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Vision Quest (1985) 6.5
A high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a worldly drifter takes up temporary residence at his home. Director:Harold Becker |
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Cast
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| Linda Fiorentino | ... |
Carla
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| Michael Schoeffling | ... |
Kuch
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Louden's Dad
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| Harold Sylvester | ... |
Tanneran
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Charles Hallahan | ... |
Coach
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J.C. Quinn | ... |
Elmo
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Margie Epstein
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Kevin
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Otto
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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:
teen angst | male underwear | male virgin | gay seduction | male nudity |Taglines:
All he needed was a lucky break. Then one day she moved in.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 February 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Louden Swain: No, I'm just the victim of a screwed-up nitrogen imbalance. Plus, I think I've contracted priapism.
Tanneran: What's priapism?
Louden Swain: It's a disease of a constant erection.
[Tanneran giggles]
Louden Swain: It's not funny, believe me! The girl of my dreams lives under my own roof, but she thinks I'm just a kid, a dumb jock, all of which is more or less true. I'm dying, Mr. Tanneran, just like that girl in the poem... only quicker, and with a hard-on.
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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
J.C. Quinn, who portrays Elmo the cook in the hotel where Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) works, also co-starred in Gross Anatomy (1989), where Matthew portrayed Joe Slovak, and J.C. portrayed Joe's Father, Papa Slovak. See more »Goofs
When the referee calls the pin in the final match, he does not have the whistle in his mouth. When a pin is called, the referee would blow the whistle and then slap the mat. See more »Quotes
Tanneran: I think you're dehydrated.Louden Swain: No, I'm just the victim of a screwed-up nitrogen imbalance. Plus, I think I've contracted priapism.
Tanneran: What's priapism?
Louden Swain: It's a disease of a constant erection.
[Tanneran giggles]
Louden Swain: It's not funny, believe me! The girl of my dreams lives under my own roof, but she thinks I'm just a kid, a dumb jock, all of which is more or less true. I'm dying, Mr. Tanneran, just like that girl in the poem... only quicker, and with a hard-on.
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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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I have to be bias about this movie. First of all, I was high school wrestler, and there wasn't much out there for exposure in this sport. Yes, the plot is saturated with cliches: high school jock trying to fullfil a dream while winning the heart of a woman. It's so 80s! I needed a movie to psyche myself up and I was so inspired that it made me sweat in a rubber suit and starved myself till I dropped
(thankfully, I don't do that anymore). Bottom line is, this film is all about glory-and everbody dreams about glorifying themselves-and Louden Swain is no different. I also like to mention that this film has one of the best movie soundtrack
compilations ever (better than Rocky, and who wants to listen to Survivor over and over again).