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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   2,704 votes
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Director:
Harold Becker
Writers:
Terry Davis (novel)
Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 February 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Sport more
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... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Don't be afraid to chase your dreams more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The poem recited by Tanneran in the classroom scene is a classic poem entitled "Spring and Fall To a Young Child" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, a noted Victorian-age poet whose works were published in 1918, some 30 years after his death. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the match between Loudon and Shute, the referee clearly says "no takedown" as they go out of bounds. Yet, when he brings them back to the line, Loudon takes the "down" position and the score is 2-0 in Shute's favor, indicating a takedown has been awarded. more
Quotes:
Tanneran: I think you're dehydrated.
Louden Swain: No, I'm just the victim of a screwed-up nitrogen imbalance. Plus, I think I've contracted priapism.
Tanneran: What's priapism?
Louden Swain: It's a disease of a constant erection.
[Tanneran giggles]
Louden Swain: It's not funny, believe me! The girl of my dreams lives under my own roof, but she thinks I'm just a kid, a dumb jock, all of which is more or less true. I'm dying, Mr. Tanneran, just like that girl in the poem... only quicker, and with a hard-on.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Hot Blooded more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Don't be afraid to chase your dreams, 6 August 2006
10/10
Author: jimbospence1 from United States

Any time I need to get psyched up this is the movie I think about. I learned watching it back in the 80's that if you have a dream you have to go after it because nobody is going to give it to you. It doesn't matter if you are a wrestler, a financial analyst, an astronaut or a bartender everybody has a dream. Louden set a goal, had a plan and went after what he wanted, that's what we all need to do. This movie has had a great effect on my life. I guess everybody has their own motivational tools and cheesy or not this is one of mine. From the peg board climbing scene to the Pele description scene to the warm up scene playing out to "Lunatic Fringe" before his match with Shute this movie, in my opinion is an inspirational masterpiece. I really wish they would re-release the soundtrack because I can't find it anywhere.

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