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.
Cast
Matthew Modine
Louden Swain
Linda Fiorentino
Carla
Ronny Cox
Larry Swain
Daphne Zuniga
Margie Epstein
Charles Hallahan
The Coach
Michael Schoeffling
Kuch
Harold Sylvester
Gene Tanneran
J.C. Quinn
Elmo
Madonna
Singer
Forest Whitaker
Balldozer
Gary Kasper
Otto
R.H. Thomson
Kevin
Raphael Sbarge
Schmoozler
Frank Jasper
Shute
Roberts Blossom
Grandpa
James Gammon
Kuch's Dad
Tom Elkins
Announcer
Jana Marie Hupp
Sally
Judith Hansen
Elsie
Sean Morgan
Injured Salesman
Andrew Shue
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Harold Becker
Director
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay
Terry Davis
Novel
Maury Winetrobe
Editor
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Thomas J. Mack
First Assistant Director
William M. Elvin
Second Assistant Director
Adam Fields
Executive Producer
Stan Weston
Executive Producer
Peter Guber
Producer
Jon Peters
Producer
Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Producer's Assistant
Bill Malley
Production Design
Mike Benson
Camera Operator
Donald L. Hartley
Dolly Grip
Stephen St. John
Steadicam Operator
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Pat Orseth
Location Casting
Robert Chase
Key Costumer
Susan Becker
Costume Design
Susan Brewer
Costume Assistant
Kim Samson
Hairstylist
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Gordon Daniel
Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Dillon
Sound Editor
Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound Editor
David J. Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Randall Jr.
Sound Mixer
David Stafford
Boom Operator
Joseph P. Mercurio
Special Effects
Edgar Froese
Original Music Composer
Christopher Franke
Original Music Composer
Eugene Marks
Music Editor
David Turner
Transportation Captain
Myron P. Shepherd
Transportation Coordinator
Jeff Haley
Set Decoration, Art Direction
Robert DePatis
Construction Coordinator
Ronald Batzdorff
Still Photographer
June Samson
Script Supervisor
David Israel
Location Manager
Russell Goble
Property Master
Larry McGuire
Assistant Property Master
Gary Van Auken
Best Boy Grip
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Bob Rose
Key Grip
Hugo Cortina
Gaffer
Charles Okun
Unit Production Manager
Teresa Stokovic
Production Secretary
Greg Lynch
Leadman
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