"Man:" "WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTHING IMPORTANT" "THAT HAPPENS TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE A KID" "HAPPENS DURING THE SUMMER?" "IN THE SUMMER OF 1971, I WAS 10 YEARS OLD," "AND THE ONLY THING I LOOKED FORWARD TO" "MORE THAN THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL" "WAS THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE OF HYDROPLANE RACING SEASON." "YOU COULD SAY MADISON KIDS WERE BORN INTO RACING," "THE SAME WAY SOME FOLKS ARE BORN" "INTO THE OIL BUSINESS OR FARMING." "THE TOWN'S PORT ON THE OHIO RIVER" "AT ONE POINT HAD BEEN THE BUSIEST IN THE MIDWEST," "BUT THAT HAD STARTED TO CHANGE," "AND THOUGH THE RIVER HAD GIVEN THE TOWN ITS PROSPERITY," "BOAT RACING HAD GIVEN IT HER IDENTITY," "HAVING HOSTED" "THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL BOAT RACE IN THE UNITED STATES." "THE TOWN EVEN OWNED ITS OWN BOAT." "THEY CALLED IT THE MISS MADISON." "IN JUNE OF 1961, MY FATHER CLIMBED IN THAT VERY SAME BOAT" "JUST TWO DAYS AFTER I WAS BORN" "AND BARELY SURVIVED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT" "WHICH ENDED HIS RACING CAREER" "AND TOOK THE LIFE OF HIS BEST FRIEND." "PEOPLE USED TO SAY" "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN MY FATHER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT," "THAT HE WAS A DIFFERENT MAN." "WELL, THAT SUMMER TEN YEARS LATER," "HE WOULD GIVE US A GLIMPSE" "OF JUST WHAT KIND OF MAN HE WAS." "( distant boat engine hums )" "The Grass Roots:" "¶ ALL THE SUN ON THE OUTSIDE ¶" "¶ DOESN'T TOUCH WHAT I FEEL WITHIN ¶" "¶ WHEN I'VE GOT YOU BESIDE ME ¶" "¶ I'M REACHING OUT FOR THE RAINBOW'S END ¶" "¶ YOU GET TO ME ¶" "¶ AND GIVE ME A FEELIN' ¶" "¶ THAT'S COMIN' ON ¶" "¶ GETTIN' STRONGER AND STRONGER ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ TO THAT EVERLASTIN' FEELIN' ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ LORD, I AIN'T NEVER, NEVER COMIN' DOWN ¶" "¶ OH, NO ¶" "( stopwatch clicks )" "2:04." "SHE'S NOT EVEN HITTING 110." "GUESS WE BETTER CHECK THAT COMPRESSION TONIGHT." "MNH-MNH." "GOTTA DO BETTER THAN THAT." "HOW'S SHE RUNNIN', DAD?" "WELL, A LITTLE SLOW ON THAT ONE." "PROBABLY THE SUPERCHARGER BREAKING DOWN AGAIN." "PROBABLY." "DAMN THINGS ARE JUST TOO UNRELIABLE." "HEY." "WATCH YOUR MOUTH." "BEST FIRST DAY WE'VE EVER HAD." "NO, NO." "THE FIRST DAY OF '62-- THAT WAS A WHOLE LOT SMOOTHER." "'62?" "IT RAINED THAT DAY." "HELLO, EVERYBODY." "HEY, CECIL." "HOW ARE YOU?" "GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR." "YEAH!" "MUCH BETTER!" "LOOK AT THOSE PEOPLE, TONY." "BEST PART OF THIS DAY FOR ME." "SHE'S STARTING TO MOVE, EH, TONY?" "YEAH." "THOSE NIGHTS IN THE GARAGE LAST WINTER JUST MIGHT PAY OFF." "WALKER, SKIP NAUGHTON'S PUSHING HER TOO HARD." "I GOT ME A BAD FEELING." "( engine sputters )" "( crowd groans )" "TOLD YOU '62 WAS BETTER." "NOW IT'S BETTER, SURE." "BUT IT STILL RAINED THAT DAY." "THEY'LL GET THAT FIXED." "THEY'LL GET IT FIXED." "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT." "Man:" "I HOPE SO, MR. MAYOR." "WELL, LET'S TOW HER IN." "( "Midnight Confessions" by The Grass Roots plays )" "¶ THE SOUND OF YOUR FOOTSTEPS ¶" "¶ TELLIN' ME THAT YOU'RE NEAR ¶" "¶ YOUR SOFT, GENTLE MOTION, BABY... ¶" "JIMMY, LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND WITH THAT DRILL." "HEY, TONY, LET'S GET THESE PLUGS OUT OF HERE FIRST." "GOTCHA." "OKAY, I'M OUT." "YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN ALL YOUR CARDS