Madison Movie Review 2001

Predictably cliched sports drama based on a true story. Title refers to Madison, Indiana, a hard-luck community that, by 1971, has little going for it but a tradition of hydroplane racing and a chance to host the Gold Cup tournament. It also has all-around great guy Jim McCormick (Caviezel), a former pilot of the community-owned race boat, the Miss Madison. Both McCormick and Miss Madison have seen better days but golly, Jim just has to make his son Mike (Lloyd) proud. There's nothing actually wrong with the film (which sat on the shelf since 2001) but, boy, have you seen this story before.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sports Dramas, True Stories, Sail Away

Screenplay

William Bindley, Scott Bindley

Cast

James Caviezel, Jake Lloyd, Mary McCormack, Bruce Dern, Brent Briscoe, Paul Dooley, Reed Edward Diamond, Chelcie Ross, Frank Knapp, Byrne Piven, William Shockley, Matt Letscher, Richard Lee Jackson, Kristina Anapau, Vincent Ventresca, Cody McMains

Cinematography

James Glennon

Director

William Bindley

Music

Kevin Kiner

Other

Geoff Maxwell, William Hoy, Jane Anderson, Dorian Vernacchio, Deborah Raymond

Producer

Martin Wiley, Carl Amari, Addison Street Films, MGM