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Vision Quest (1985)

R  105 min  -  Drama | Romance | Sport   -  15 February 1985 (USA)
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Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain decides he wants to... See full summary »

Director:

Harold Becker

Writers:

Terry Davis (novel), Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay)
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Cast

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

Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain decides he wants to be something more than an average high school athlete and sets his sights on a prize that many don't think he can win - he then sets out to reach his goal alone, without much support from his father or coach. His father rents a room to a young drifter, Carla. Swain falls in love with her and she helps him stay focused and prevents him from losing sight of his goals. Written by Lynanne Fowle <lynanne@thefowles.com>  

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High School | Wrestler | Coach | Vision Quest | Washington  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Crazy for You See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$12,900,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | Dolby Digital (DVD version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

J.C. Quinn, who plays Elmo the cook in the Hotel where Louden (Modine) works, also starred in Gross Anatomy as Joe's Father (Papa Slovak). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The boxes of detergent that fall on Louden at the supermarket are clearly empty. See more »

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!
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Soundtracks

"Hungry For Heaven"
Performed by Ronnie James Dio (as Dio)
Music by Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain
Lyrics by Ronnie James Dio
Produced by Ronnie James Dio See more »