Crazy for You (film)

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Movie
German title Crazy for You
Original title Vision Quest
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1985
length 107 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Harold Becker
script Darryl Ponicsan
Terry Davis (novel)
production Jon Peters
Peter Guber
music Tangerine Dream
camera Owen Roizman
cut Maury Winetrobe
occupation

Crazy for You (TV title: Crazy for You - love on the wrestling mat , original title: Vision Quest ) is an American youth film from 1985 with Matthew Modine , Linda Fiorentino and Ronny Cox in the leading roles. It is based on the novel Vision Quest by the author Terry Davis . The film was originally called "Vision Quest" but was released in some countries under the title "Crazy for You" in order to better market the title song of the same name by the artist Madonna. The film was shot in 1984 in Spokane , Washington.

Modine plays a Spokane High School student who is a successful wrestler in his spare time. He falls in love with an older woman, a New Jersey artist , who is on her way to San Francisco .

Madonna makes an appearance in the film that is her first appearance in a major movie. She plays a bar singer who sings the theme song Crazy for you .

action

Louden Swain is in high school and is on his school's wrestling team. He has just turned 20 and wants to achieve something meaningful in his life. He plans to challenge wrestler Brian Shute, a three-time state champion attending nearby Hoover High School. This one has never lost. Swain's decision leads to an argument with his coach and unrest in his team. He also endangers his health through his training. He meets the older artist Carla, who is on the trip to San Francisco, and falls in love with her. She returns his feelings, but does not want to endanger his goal of training and moves on. However, she watches the fight and witnesses Swain's triumph.

Original title

The film and the book take their title from the Vision Quest ritual of some native American Indian tribes: During puberty, they go alone into the desert to discover through a ritual who they are and who their people are and how they get into the circle Birth, growth and death and rebirth match.

criticism

“Successful attempt to combine a serious love story with the topic of self-realization through sport. The calm, reflective staging goes hand in hand with precise descriptions of the milieu and credible characterization of the people. "

Soundtrack

  1. Only the Young - Journey
  2. Change - John Waite
  3. Shout to the top! - The Style Council
  4. Gambler - Madonna
  5. She's on the Zoom - Don Henley (backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle & Jane Wiedlin )
  6. Hungry for Heaven - Dio
  7. Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider
  8. I'll Fall in Love Again - Sammy Hagar
  9. Hot Blooded - Foreigner
  10. Crazy for You - Madonna

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Crazy for You. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used