Vision Quest (1985)

Director:

Harold Becker

Writers:

Terry Davis (novel)
Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 February 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

All he needed was a lucky break. Then one day she moved in.

Plot:

Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain decides he wants to...

Plot Keywords:

Vision Quest | Interracial Relationship | Male Anorexia | Wrestling | Male Nudity

Cast

Matthew Modine	...	Louden Swain
Linda Fiorentino	...	Carla
Michael Schoeffling	...	Kuch
Ronny Cox	...	Louden's Dad
Harold Sylvester	...	Tanneran
Charles Hallahan	...	Coach
J.C. Quinn	...	Elmo (as J. C. Quinn)
Daphne Zuniga	...	Margie Epstein
R.H. Thomson	...	Kevin (as R. H. Thomson)
Gary Kasper	...	Otto
Raphael Sbarge	...	Schmoozler
Forest Whitaker	...	Balldozer
Frank Jasper	...	Shute
Roberts Blossom	...	Grandpa
James Gammon	...	Kuch's Dad

Also Known As:

Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital (DVD version)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:S | USA:R (#27474) | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Monroe Bridge, Spokane, Washington, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Based on the 1979 novel by Terry Davis.

Goofs:

Continuity: The wristbands on the referee's are on the wrong arm. The red wristband should be on the left wrist, and the green band on the right wrist.

Quotes:

Margie Epstein: [after reading Louden's article about the clitoris] I'm speechless. You've broken new ground here, Louden! This is professional stuff! We're gonna' draaaggg this dinky school paper right into the twentieth century! I mean, where do you get your ideas?
Louden Swain: Well, I've been thinking a lot about that stuff lately.
Margie Epstein: Oooohhh, we're gonna' make history here!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Soundtrack:

Gambler

Louden Swain gets the glory!

I have to be bias about this movie. First of all, I was high school wrestler, and there wasn't much out there for exposure in this sport. Yes, the plot is saturated with cliches: high school jock trying to fullfil a dream while winning the heart of a woman. It's so 80s! I needed a movie to psyche myself up and I was so inspired that it made me sweat in a rubber suit and starved myself till I dropped

(thankfully, I don't do that anymore). Bottom line is, this film is all about glory-and everbody dreams about glorifying themselves-and Louden Swain is no different. I also like to mention that this film has one of the best movie soundtrack

compilations ever (better than Rocky, and who wants to listen to Survivor over and over again).