High school wrestler Louden Swain is a man obsessed, trying to shed 23 pounds in a dangerously short time and take on Shute, the undefeated, tough-as-nails 168-pound champion who's the best wrestler in the state. Matthew Modine stars as the mop-headed stu...
Crazy For You (Vision Quest) (1985)
Harold Becker
Matthew Modine, Michael Schoeffling, Linda Fiorentino, Ronny Cox, Madonna Ciccone, Harold Sylvester, Charles Hallahan
General Drama,General Romance,Romantic Drama,Romance,Drama
Cher is "magical [and] electric", Winona Ryder "enchanting and funny" and Christina Ricci "adorable and engaging" in this hilarious and heart-warming portrait of a 1960's single-parent family trying to adjust to each other's growing independence....
Mermaids (1990)
Richard Benjamin
Michael Schoeffling,Jan Miner,Bob Hoskins,Christina Ricci,Winona Ryder
Romance,General Romance,General Comedy,Romantic Comedy,Comedy
Rarely has a film inspired and captivated audiences quite like the real-life story of Sonora Webster. As a runaway orphan, Sonora (Gabrielle Anwar) gets a job doing cleanup work for Doc Carver's traveling stunt show. Her biggest wish is to become a star "...
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
Steve Miner
Gabrielle Anwar,Dylan Kussman,Kathleen York,Michael Schoeffling,Cliff Robertson
Drama,Family Drama,Romantic Drama,Romance,General Romance,General Drama,Children & Family
It's Samantha Baker's Sweet Sixteen and no one in her family remembers the important occasion. John Hughes shows how coming-of-age can be full of surprises in this teenage comedy....
Sixteen Candles (1984)
John Hughes
Haviland Morris,Molly Ringwald,Gedde Watanabe,Justin Henry,Michael Schoeffling,Anthony Michael Hall,John Cusack
Teen Comedy,Romantic Comedy,Romance,Comedy