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Vision Quest (released in the United Kingdom and Australia as Crazy for You) is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic drama/sports film starring Matthew Modine, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox and Linda Fiorentino in her first film role. It is based on Terry Davis's 1979 novel of the same name. [1]
Michael Earl Schoeffling (born December 10, 1960) is an American former actor and model. He is known for playing the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles , Al Carver in Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken , Kuch in Vision Quest , and Joe in Mermaids .
Clorinda "Linda" Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958) [a] is an American actress. Fiorentino made her screen debut with a leading role in the 1985 coming-of-age drama film Vision Quest, followed that same year with another lead role in the action film Gotcha! and an appearance in the Martin Scorsese film After Hours.
Michael and I were great friends when we made the film, and then, sadly, I never saw him again. He made Vision Quest or one or two other films, but that was his choice [to retire from the industry ...
Michael Schoeffling. He captured hearts as Jake Ryan in the 1984 cult classic “Sixteen Candles,” but Michael Schoeffling wasn’t into acting for the long haul. He retired from show business ...
Stars Who Left Hollywood Behind Over the Years: Cameron Diaz, Michael Schoeffling and More. Yana Grebenyuk. September 27, 2024 at 11:09 AM. 1 / 15.
He went on to play lead roles in several high-profile films throughout the 1980s, including Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), and Married to the Mob (1988). He gained further prominence for playing U.S. Marine James T. "Joker" Davis in Stanley Kubrick 's Full Metal Jacket (1987).
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