‘Vision Quest’ Actor Returns To Spokane

Actor Matthew Modine is in Spokane this weekend, in part to promote fundraisers to restore two iconic Spokane landmarks. He’s helping raise money for Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle and Ferguson’s Café, two Garland District historic buildings badly damaged in a Sept. 25 blaze. “I see the value, when somebody slips and falls, in putting your hand out and helping them up,” he said. “There’s so much joy and happiness here. It’s a real pleasure to be here and do something to help the community.” Modine played the role of high school wrestler Louden Swain in “Vision Quest,” a coming-of-age film that was shot in Spokane in 1984 and featured Ferguson’s. On Friday morning, he joined a group of fans at another “Vision Quest” locale, Riverfront Park, for a flash mob – a gathering that’s typically promoted through word-of-mouth and social network websites/Chelsea Bannach, SR. More here. (Dan Pelle SR photo: cott Phillips, 41, dressed like Matthew Modine's Vision Quest wrestling character, Louden Swain, runs across a Riverfront Park footbridge)

Question: Did you see “Vision Quest”? What did you think of the movie?