YET." "I DON'T CARE, I'M OUT." "HOW MANY YOU WANT?" "YOU?" "PICK ONE, MIKE." "HEY, EVERYBODY!" "All:" "HI, MR. MAYOR." "PRESENT FROM MABEL OVER AT THE DINER-- FRIED CHICKEN." "LOOKS GOOD." "WOW!" "ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, YOU TWO." "YOU CAN SAVE YOUR SPEECHES 'CAUSE THE ANSWER'S NO." "COME ON, MAYOR." "WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS." "JUST IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY." "EVERY TIME YOU START THAT ENGINE THERE'S AN EMERGENCY." "LOOK, IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS." "YOU GUYS KNOW I CAN'T ACCESS MUNICIPAL FUNDS" "WITHOUT A REFERENDUM" "OR A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE." "BOYS!" "ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCESSING CITY FUNDS" "FOR BOAT-RELATED EXPENSES, SAY AYE." "All:" "AYE!" "LOOKS LIKE TWO-THIRDS TO ME." "I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO." "THERE YOU GO." "THAT'S THE SPIRIT." "HEY, JIMMY, YOU GOT A SECOND?" "READ 'EM AND WEEP, GENTLEMEN." "THE KID PICKED ME A FULL HOUSE." "Man:" "ISN'T IT PAST YOUR CURFEW, KID?" "WHAT'S GOIN' ON?" "WELL, YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S SET IN STONE YET," "BUT HELEN AND I ARE TALKING ABOUT MOVING UP TO INDIANAPOLIS." "JOB OFFER COME UP?" "NO, NO, NO." "JUST..." "IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO." "WELL, ANYWAY..." "I GUESS IT'S PRETTY MUCH UP TO YOU," "BUT I WAS THINKING THAT YOU'RE GONNA WANNA TAKE OVER AS CREW CHIEF." "I DON'T KNOW." "I MEAN..." "BONNIE'S BEEN AFTER ME TO CUT BACK ON MY BOAT HOURS, YOU KNOW?" "JIMMY, COME ON." "YOU'VE DRIVEN THESE BOATS." "YOU'VE WORKED ON THESE BOATS." "YOU KNOW THIS OPERATION BETTER THAN ANYBODY." "Mike:" "DAD, WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING," "DID YOU WIN A LOT OF RACES?" "NO, SON, I NEVER WON ANY." "DO SOME OF THE TEAMS BRING PEOPLE OUT TO THE RACES WITH THEM?" "SURE." "THE BIGGER TEAMS BRING MOTOR HOMES FULL OF PEOPLE." "KIDS, TOO?" "I COULD DO STUFF FOR THE CREW." "I KNOW." "I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN OUT OF TOWN BEFORE." "ONLY TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE." "THAT'S REALLY NOT THAT FAR." "WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE BOSS ON THIS ONE, OKAY?" "ALL RIGHT." "ALL RIGHT." "JUST DON'T TELL HER WE HAD ANY OF THAT CHICKEN, OKAY?" "Mike:" "OKAY." "HERE WE GO." "SO, AMY HAD A BIG DAY." "GOT HOME FROM WORK AND I HAD THE RADIO ON." "I WAS CHANGING HER DIAPER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT IT CAME." "OUT WHAT CAME, HONEY?" "HER FIRST WORD." "AT 11 MONTHS?" "WELL, THAT'S INCREDIBLE!" "I KNOW." "LITTLE GIRL'S A REGULAR CERTIFIED GENIUS." "THAT'S MY GIRL." "WELL, WHAT DID SHE SAY?" "AGNEW." "AGNEW?" "AS IN SPIRO." "I KNOW WHO THE MAN IS, BONNIE." "WHO'S SPIRO AGNEW?" "THIS IS GONNA GET AROUND, YOU KNOW." "IF YOU WANT, I CAN TELL THEM SHE SAID" ""IS A LOW-DOWN CROOK" IN THE SAME BREATH." "COME ON, JIM." "LOOK AT HIS HANDS." "HERE YOU GO." "THANKS, HONEY." "IS MIKE ASLEEP?" "FINALLY." "WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HIS FIRST WORD WAS." "WHAT WAS IT? "NIXON"?" "CLOSE." "IT WAS "DADDY."" "LISTEN, HONEY." "THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT." "WALKER AND HELEN ARE MOVING TO INDIANAPOLIS," "AND HE ASKED ME TO TAKE OVER AS TEAM MANAGER." "IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED." "YOU SAID YES?" "I HAD TO SAY YES." "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?" "HOW