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.
Vision Quest has generally received positive reviews.
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Vision Quest was released in 1985 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 189 reviews, giving Vision Quest (1985) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Vision Quest than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Vision Quest is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1985 with similar scores include films like Rocky IV, Weird Science and The Legend of Billie Jean.
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