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More than a decade after 1982's Six Weeks, director Tony Bill once again explored romance, sentimentality, and dying young with Untamed Heart. The film stars Christian Slater as Adam, an shy and awkwa... read more read more...rd busboy who saves waitress Caroline (Marisa Tomei) from being raped in a park late one night. Naturally, the two begin to fall in love. As their relationship progresses, Caroline discovers that Adam has a heart defect, though he claims he has a baboon heart. Rosie Perez also stars as Cindy, Caroline's sassy comic-relief-providing co-worker. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Tony Bill

Release Date: January 1, 1993

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DVD Release Date: November 14, 2001

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  • May 18, 2011
    I loved Slater in this movie, and the whole love story is pretty good for the most part, but then it changes all of a sudden, with the revelation of the whole baboon's heart thing, and it gets weird. I half liked this movie, and half hated it.
  • August 24, 2010
    "I am going to fall in love with you. You don't have to love me back. I am going to give you my heart."

    I saw this again after a long time. I remember the film to be a sweet film with a lot of heart. Marisa Tomei has always been a favourite of mine, in my opinion she is one of t... read morehe most beautiful and talented women ever. There's just something about her that makes me wanna see her films. I don't know if it's her dark eyes, her beautiful smile or her voice... So anywho...What was I talking about?

    'Untamed Heart' tells the story of a young woman who just can't find love. She falls easily in love with men but fails to keep it together. She works at a diner were a shy young man, whom she would never even laid an eye on, rescues her from two rapists. She will find out that two people, completely different, can be perfect together...

    I just can't help it but I love this film. Marisa Tomei is just amazing in her role and I'm not being biased here. If you compare her roles that she's made, it's clear that she tends to study her characters thoroughly. I'm sure that she is one of the most versatile actresses of her generation.

    Christian Slater, whom I've never liked that much, was at the peak of his career while making 'Untamed Heart'. He had starred in 'Young Guns 2', 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves', 'Heathers' etc and continued to star in big movies after this one. But only for a while... But his performance in this movie is so emotionally appealing that I'll admit that I needed tissues. And I'm not saying that I was wiping my nose...

    'Untamed Heart' is simply lovable. The story is kinda silly but it works because this film has more heart than most of the other genre movies. But like the other similar movies, 'Untamed Heart' is very surypy and it needs the viewer to have an open mind for the romance to completely work. The chemistry between the two leads works wonderfully and the dialogue that they have is one of the best parts in the movie.

    'Untamed Heart' comes highly recommended to those who want to see an emotional film that does not end in a predictable way. And as a bonus, you get to see glimpses of a real hockey game featuring the late Minnesota North Stars (Dallas Stars as of today) and the Detroit Red Wings. Love and NHL hockey... That's all we need.

    "I wasn't finished.
    - Finish."
  • April 3, 2010
    UNTAMED HEART is a film that has two strong and compelling performances by the lead actors and is a film that makes you realize the joy of the human existence and especially the rapture of love.
  • September 29, 2009
    As soft as a bag of feathers but one of the more universal chick flicks.
  • August 22, 2009
    Beautiful.
  • December 6, 2008
    One of the most touching movies I've ever seen -- Of course, it was filmed in my beloved Minneapolis and I was at one of the hockey games they filmed for the crowd in the beautiful, but demolished Metropolitan Stadium!
  • August 20, 2007
    Love it! Love it!
  • July 15, 2007
    Romantic movie about a guy who needs a heart transplant.
  • January 23, 2007
    pretty good flick
  • June 29, 2011
    All of Caroline's boyfriends seem to leave her or cheat on her. On her way home from work two men try to rape Caroline. An introverted man from her work, Adam, rescues her. Adam is an orphan and he is told that he's got a baboon's heart. Adam opens up to Caroline and together the... read morey make sense. Adam and Caroline are very happy together but the rapists try to get back at Adam.

    Untamed Heart is an absolutely touching tearjerker romance. Marisa Tomei gives one of the most endearingly sweet performances. I think it is impossible to watch this movie and not fall in love with Christian Slater along with Tomei. There were moments of chemistry between the leads that really did spark.

Critic Reviews


Steve Crum
October 14, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Schmaltz that wide-eyed teen girls will love.

Nell Minow
August 20, 2003
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Awful script, but Tomei, Slater, and especially Rosie Perez are magnificent.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
July 12, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A touching meditation upon the spiritual concept of soul mates. Full Review

Michael Szymanski
October 12, 2002
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

This ticker peters out quickly, the heart metaphor is too much

James Kendrick
February 27, 2001
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

touching in the simplicity of its age-old story, and heart-warming in the way it knows and loves its characters Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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    • Caroline: [To Adam] Don't let people stand in your way. They're just people. Like you and me! Well, maybe not like you. I don't know if I have ever met anyone like you before.
    • Caroline: [Talking about Adam] He doesn't make sense, I don't make sense, together we make sense.
    • Caroline: You love with your mind and soul, not your heart.
    • Adam: [Touches his chest] Then how come I hurt here when your not around.
    • Adam: You are my peace.

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