CAN YOU SAY IT'S UNEXPECTED, JIM?" "WALKER'S BEEN LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO GET OUT OF HERE" "FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND YOU KNOW IT." "IF WE HAD ANY SENSE AT ALL, JIM, WE'D GO, TOO." "LET'S NOT GET STARTED." "WE'RE GETTING IN DEEPER AND DEEPER." "HOW MANY PEOPLE LEAVE HERE BEFORE YOU SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL?" "AND WHAT WALL IS THIS?" "A WALL FROM OUR HOUSE?" "HOW MANY HOMES DO WE OWN UP IN INDIANAPOLIS OR CINCINNATI?" "HOW MANY JOBS DO WE HOLD UP THERE?" "HOW MANY JOBS DID OWEN HAVE BEFORE HE WENT TO CHICAGO, JIM?" "NOW, THAT'S REALLY A FAIR COMPARISON." "JIM, HE INVITED YOU TO PARTNER WITH HIM." "GOOD NIGHT, BONNIE." "Radio Announcer:" "THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW IS WARM AND SUNNY" "PERFECT WEATHER FOR ALL YOU RACING FANS, AND WHO IN THIS TOWN ISN'T?" "COME OUT AND JOIN US AS WE WISH A FOND BON VOYAGE" "TO THE MISS MADISON TEAM AS THEY LOAD UP" "AND HEAD OFF TO SUNSHINE-- MIAMI, FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON." "THERE'LL BE RACE FANS AND A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY MAYOR VAUGHN." "DON'T FORGET, LISTENERS, IT'S YOUR BOAT, TOO." "HEY, MAYOR." "A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE TRIP." "JIMMY, I WANNA TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE." "LISTEN, THIS IS JUST FOR AN EMERGENCY, OKAY?" "NOW, THERE'S ONLY ABOUT $200 IN THIS ACCOUNT." "IT'S THE WOMEN'S CLUB FIVE-COUNTY BAKE-OFF." "NOW, IF OLD MRS. WHITTINGTON FINDS OUT THAT WE BORROWED" "FROM HER RASPBERRY FILLING FUND, SHE'LL SKIN BOTH OUR HEINIES." "I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND." "PUT IT UP TOP." "HI, HONEY." "HI." "I CAN'T BELIEVE I APPROVED THIS." "YOU BE GOOD, ALL RIGHT?" "NO GAMBLING, NO WHISKEY, AND NO WOMEN." "GOOD LUCK." "BYE, MOM." "BYE." "( "Shambala" by Three Dog Night plays )" "¶ WASH AWAY MY TROUBLES ¶" "¶ WASH AWAY MY PAIN ¶" "¶ WITH THE RAIN IN SHAMBALA ¶" "Adult Mike:" "EVERY KID IN MADISON WOULD HAVE TRADED PLACES WITH ME THAT DAY." "MY FATHER AND THE TEAM WERE THE ONLY SPORTS HEROES WE HAD," "AND NOW I WAS ONE OF THEM." "Three Dog Night:" "¶ AAH-OOH, YEAH ¶" "¶ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ¶" "¶ AAH-OOH, YEAH ¶" "¶ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ¶" "¶ EVERYONE IS HELPFUL ¶" "¶ EVERYONE IS KIND ¶" "¶ ON THE ROAD... ¶" "THEY'RE GONNA RACE THAT THING TILL IT WON'T RUN ANYMORE." "GREAT, HUH?" "THIS IS COOL!" "THIS IS COOL." "CAN I TAKE A LOOK AROUND?" "SURE." "BUT DON'T RUN OFF TOO FAR." "WE HAVE DINNER PLANS TONIGHT." "ALL RIGHT." "HEY, TONY, YOU SEE THAT?" "THE ATLAS IS GOING WITH A NEW HULL THIS YEAR." "AND LOOK, WHO'S THAT DOWN THERE IN BILL MUNCEY'S BOAT?" "WELL, I'LL BE." "THAT'S BUDDY JOHNSON." "HE'S A LIMITED DRIVER." "Buddy:" "FEELS GREAT." "HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A REAL COMER." "IT WAS SO FUNNY." "IS THAT GRIZZLY ADAMS OVER THERE?" "YEAH, THAT'S DAN HAGGERTY." "WHO ARE YOU?" "I'M MIKE McCORMICK." "THIS PICNIC'S ONLY FOR RACING TEAMS." "I'M ON THE MISS MADISON TEAM." "WELL, THE FOOD'S OVER THERE." "OKAY." ""I'M ON THE MISS MADISON TEAM."" "HELLO, MR. WALLIN." "WELL, BY GOD, IT'S THE BUDWEISER TEAM." "HELLO, GEORGE." "JIM MCCORMICK, MISS MADISON." "SO, HOW ARE THE DEFENDING GOLD CUP CHAMPIONS?" "WELL, IF YOU CAN STILL LIFT THAT TROPHY AT THE END OF THE YEAR," "WE'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE IT FROM YOU