Where They Went

Wild at Heart (1990)

Directed by David Lynch

A freshly paroled young man and his girlfriend break his parole and run from North Carolina through New Orleans toward Texas, chased by hitmen her mother has hired.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Cape Fear, North Carolina
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    Sailor kills an attacker, does time, and is picked up by Lula when he's released.

  2. 2Hotel
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    ≈ 00:30:00
    Stated on screen

    They hole up while Lula's mother's investigator tracks them.

  3. 3Motel
    Big Tuna, Texas (fictional)
    ≈ 01:10:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  4. 4Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 01:55:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
3,939 km
Places
4
Countries
1
Stops
4
  • Car: 2,442 km
  • Not shown: 1,497 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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