Madison - La freccia dell'acqua

Madison - La freccia dell'acqua (2005)

Madison

Un film basato sulla storia vera della cittadina fluviale di Madison, nell'Indiana, e del suo impegno durante la stagione delle regate del 1971. Oltre al brivido delle corse delle barche a 180 miglia orarie, si cattura lo spirito di una piccola città fluviale americana che lotta per sopravvivere mentre i mezzi di trasporto sull'acqua sono praticamente scomparsi.

Data di uscita
2005-04-22
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (36)
Durata
1 h 39 min
Generi
Avventura, Azione, Dramma
Regista
William Bindley

Cast

Curiosità

Madison is a 2001 American sports drama film directed by William Bindley, about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s that is based on a true story. It stars Jim Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana, community-owned racing team. This movie also marks the film debut of Brie Larson.

Production

Madison, Indiana, on the Ohio River, has sponsored powerboat racing since 1911 and began holding an annual race called the Madison Regatta in 1929. Beginning in 1954, the race became affiliated with the American Power Boat Association, held annually in July.

The Regatta regularly draws about 70,000-100,000 people and is a tremendous source of pride for residents of the town. Also significant is that Madison has the world's only community owned unlimited hydroplane, Miss Madison. The boat was traditionally near the bottom of the circuit. In 40+ years of racing, U-6 (its number regardless of its name) had won just six races before 2005.

One of those was an upset in the 1971 Regatta, which is the basis for the movie. Making that victory even sweeter was that it was also for the APBA Gold Cup.

Caviezel's character, Jim McCormick, was a real-life veteran racer and boat owner who drove Miss Madison in 1966 and 1969–71, then raced his own boat until seriously injured some years later. Many of his actual seven-man pit crew, including Harry Volpi, Bobby Humphrey, and Tony Steinhardt, were also portrayed in the film, while Steinhardt himself appeared as a fan in a cameo.

With Jake Lloyd's retirement from acting in 2001 (he completed filming his scenes the previous year), Madison stands as his final film to date.

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