Sunday, September 13, 2009

Vision Quest


Need an 80s kick? Want to see what Linda Fiorentino looked like in her 20s? Then this is the movie for you! Actually, Vision Quest is so much more than this. Let me put it like this, there is a scene near the end in which one character recounts his emotional experience while watching Pele do a live, in game bicycle kick on television. I won’t try to recreate here, but it is very moving. Noticing that my wife’s attention had been peaked at this particular moment, I simply looked at her and said, “Honey, THAT is sports.” Vision Quest is about sports. It’s about the physical, emotional and spiritual journey of the athlete as he/she attempts to break from the mold into realm of greatness. It’s also about life. In one way or another, all of us want to drop to 168 so we can wrestle Shute. It even has a Madonna cameo (she sings “Crazy for You”), but I personally was more excited about the Journey theme song. Check it out sometime on Demand or DVD. You won’t be disappointed!
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After graduating from the University of Texas Austin in 2000 with a degree in Radio-Television-Film, I spent five unsuccessful years in LA trying to make my way as a film/video FCP editor. After eventually coming to terms with failure (or defeat), I decided I’d try something else: law school. So, after completing my second year of study, I felt that I should try to do something a little more creative to balance out all the analytical thinking going on in my head. Smokin’ Joe’s in the MOW is the result of that effort. There’s an old joke that goes, “what do you call someone who desperately wants to be in a band, but sucks at guitar: a music critic.” I guess that's now me. While perhaps this all seems quite self-loathing, I fell it grants me the freedom to say just about whatever I feel like about OTHER people's creative efforts. While I have great respect for those with enough courage to go out and attempt to make films, sometimes you gotta call 'em as you see 'em. Cheers!