Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Harold Becker |
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| Writer: | Darryl Ponicsan, Terry Davis |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 15, 1985 |
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| Director: | Harold Becker |
| Writer: | Darryl Ponicsan, Terry Davis |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | pizza, wrestling, sports, high school, coach, love, coming of age, wrestler, brief, wrestling team, homoerotic, melodramatic |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harold Becker | Director |
| Darryl Ponicsan | Screenplay |
| Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
| Christopher Franke | Original Music Composer |
| Edgar Froese | Original Music Composer |
| Gordon Daniel | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Terry Davis | Novel |
| Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| David Israel | Location Manager |
| Jeff Haley | Set Decoration, Art Direction |
| Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Chris Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bob Rose | Key Grip |
| Hugo Cortina | Gaffer |
| Larry McGuire | Assistant Property Master |
| David Turner | Transportation Captain |
| Pat Orseth | Location Casting |
| Susan Becker | Costume Design |
| Greg Dillon | Sound Editor |
| Gilbert D. Marchant | Sound Editor |
| Mike Benson | Camera Operator |
| June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| William Randall Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Susan Brewer | Costume Assistant |
| William M. Elvin | Second Assistant Director |
| David Stafford | Boom Operator |
| Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Gary Van Auken | Best Boy Grip |
| Greg Lynch | Leadman |
| Robert DePatis | Construction Coordinator |
| Deborah Jelin Newmyer | Producer's Assistant |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Maury Winetrobe | Editor |
| Kim Samson | Hairstylist |
| Joseph P. Mercurio | Special Effects |
| Stephen St. John | Steadicam Operator |
| Charles Okun | Unit Production Manager |
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert Chase | Key Costumer |
| Donald L. Hartley | Dolly Grip |
| Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Myron P. Shepherd | Transportation Coordinator |
| Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Robert W. Glass Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Peters | Producer |
| Peter Guber | Producer |
| Adam Fields | Executive Producer |
| Stan Weston | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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