Vision Quest (1985)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Harold Becker

Writers:

Terry Davis (novel), Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay)

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | wrestler | vision quest | coach | athlete | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crazy for You

Filming Locations:

Monroe Bridge, Spokane, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Guber-Peters Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital (DVD version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Elmo: [looks at Louden's book] What the fuck is this?
Louden Swain: What? You don't recognize it?
Elmo: Wait a minute! This is coos!
Louden Swain: Yeah, I'm thinking very seriously of becoming a gynecologist
Elmo: A coos doctor in outer space? Man, you're flippin' out!

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Connections

Referenced in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

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Soundtracks

"The Four Seasons/Summer"
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Jan Tomasow / Solisti di Zagreb (as I Solisti Di Zagreb) / Antonio Janigro,
Conductor
Courtesy of Vanguard Records

User Reviews

Waste of a great book

This movie takes a great book about a real human relationship, and turns it into Porkys. In the book, Louden's motivation is not just to loose his virginity. In fact I don't recall that it was mentioned if he WAS a virgin or not. But this bit of teenaged fluff took out the parts were he treats the female lead like a human being.