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About
After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.
Theatrical
Feb 15, 1985
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 10, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company
Quotes
See all →A Shared Resolve to Revisit Choices
Louden
Hey, Carla? I'd do it all again.
Carla
So would I.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Encouragement Amidst Pressure in Competition
Referee
Let me take a look at you. Coach, we got a bloody nose here.
[as Louden gets a nose bleed in the final match vs. Shute]
Coach
Come here. You're doing fantastic, fantastic!
Kuch
You're beating Shute. I'm shitting in my pants. You're killing him.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew Modine
Louden Swain
L
Linda Fiorentino
Carla
R
Ronny Cox
Larry Swain
D
Daphne Zuniga
Margie Epstein
C
Charles Hallahan
The Coach
M
Michael Schoeffling
Kuch
H
Harold Sylvester
Gene Tanneran
J
J.C. Quinn
Elmo
M
Madonna
Singer
Forest Whitaker
Balldozer
G
Gary Kasper
Otto
R
R.H. Thomson
Kevin
R
Raphael Sbarge
Schmoozler
F
Frank Jasper
Shute
R
Roberts Blossom
Grandpa
J
James Gammon
Kuch's Dad
T
Tom Elkins
Announcer
J
Jana Marie Hupp
Sally
S
Sean Morgan
Injured Salesman
A
Andrew Shue
Bar Patron (uncredited)
