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.
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.
The film is a classic coming-of-age sports drama centered on an individual's quest for personal challenge and self-discovery. Its focus on apolitical themes of individual determination, discipline, and perseverance places it squarely in the neutral category.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast and no evident intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative centers on a white male protagonist's journey, framing traditional identities in a neutral to positive manner without incorporating explicit DEI themes.
The film 'Vision Quest' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a high school wrestler's journey and personal relationships, without incorporating elements related to queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Vision Quest is an adaptation of Terry Davis's 1979 novel. A review of the main characters from the source material and their on-screen portrayals reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the film.
The film "Vision Quest" is an adaptation of a novel. A review of its main characters and their portrayals in the 1985 film reveals no instances where a character canonically or widely established as one race in the source material is depicted as a different race.
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