Madison

"A town's future is riding with one man."

Sep 28 2005 PG 1h 34m
Drama, Sport

In 1971, air-conditioner repairman and boat enthusiast Jim McCormick entertains his desire to 'go down' as a legend in the record books when the Gold Cup hydroplane boat race improbably comes to his small town of Madison, Indiana. Immediately, Jim seizes his opportunity to enter the contest. With a motley crew of fellow mechanics and friends at his side, Jim fixes up his old boat and brings hope to the blighted industrial city. Written by Sujit R. Varma

Plot

Madison, Indiana, 1971. The Ohio river port is in full economic decline, its last pride and obsession being its uniquely town-owned power boat, although the raggedy old donation from a millionaire decades ago never comes close to a win. With his doted upon son Mike as most devoted fan, air-conditioner repairman Jim McCormick, who had to stop piloting it after a near-fatal accident, devotes all his 'spare' time to it, turning down professional opportunities as that would mean moving, as his wife suggests. Things climax when he realizes the town will either be scrapped from the national racing circuit or host the Gold Cup itself, requiring $50,000 fund raising.

Written by

William Bindley, Scott Bindley

Directed by

William Bindley

Cast

Jim Caviezel, Mary McCormack, Jake Lloyd

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Addison Street Films, North Shore Entertainment, Road Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Madison Official Trailer #1 - Bruce Dern Movie (2001) HD
Scores
# of Votes
1,659
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
43
Popularity
NA