A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a beautiful young drifter takes up temporary residence at his home.
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Harold Becker
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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 | |
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Frank Jasper | ... | Shute |
| 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>
Plot Keywords:
training | teen angst | high school wrestling | wrestling | motorcycle |Taglines:
All he needed was a lucky break. Then one day she moved in.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 February 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Crazy for You See more »Filming Locations:
Ferguson's Fountain Cafe - 804 W. Garland Avenue, Spokane, Washington, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,651,665, 18 February 1985Gross USA:
$12,993,175Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$12,993,175Company Credits
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Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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[Turns to Louden]
Margie Epstein: I LOVED YOUR PIECE ON THE CLITORIS! I SHOWED IT TO MY MOTHER!
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Performed by Berlin
Written by John Crawford
Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Richie Zito
Courtesy of Geffen Records
by arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Trivia
A few years after this movie, Daphne Zuniga, who's Matthew Modine's young girl-buddy here, plays his love-interest in the medical school comedy-drama, Gross Anatomy. See more »Goofs
When Loudon is climbing the peg wall, he puts the right peg in the second highest row at least 3 times as the camera angles changes. See more »Quotes
Margie Epstein: [Picking up garbage] What a blast to the First Amendment! The first thing they do is shut down the press and imprison the intellectuals.[Turns to Louden]
Margie Epstein: I LOVED YOUR PIECE ON THE CLITORIS! I SHOWED IT TO MY MOTHER!
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Soundtracks
No More WordsPerformed by Berlin
Written by John Crawford
Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Richie Zito
Courtesy of Geffen Records
by arrangement with Warner Special Products
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We used to watch this before big games. I especially like the Ronnie James Dio / Don Henley / Madonna soundtrack.
whatever happened to shute??? I hate wrestling but this is a classic underdog story.
Linda Fiorentino says she really likes 'big hands'. Hilarious. The wrestler character here is only about 100 times more believable than the Emilio Estevez character in Breakfast Club. Linda Fiorentino has great 80's hair in this film. The scenes with him climbing up the peg wall are the best non-Shute scenes by far. This picture has really solid naturalistic dialogue.