What's the Difference between Vision Quest the Book and Vision Quest the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Louden Swain
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Louden Swain
Portrayed by: Matthew Modine
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Carla
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Carla
Portrayed by: Linda Fiorentino
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Gene Tanneran
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Mr. Tanneran
Portrayed by: Harold Sylvester
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Kuchera (Kuch)
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Kuchera (Kuch)
Portrayed by: Michael Schoeffling
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Louden's Dad
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Louden's Dad
Portrayed by: Ronny Cox
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Coach Rata
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Coach
Portrayed by: Charles Hallahan
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Jean-Pierre Baldosier
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Balldozer
Portrayed by: Forest Whitaker
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Otto Lafte
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Otto
Portrayed by: Gary Kasper
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Gary Shute
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Brian Shute
Portrayed by: Frank Jasper
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Elmo
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Elmo
Portrayed by: J. C. Quinn
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Thurston Reilly (paper editor)
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Margie Epstein
Portrayed by: Daphne Zuniga
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Cindy Callus (Mr. Louden's gf)
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This Character does not appear.
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Vision Quest Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Louden gets nose bleeds due to injuries on the mat. He has had blood vessels cauterized a few times. The coach thinks Louden might be losing some strength as a result of his weight loss. |
The nose bleeds are implied to be a result of his weight loss. Louden is getting weaker as shown by his losing an arm wrestling match with Elmo. |
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On the trip to visit Louden's grandfather, Louden and Carla camp near the road at night. Carla and Louden have sex for the first time in the tent. Louden keeps a Luger pistol handy for self-defense. When he accidentally hits a doe with the truck, Carla is cut on the arm when she tries to pet it. Louden kills the injured doe with the pistol. |
Louden and Carla have sex for the sex time in a field near the grandfather's house. Nothing about a deer or carrying a pistol.
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The wrestling coach (Rata) is Japanese. |
The coach is white. |
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Louden's dad has a girlfriend. |
No girlfriend.
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Carla, Louden's dad, his girlfriend, his mother and her new husband are at the match to watch him wrestle Shute. |
Louden's dad, grandfather and Emlo are with Carla to watch the meet. |