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15 February 1985 (USA)
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All he needed was a lucky break. Then one day she moved in.
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Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain decides he wants to...
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Matthew Modine: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:20 AM, PST)
Come Join the Party!
(From FilmExperience. 17 August 2009, 5:47 AM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:20 AM, PST)
Come Join the Party!
(From FilmExperience. 17 August 2009, 5:47 AM, PDT)
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It was made for the wrestlers and fans!
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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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Also Known As:
Crazy for You (Philippines: English title)
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105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Australia:M |
Finland:S |
USA:R (#27474) |
West Germany:12
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Matthew Modine once remarked in a magazine interview that the film's title was more appropriate for a science fiction film. In Australia, this film was retitled "Crazy For You".
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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.
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Louden Swain:
But all I ever settled for is that we're born to live and then to die, and... we got to do it alone, each in his own way. And I guess that's why we got to love those people who deserve it like there's no tomorrow. 'Cause when you get right down to it - there isn't.
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Referenced in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
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Hungry For Heaven
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Its not hard to understand why some viewers would dislike this movie, since less than .1% of the worlds population ever wrestled in a competitive environment.
But, for those that have, and for the friends and parents of those wrestlers, this movie is a solid 9/10 rating. The movie hits on every aspect of this sports tortuous rigor: losing weight every week, not eating, training, and the mental gymnastics involved with having to believe that you can beat anyone at anytime.
And most realistically, this movie also shows the hardships of doing what every other high school kid does, in combination with the rigors of the sport. They have love relationships, they have classmates, they have to deal with the teachers and coaches, as well as their own family, plus they have to deal with their own teammates each week who may want to take over the top position at their weight.
As one who had over 100 high school matches (15 years before the making of this movie), I can confirm that there is no better movie than this about high school wrestling. When you rate this movie you should not think about how good it is among all other movies, rather you should rate it solely based on its ability to achieve the objective of accurately portraying its subject.
I guess that some would think Louden is not a "team player", but wrestling is an individual sport, no matter how others would want to portray it (although if you win your team gets points). Now that this diatribe (which it might be to some) is about over, I will summarize as follows: Do not watch the movie if you don't care about seeing an exceptionally good story about high school wrestling, you won't like it!