Madison (2001)

Director:

William Bindley

Writers (WGA):

William Bindley (written by) &
Scott Bindley (written by)

Release Date:

22 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

A town's future is riding with one man.

Plot:

A story about a man's personal struggle to victory in the 1971 Madison, Indiana hydro-plane regatta.

Plot Keywords:

Hydroplane | Father Son Relationship | Boat Racing | Memoir | Independent Film

Cast

James Caviezel	...	Jim McCormick (as Jim Caviezel)
Jake Lloyd	...	Mike McCormick
Mary McCormack	...	Bonnie McCormick
Bruce Dern	...	Harry Volpi
Paul Dooley	...	Mayor Don Vaughn
Brent Briscoe	...	Tony Steinhardt
Mark Fauser	...	Travis
Reed Diamond	...	Skip Naughton
Frank Knapp Jr.	...	Bobby Humphrey
Chelcie Ross	...	Roger Epperson
Byrne Piven	...	George Wallin
William Shockley	...	Rick Winston
Matt Letscher	...	Owen
Richard Lee Jackson	...	Buddy Johnson
Kristina Anapau	...	Tami Johnson

Also Known As:

Madison (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and sports peril.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Addison Street Films

Trivia:

After winning the 1971 Gold Cup, Jim McCormick and the Miss Madison made it 2 wins in a row, when he won the Atomic Cup in Tri City, Washington, three weeks later on July 26, 1971.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the opening shot of Miss Madison making a test run, the driver has a white helmet and in other shots of the same run, the driver has an orange helmet.

Lifelong Madison Resident here

I have lived in and around Madison for 47 years. In the movie the voice over says that the Miss Madison had not won a race since 1973. Well that all changed in 2001 (30 years after the movie was set) when the Miss Madison won the Gold Cup in front of the hometown crowd a second time.

In that race Steve David brought the Miss Madison to the win in his first appearance in our hometown. He has since stayed with the team and they are showing quite respectfully.

The sport has meant a lot to the town but unfortunately the fan basis seems to have tapered off. As a youngster I remember the river bank being filled like it was portrayed in the movie. I hope this movie helps breath some life into both the sport for the Miss Madison and the town of Madison.