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:

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.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: As Louden and his father move to a corner to speak privately in the restaurant, the boom mic can be seen in the bottom of the screen between them.

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:

Time For Me To Fly

Still a fun movie

I've been a fan for over 10 years, both my daughters love this movie, and as a former HS wrestler I'm probably hooked for life. Begs to be remade with less emphasis on the goo goo eyes for Linda Fiorentino but Matthew Modine is just terrific, both as kid on a mission and a wrestler. 9/10