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[[File:CoraoSelvagem_352.jpg|frame|It's like an old [[Elvis Presley]] movie done by [[David Lynch]]!]]

A 1990 film directed by [[David Lynch]]. It follows Sailor ([[Nicolas Cage]]), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula ([[Laura Dern]]) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Harry Dean Stanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[Surreal Humor|Hilarity]], [[Elvis Presley|Elvis Numbers]] and [[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~)|Oz Allusions Ensue]].

A 1990 film directed by [[David Lynch]]. It follows Sailor ([[Nicolas Cage]]), a recently released convict, and his lover Lula ([[Laura Dern]]) going on a road trip from North Carolina to California in order to escape the clutches of Lula's extremely overbearing mother (Diane Ladd). As they travel and come across Lynchian situations, Ladd has both of her boyfriends (Harry Dean Stanton and J.E. Freeman) try to track down Lula and dispose of Sailor. [[Surreal Humor|Hilarity]], [[Elvis Presley|Elvis Numbers]] and [[The Wizard of Oz (film)|Oz Allusions Ensue]].

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* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: mob lady Perdita Durango was supposed to be "a hairy, ugly woman", and the actress who played her was quoted as being "overjoyed" at the chance of [[Beauty Inversion|grunging it up]]; as a result, "ugliness" comes down to a cheap blond dye job with visible dark roots. Oh, and the actress? ''Isabella Rossellini''.

* [[All Women Are Lustful]]

* [[Arc Words]]: More like Arc References, as many characters allude to ''[[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' throughout the film.

* [[Arc Words]]: More like Arc References, as many characters allude to ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' throughout the film.

* [[Bar Brawl]]: ''very'' narrowly avoided.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Whatever you do, don't insult Sailor's snakeskin jacket.

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* [[Evil Matriarch]]: Marietta.

* [[Gorn]]: There's the opening head-smushing sequence and then the bank robbery.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Raising Arizona|H.I.]] and his lady [[Jurassic Park|Ellie Sattler]] try to get to California. Along the way, [[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation|Nora Griswald]] sends her boyfriend ([[Alien|Brett]]) and her lover ([[~~Millers~~ Crossing|Eddie Dane]]) after them, Ellie remembers her weird cousin [[Back to The Future|George McFly]] and the lovers run into [[Shadow of the Vampire|Max Shreck]], [[Twin Peaks|Audrey Horne, Laura Palmer]], [[Eraserhead]] and the twin sisters [[Blue Velvet|Dorothy Vallens]] & [[Seinfeld|Mrs. Ross]].

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Raising Arizona|H.I.]] and his lady [[Jurassic Park|Ellie Sattler]] try to get to California. Along the way, [[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation|Nora Griswald]] sends her boyfriend ([[Alien|Brett]]) and her lover ([[Miller's Crossing|Eddie Dane]]) after them, Ellie remembers her weird cousin [[Back to The Future|George McFly]] and the lovers run into [[Shadow of the Vampire|Max Shreck]], [[Twin Peaks|Audrey Horne, Laura Palmer]], [[Eraserhead]] and the twin sisters [[Blue Velvet|Dorothy Vallens]] & [[Seinfeld|Mrs. Ross]].

* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]: Sailor's snakeskin jacket, He takes a lot of pride in it.

{{quote| '''Sailor''': Did I ever tell ya that this here jacket represents a symbol of my individuality, and my belief in personal freedom? <br />

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* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Crispin Glover and Jack Nance; to a lesser extent, Sherilyn Fenn as {{spoiler|the car crash victim}}.

* [[Outlaw Couple]]: Sailor and Lula become one, since {{spoiler|they decide to head off to California violating Sailor's parole}}, and later they get mixed up with {{spoiler|Bobby Peru's gang, who Sailor joins in a robbery.}}

* [[Rape As Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Lula was attacked at a very young age by a family friend}}; upon learning that, {{spoiler|Marietta arranged for him to be murdered.}}

* [[Rape as Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Lula was attacked at a very young age by a family friend}}; upon learning that, {{spoiler|Marietta arranged for him to be murdered.}}

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Sailor and Lula seem to be heading towards that, right up until {{spoiler|the very end}}.

* [[Sudden Musical Ending]]: Although Sailor ''does'' have one musical number earlier in the movie.