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Vision Quest

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High school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) feels he must do something significant in his life shortly after turning 18. Despite vehement advice against it from his father (Ronny Cox) and coach (Charles Hallahan), Swain decides to try to lose over 20 pounds in a very short time in an attempt to take on the defending state champion of a lower weight class. Meanwhile, he falls for the edgy, older Carla (Linda Fiorentino), who provides further distraction for the young wrestler.
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Paul Attanasio Washington Post 01/04/2018
That's the problem with all of "Vision Quest" -- when the movie ends with Louden narrating off-screen his "live for today" philosophy, it's plausible in his mouth, a joke for adults. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
3.5/4
A movie with some nice surprises, mostly because it takes the time to create some interesting characters. Go to Full Review
Jack Garner Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Feb 14
3/5
[Matthew Modine's] portrait of Louden Swain is multi-layered and believable, both on and off the wrestling mat. It's one of those rare performances that carries an otherwise-mundane motion picture. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/12/2022
2.5/4
Vision Quest improves substantially as it progresses into a midsection rife with appealing, entertaining subplots... Go to Full Review
Kenneth R. Morefield 1More Film Blog 02/14/2019
3.5/5.0
I would hardly be the first critic to suggest that its rote sports-movie structure and the presence of Linda Fiorentino as an implausibly available older woman masks Vision Quest's strange homoerotic subtext. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 05/07/2007
2/5
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welsh l Jul 29 A film about ambition & dreams & drive. The protagonist Loudan (Modine) possesses a strong need to almost outperform himself by hunting down a champion wrestler. The film is about full bore application coupled with charm & grind. Ultimately he succeeds but that’s almost irrelevant by the close. What matters is his strength of will to try whatever the outcome. Formulaic but inspiring film about life and goals. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 21 Filme fraco, o roteiro Γ© fraco, as cenas sΓ£o fracas, a histΓ³ria Γ© fraca, o elenco Γ© fraco, e ninguΓ©m ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens sΓ£o fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 4 Success in 1 hour and 47 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Alain E @AlainE Feb 11 Watchable, but.. Modine doesn’t have the physical appearance to overcome his opponent who is much more muscular. Carla’s character is hard to accept. Starts a relationship only to leave soon after. What is the story with all the nosebleeds. I thought he would have been diagnosed with leukemia or something. Tangerine Dream is credited with the music, but most of the songs are commercial crap rock. See more Christian K @ckacar Jan 3 Way more in depth and thoughtful than you would ever expect from a high school wrestling sports movie. There are real, detailed characters in this. See more Doug C 11/30/2024 For anyone who grew up in the 80’s this is a must watch. It has all the elements of being a teenager, an American and an incredible sound track. Linda Fiorentino was every teenage boys dream, do yourself a favor and watch it, you won’t be sorry πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis High school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) feels he must do something significant in his life shortly after turning 18. Despite vehement advice against it from his father (Ronny Cox) and coach (Charles Hallahan), Swain decides to try to lose over 20 pounds in a very short time in an attempt to take on the defending state champion of a lower weight class. Meanwhile, he falls for the edgy, older Carla (Linda Fiorentino), who provides further distraction for the young wrestler.
Director
Harold Becker
Producer
Jon Peters, Peter Guber
Screenwriter
Darryl Ponicsan
Production Co
Warner Bros., The Guber-Peters Company
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 24, 2008
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround
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