Is Louden -- gasp -- gay? No joke.
This is not some homophobic bash on wrestling.
I love Visionquest but was watching it recently and noticed something I hadnt before. Early in the movie, Louden is working at the hotel and meets the guy with the wrestling shoes who tries to teach him Tai-Chi and grabs his stuff. Ok. Louden leaves and does push-ups. But later, Cooch picks Louden up outside the hotel as Louden is getting off work and Louden has those red wrestling shoes over his shoulder. He would not have simply gone out and bought them off camera and brought them to work. It suggests he eventually ..ahem.. earned them from that salesman.
Sure Louden isnt gay. He did score Fiorentino. But did anyone else notice that and what did they make of it? It seemed an odd little thing to throw in there.