Vision Quest | |
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Directed by | Harold Becker |
Screenplay by | Darryl Ponicsan |
Based on | Vision Quest by Terry Davis |
Produced by | Jon Peters Peter Guber |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
Edited by | Maury Winetrobe |
Music by | Tangerine Dream |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $13 million (US) |
Vision Quest (released in the United Kingdom and Australia as Crazy for You) is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic drama film starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling and Ronny Cox. It is based on Terry Davis's 1979 novel of the same name. [1] Modine plays a Spokane high school wrestler who falls in love with an older woman, an aspiring artist from New Jersey on her way to San Francisco.
The film includes an appearance by Madonna, her first in a major motion picture, playing a singer at a local bar, where she performs the songs "Crazy for You" and "Gambler". In some countries, the title of the film was changed to capitalize on Madonna's emerging fame and the popularity of the song "Crazy for You". [2] The film would become a cult classic. [3] [4]
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 190 pounds (86 kilograms) to 168 pounds (76 kg), against the wishes of his coach and teammates, he disrupts the team around him and creates health problems of his own.
Meanwhile, his father has taken on a boarder named Carla from Trenton, New Jersey, passing through on her way to San Francisco. Louden falls in love with her and begins to lose sight of his goals as a wrestler. Worse, his drastic weight loss culminates in an unhealthy situation, where he gets frequent nosebleeds which, Louden assumes, is due to a lack of iron in his diet (and results in him having to forfeit a match he was winning). The two finally admit their love for each other, but Carla realizes she is distracting him from his goals.
Carla decides to move out and continue on to San Francisco, but not before seeing Louden's big match, in which he makes a comeback from losing and pins Shute in the final seconds with a hip throw. As Louden celebrates his victory, he monologues to the audience, "...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."
Production took place in Spokane, Washington, in the fall of 1983. [5] [6] The film was shot at Rogers High School in northeast Spokane, referred to as "Thompson High School" in the film. [5] Interior cafeteria scenes were filmed at Ferris High School on Spokane's South Hill. Some of the locker room scenes were filmed in the boys' locker room of Shadle Park High School in northwest Spokane. Madonna's scene was filmed at the Big Foot Tavern on North Division Street in Spokane. [6] Other scenes were shot at The Onion Restaurant downtown and the North Central High School gym. The scene where Louden's big match happens was shot in the gym of Spokane Falls Community College. [7] Erik Abbey consulted on the wrestling scenes to verify their authenticity.
The film had moderate success in theaters in the U.S. in 1985, earning a gross of $13 million. It has received a rating of 60% at Rotten Tomatoes from 15 reviews, [8] and has become a cult classic. [3] [4]
Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 stars out of a possible 4, saying while the core storyline was a formulaic sports drama "it is nevertheless a movie with some nice surprises, mostly because it takes the time to create some interesting characters", with standout performances from Modine, Cox and Fiorentino. [9]
The soundtrack to the motion picture was released by Geffen Records on February 12, 1985. The soundtrack does not include "No More Words" by Berlin, nor tracks from REO Speedwagon, and Quarterflash, which had appeared in the film. The background instrumental music by Tangerine Dream is not included, but was later released on the fan project Tangerine Tree 73: Soundtrax.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Singapore Monitor | [11] |
Vision Quest received generally positive feedback from music journalists. Singapore Monitor called the album a "very timely collection by some of the bigger up-and-coming names in today's pop and rock scene". [11] Rick Shefchik, in a review by Knight-Ridder, called it "the best soundtrack album in the racks these days". [12] Brian Chin from Billboard complimented Madonna's songs on the soundtrack. [13] The album charted in some territories, including Australia, Canada, and the United States. Jeff Bunch from The Spokesman-Review named it one of "best examples of profitable soundtracks" of unsuccessful movies. [14] The home video release also peaked at number five in Cash Box 's Top 40 Videocassettes. [15] Vision Quest ended as one of the Top 50 Albums and Top Soundtracks on Cash Box's Pop Album Awards. [15] The album was included among Yardbarker's list of the 25 Best Soundtracks From the 1980s. [16]
The movie was renamed Crazy for You in some countries such as Australia and the UK due to the new popularity of pop singer Madonna and her song "Crazy for You". [2] Julius Robinson, from Cash Box retrospectively commented in 1988, that the song "really put [her] on the map". [17]
Writing for Cash Box in 1985, Peter Berk explained the film "offered a valuable lesson to the industry", showing "how much a hit song can do to promote an otherwise soon-to-be forgotten movie". He continued saying although Journey's "Only The Young" drew attention to the album, Madonna's "Crazy for You" made the soundtrack "so magnetic to record buyers". He complimented that films like Vision Quest have "made many people aware of just how invaluable the film-music connection is today". [15] Jan DeKnock from Chicago Tribune noted Madonna's song initiated what the journalist called a "movie mania", when various singles from motion pictures reached the one-position in the US that year. [18] It was the first song produced by John Benitez (Jellybean) to climb to the US charts, broking also the nine-streak weeks of "We Are the World". [19] Australian music editor Marc Andrews, in Madonna Song by Song (2022) wrote that "Crazy for You" is now "considered one of the greatest, if not sexiest, love songs of all time". [20] Len Comaratta, from Consequence called it "a classic in the rock ballad canon". [21] According to Billboard, "Crazy for You" is one of all-time biggest movie songs on the Billboard Hot 100. [22] The Arizona Republic picked it as one of the Best 10 Madonna Songs From Movie Soundtracks. [23]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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1. | "Only the Young" | Journey | 4:01 | |
2. | "Change" | Holly Knight | John Waite | 3:14 |
3. | "Shout to the Top!" | Paul Weller | The Style Council | 4:18 |
4. | "Gambler" | Madonna | Madonna | 3:54 |
5. | "She's On the Zoom" | Don Henley | 3:18 | |
6. | "Hungry for Heaven" | Dio | 4:12 | |
7. | "Lunatic Fringe" | Tom Cochrane | Red Rider | 4:20 |
8. | "I'll Fall in Love Again" | Sammy Hagar | Sammy Hagar | 4:11 |
9. | "Hot Blooded" | Foreigner | 4:24 | |
10. | "Crazy for You" | Madonna | 4:08 | |
Total length: | 40:24 |
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] | 46 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [25] | 42 |
US Albums (Billboard 200) [26] | 11 |
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box) [27] | 30 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [28] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
In 2009, interest in a remake was generated after Taylor Lautner of Twilight fame expressed interest. E! News claimed a script existed which Lautner reportedly approved. [29]
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