Vision Quest
Vision Quest (released in the United Kingdom and Australia as Crazy for You) is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic drama/sports film starring Matthew Modine, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox and Linda Fiorentino in her first film role. It is based on Terry Davis's 1979 novel of the same name.
Plot
Louden Swain is a wrestler at Thompson High School who has just turned 18 years old. He has decided that he needs to do something truly meaningful in his life. He embarks on a mission or, in a Native American term, a vision quest. His goal is to drop two weight classes to challenge the area's toughest opponent, Brian Shute, a menacing three-time state champion from nearby rival Hoover High School, who has never been defeated in his high school career. In his zeal to drop from to , against the wishes of his coach and teammates, he disrupts the team around him and creates health problems of his own.
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author | Darryl Ponicsan |
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contentLocation | Washington |
director | Harold Becker |
editor | Maury Winetrobe |
genre | drama romance |
keywords | boarder boarding house lose native american native americans in the united states new jersey nosebleed o goshi pass san francisco scholastic wrestling vision quest weight loss win wrestler |
musicBy | Tangerine Dream |
producer | Jon Peters Peter Guber |
publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
recordedAt | Washington |
theme | high school romantic drama sports |