Wild at Heart (1990)
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Dianne Ladd, Jack Nance, Sherilyn Fenn
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h 5 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Style, Story, Weirdness, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Lynch-lite, Somewhat Silly at Times
Young lovers Sailor and Lula go on the run after Lula’s mother tries to keep them apart by any means necessary.
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Lost Highway (1997)
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Robert Blake, Balthazar Getty, John Roselius, Mink Stole, Jack Nance, Gary Busey, Giovani Ribisi
Rated: R for Bizarre Violent and Sexual Content, and For Strong Language
Running Time: 2 h 14 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Atmosphere
WEAKNESSES: Dense Meaning/Themes
A saxophonist is sent to prison for the murder of his wife, where he suddenly morphs into a mechanic.
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Frances Bay, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nance, Hope Lange, George Dickerson
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Style, Story
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Lynchian-lite
A young man discovers a severed human ear which leads him on an investigation that could uncover a dark underworld that dwells beneath the seemingly perfect streets of Lumberton.
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Eraserhead (1977)
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph
Rated: NR (Best Guess PG-13)
Running Time: 1h 29m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Overall Directorial Vision
WEAKNESSES: It's Weird Dude.
A strange man in a strange world is forced to marry a strange woman when he gets her pregnant. She has a strange baby which she cannot console so she leaves the man and he kills the baby. The baby might be an alien. Strange.
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