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Rick did not tell me some key things about the role, such as that they were 2 1/2 weeks from starting to shoot.

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I can make some money and watch how a movie gets made, sounds like a “win-win” to me! Could Be Cool!!Īfter considering what I had been doing for money to pay for my education (Bouncer at a Country Western Bar, Logger on a road building crew, etc.), I thought this could be cool. “Please just give her a call,” were his last words as he shoved a piece of paper with the casting directors name and phone number into my hand. I was not interested, but he just kept reiterating how nice the casting director was and how much fun it had been so far. “That’s you”, he says pointing a finger at me as he just figured that out as it came out of his mouth. Rick started talking about the movie he was working on and how great that they were paying him to wrestle! Then he mentioned that they were still looking for someone around 6-foot-tall with a muscular build that could wrestle! At the moment, I was studying one of my medical texts and sitting on a bench in the wrestling room, when an EWU wrestler (Rick), that was already an extra in the movie came and sat down beside me. I was just another student at Eastern Washington University (EWU) in the Athletic Training program and was assigned to the Wrestling team. Take me back to the moment you were first approached about trying out for the part of Brian Shute? What were your initial thoughts? Since its premiere in the mid-1980’s, the movie Vision Quest has become a timeless cult classic in the wrestling community. Enjoy!Īttending the Red Carpet movie premiere of “American Wrestler” in Los Angeles Q&A INTERVIEW WITH FRANK JASPER

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And how his full circle return has bridged multiple generations in the sport of wrestling. Also we spoke of his accomplishments with the wrestling community, newly established goals. More recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Frank about his journey thus far. It also touched on his re-connection with the wrestling community as well as his goals moving forward. This article focused primarily about the life of Frank Jasper after his once in a life opportunity to act in a role that has resonated with many in the wrestling circles. My part I article/Q&A interview ( see Wrestler, Actor, Doctor: A Look at Vision Quest’s Frank Jasper) was published on May 20, 2017. Three decades later this seed would bring him full circle to the movie role that has become the iconic figure in the cult classic movie.Ībout Frank Jasper: Wrestler, Actor, Doctor: A Look at Vision Quest’s Frank Jasper Q&A Interview It was at this point in his life that a seed was planted. Also, Frank delved into this new job opportunity with the attitude that he was going to be in the best shape possible and perform to the best of his ability. He has an intense look on his face in anticipation of his grand finale match against rival Lowden Swain of Thompson High School played by Matthew Modine.įrank worked very hard to lose 25 pounds in order to be closer to Matthew’s weight. Frank is on set filming the scene where he steps out of his school’s bus. When it was all said and done, Frank was offered the part of Brian Shute.įast forward two and a half weeks after landing the part of Brian Shute. The two of them then wrestled for the director, producers, and crew. Being a former wrestler, he understood the hardships of the sport and that he had to be resilient in the face of adversity. But this did not deter him from the test.

Having gone through a few practices prior to this challenge match, Frank was sore and in a lot of pain. One being an experienced actor from Hollywood and Frank, an unknown college student.Īlthough Frank was an experienced wrestler, the actor challenging him for the role also had wrestling experience. At this point, they had narrowed their search down to two candidates.

Stone was the wrestling consultant for the movie. Several additional auditions had followed, one of which required wrestling a live match for Hall-of-Fame Coach Cash Stone. This did not help Frank’s nerves, but he followed through with the task at hand.

The first words to come out of the Director’s mouth were, “ you know the lines now?,” as he took the script from his hands. He was then informed that the Director of the movie, Harold Becker, wanted to meet him in person and observe a follow-up audition. With a little practice and some encouragement by the Casting Director to be more intense, Frank got through the first phase of the audition process.

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