Madison

I've owned this movie since it came out and everytime I watch it I have floods of memories come racing back. I too remember those summer days when you would hear the roar of the Hydroplanes racing on the river. They were amazing to watch and I loved the roar of those engines. It's too bad that era has gone by us like so many others.

Now about this movie. Like a couple of other people have mentioned, the boats they used were not authentic but for me it didn't matter. The story is about the town of Madison, Indiana, the Miss Madison and her driver Jim McCormick. The story tells us of the hard times of the early seventies as well as the story of the Miss Madison which was the pride of the town of Madison. The problem was that the hydroplane had seen better days as had the engine that drove her through the water. The story also revolves around Jim's 10yr old son and what it must've been like for a boy of that era growing up with a dad who was so involved with boat racing.

I actually just finished watching it for the umpteeth time and I think I enjoyed it as much today as I did the first time I saw it in 2005. It's a movie that you will enjoy and find yourself cheering for Jim McCormick and the team that worked so hard at restoring the Miss Madison.