Description
The Road to David Lynch’s Wild at Heart is Scott Ryan’s fifth book written about the works of David Lynch. This time the subject is Lynch’s fifth film: the 1990 Palme d’Or winner, Wild at Heart. Based on Barry Gifford’s novel of the same name and starring Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage, Diane Ladd, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini, and Willem Dafoe, the film split viewers and critics on whether it was deserving of the accolade, or not. Either way, it was his ONLY film to ever take the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Now, over thirty-five years later, the cast and crew look back at the experience and discuss the making of this cult-classic. Read about the infamous torture scene that had over a hundred people in a test screening run for the door. Go step by step through the soundtrack and learn the songs that scored this masterpiece. See never before released photos from the set, donated to the book by several of the crew. Discover how and when The Wizard of Oz started to seep into the script and film. Get a deep dive into changes from the novel to the script to screen to understand how the film was in flux right up until the premiere.
Over twenty-five interviews were conducted and are now amassed for Lynch fans to take a ride on a Lynchian highway of love, passion, music, and the Good Witch. Read about how David Lynch ran a set and created a space where anything can happen. Go back to 1990 when, as Duwayne Dunham (editor) said, “Blue Velvet, the pilot episode of Twin Peaks, and Wild at Heart were David in his prime.”
Scott Ryan is the author of The Last Days of Letterman, Fire Walk With Me: Your Laura Disappeared, Lost Highway: The Fist of Love, and the best seller Moonlighting: An Oral History. He is the host of the YouTube series It’s Our Time and Tiger Talk, the copresident of Fayetteville Mafia Press and Tucker DS Press, and managing editor and creative director of The best seller The Blue Rose magazine. He is mad he gave his friend his Wild at Heart poster from when he worked at Video Time. Now, both are lost to time.
