita’s blouse and cups her

breasts. She burns the back of his left wrist with her cigarette.

Bobby jumps back, then grabs Perdita’s hair and pulls her over the couch

onto the floor. Neither of them speak. She tries to stand, but Bobby

keeps his right foot on her chest while he blows the back of his wounded

wrist. Perdita shoves his leg to one side and rolls away. She stand up

and spits at him.

BOBBY:

(grinning)

I knew we could be friends again...

CUT TO:

141. INT. IGUANA MOTEL - DAY

Lula lays very still on the bed. Her head is close to the small

turquoise radio on the bedside table. She is listening to a piece of

sad, nostalgic music and as we move in closer to her and the radio - the

volume increases.

Lula remembers some “moments” in her life with Sailor: (Music continues

over)

When he kissed her outside the jail gate.

When he touched her breast the day after he got out of jail.

When they sat behind the Confederate Soldier.

When they danced to “Slaughter House.”

Suddenly, Lula sees an image in her mind that she does not recognize.

She sees an abstract image of reflected light with two eyes looking

through it at her. The image puzzles her.

(The Music continues over)

CUT TO:

142. EXT. IGUANA MOTEL - DAY

The big Eldorado pulls up in front of the Iguana Motel where Sailor has

been waiting in the hot sun. Bobby opens the door.

BOBBY:

Jump in back.

Sailor crawls in the back seat and sees Perdita just as she floors it

and they take off in a cloud of dust.

142A. INT. ELDORADO - BIG TUNA - DAY

SAILOR:

What’s she doin’ here?

BOBBY:

She’s my girl... She’s drivin’...

That bother you?

SAILOR:

Why should it?

BOBBY:

That’s right... Take one of these.

SAILOR:

What is it?

BOBBY:

Panty hose. Work better’n stockin’s.

Pull one of the legs down over your

face and let the other leg trail

behind your head. You get the pistol.

(hands him the .32)

Remember, soon as we get inside, you

keep that bad boy up where those

hicks can see it. Once they notice

the Ithaca and the Smith, they’ll

know we ain’t foolin’ with ’em.

PERDITA:

Comin’ up on it now, Bobby.

CUT TO:

143. EXT. RAMOS FEED STORE - DAY

Bobby slips the panty hose over his head and adjusts it. His face looks

crooked and distorted.

BOBBY:

(frightening whisper)

Come on! Get that mask on!

Sailor rips open the package and pulls a nylon leg over his head,

stretching the calf part to fit.

Perdita pulls up in front of the store. The street is deserted.

BOBBY:

Keep it revved, Chiquita. We won’t

be long. Just goin’ in to get our

five grand.

CUT TO:

144. INT. RAMOS FEED STORE - FRONT OFFICE - DAY

Bobby and Sailor enter the feed store. Bobby raises his sawed-off

shotgun and points it at the TWO OLD MEN behind the counter.

BOBBY:

Into the back room, both of you,

NOW!!!

Bobby and the two men head down the hall into the back room.

BOBBY:

(calling back to Sailor)

If anyone comes in, herd ’em back

here quick.

CUT TO:

145. EXT. RAMOS FEED STORE - DAY

Suddenly, an Iguana County DEPUTY SHERIFF cruises up in a patrol car and

parks it on angle in front of the idling Eldo. The Deputy gets out of

his car and walks over to the driver’s side of the Eldorado.

DEPUTY:

Waitin’ for somebody, Miss?

PERDITA:

Mi esposo. He’s in the feed store

picking up some supplies.

DEPUTY:

You’d best be careful of that cigarette,

Ma’am. It’s about to burn down

between your fingers.

Perdita stubs out her Marlboro in the ashtray.

PERDITA:

Gracias, officer.

CUT TO:

146. INT. RAMOS FEED STORE - FRONT OFFICE - DAY

The two old guys have their hands in the air and are moving back behind

the counter. Bobby is just finishing tying off a bag of money. Sailor

is by the front door holding his pistol on the two old guys. When Bobby

finishes tying the money bag - he lifts the shotgun and blows a hole

through the chest of one of the old men. Sailor goes into shock.

SAILOR:

BOBBY!!!! STOP IT, MAN!!!

CUT TO:

147. EXT. RAMOS FEED STORE - DAY

Reacting to the shot, Perdita jams the gear shift into reverse and peels

out, knocking the deputy down.

CUT TO:

148. INT. RAMOS FEED STORE - FRONT OFFICE - DAY

Sailor turns his pistol on Bobby now. Bobby spins his shotgun around

and points it at Sailor.

BOBBY:

You’re next, f***er.

The second old man is reaching under the counter.

Sailor fires his .32 at Bobby. There are no live bullets in his pistol.

It just makes a dry click. Bobby smiles and is just about to kill

Sailor when out of the corner of his eye he catches sight of the second

old man bringing out a big shotgun of his own. Bobby instinctively

spins and empties the second barrel of his two-barrel shotgun into the

old gentleman. As Bobby is reloading fast, Sailor sprints through the

front door. Bobby is right behind him as he flys out the front door.

148A. EXT. RAMOS FEED STORE - DAY

The deputy recovers and comes up on one knee with his revolver clasped

in both hands. He fires his first shot into Bobby’s thigh and his

second into Bobby’s left hip. The shock of the initial slug causes

Bobby to drop the bag. The impact of the second forces Bobby’s right

hand to twist sideways to that both barrels of the shotgun wedge under

his chin. The Ithaca goes off, blowing Bobby backwards through the

RAMOS on the plate glass window of the feed store.

Sailor hits the ground - losing the Smith as he falls. He puts his hand

over his hosieried head and keeps his face in the dirt until the deputy

orders him to stand up.

CUT TO:

149. INT. IGUANA COUNTY COURTHOUSE - DAY

Lula is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of the Iguana County

Courthouse Building when Marietta and Santos walk in. As soon as she

sees Lula, Marietta runs over, sits down next to her and hugs and kisses

her.

MARIETTA:

Oh baby, I was beginnin’ to think

I was never gonna see you again.

Tears are pouring down Marietta’s cheeks. She holds Lula to her and

Lula does not resist. Lula just stares at Santos.

MARIETTA:

You’re comin’ home, precious. Santos’

gonna drive us to the San Antonio

airport.

LULA:

Mama, Sailor’s in deep trouble here.

I just can’t leave him.

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David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American director, screenwriter, visual artist, musician, actor, and author. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed a unique cinematic style. The surreal and, in many cases, violent elements contained within his films have been known to "disturb, offend or mystify" audiences. more…

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