AGAIN." "I'LL LIFT IT." "HEY, ROGER." "JIM." "HEY, McCORMICK, DID YOU BRING A CALENDAR WITH YOU?" "A WHAT?" "A CALENDAR." "TO TIME THAT BOAT WITH." "HEY, OLD-TIMER." "WHY DON'T YOU PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE?" "HOW ABOUT THIS?" "JIMMY, HOW THE HELL ARE YOU?" "GREAT, HARRY." "AND THIS-- THIS CAN'T BE MIKE?" "GROWN UP SOME, HASN'T HE?" "CERTAINLY HAS." "WHY DON'T YOU COME ON BOARD, HAVE A LITTLE FISH?" "CAN YOU FISH OUT OF THIS BOAT?" "CAUGHT MORE FISH THAN JOHN THE BAPTIST." "WHO'S JOHN THE BAPTIST?" "SOMETHING TELLS ME THIS KID SPENDS" "A LITTLE TOO MUCH TIME AT THE BOAT GARAGE." "SON, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING." "HARRY VOLPI WAS AS GREAT A MECHANIC AS THEY COME." "IF YOUR DAD HADN'T WALKED OUT ON THAT TEAM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON," "WE MAY HAVE WON A RACE OR TWO." "THAT'S NOT TRUE." "YOUR FATHER" "IS THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THAT ENTIRE GROUP." "I RAN INTO EPPERSON AND HIS SMART-ALECK DRIVER" "DOWN AT THE REGISTRATION TENT." "I'LL BET THAT MADE YOUR DAY." "AS ALWAYS." "IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BY LATER ON," "WE SURE COULD USE AN EXTRA HAND." "I THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT." "KEEP A TIGHT RADIUS, RIGHT DOWN..." "SEE THAT RIGHT OUT THERE?" "HELLO, MADISON RACE FANS." "THIS IS JIM HENDRICK SPEAKING TO YOU" "FROM MARINE STADIUM IN MIAMI, FLORIDA." "THE TEMPERATURE IS IN THE 70s." "A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY," "A GREAT DAY FOR THE OPENING" "OF THE 1971 UNLIMITED HYDROPLANE RACING SEASON." "NOW, THE MADISON LOCAL BOYS" "HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL WINTER LONG" "TO SHOW WELL IN THIS OPENING OF THE SEASON." "IN A START UNIQUE TO HYDROPLANE RACING," "THE CLOCK STARTS TO WIND DOWN" "AS THE DRIVERS JOCKEY FOR POSITION." "WHEN THE CLOCK GOES COMPLETELY BLACK," "THE DRIVERS WANT THEIR BOAT RIGHT AT THE STARTING LINE AT FULL SPEED." "NOW, TIME AND TIME AGAIN," "RICK WINSTON, THE BUDWEISER DRIVER," "HAS PROVEN HE'S THE SPORT'S MOST TALENTED STARTER." "OPEN IT UP!" "AND THEY'RE AT TURN NUMBER ONE WITH BUDWEISER LEADING THE WAY" "AND THE MISS MADISON BACK IN THE PACK." "INTO THE CORNER IN TURN TWO," "THE BUDWEISER EXTENDING ITS LEAD" "OVER THE HAWAII KAI AND THE ATLAS." "YES!" "NOW RICK WINSTON IN THE BUD REALLY OPENING HER UP." "COME ON, SKIP." "DO NOT PUSH HER." "Hendrick:" "LOOK AT THIS." "NOW HE'S COMING UP ON THE LAST-PLACE MADISON." "HE COULD ACTUALLY LAP THE MADISON," "AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A WHILE." "SKIP NAUGHTON IS REALLY PUSHING THE MADISON, FANS." "HE'S DETERMINED TO HOLD THE BUD OFF AT ANY COST." "LAP HIM, RICK!" "COME ON, MAN!" "GO, BUDWEISER!" "Man:" "GO, BUDWEISER!" "Hendrick:" "AND IT LOOKS LIKE A BLOWN ENGINE, FOLKS." "THE MISS MADISON IS SMOKING HEAVILY..." "I TOLD YOU." "...DEAD IN THE WATER." "HEY, SKIP, I JUST GOTTA ASK YOU," "WHAT HAPPENED TO TAKING IT EASY?" "TAKE IT EASY?" "HE WAS GONNA LAP ME OUT THERE." "I DON'T CARE!" "I TOLD YOU NOT TO PUSH IT." "WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE, THEN?" "I CAME TO RACE." "JESUS, DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PRIDE?" "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE DO NOT HAVE IS ANOTHER ENGINE." "THANKS TO YOU, WE ARE DONE FOR THE DAY." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "DON'T PUT THAT ON ME." "GOOD RUN." "GOT THE LAP IN ON HIM." "Epperson:" "ALL RIGHT, YOU TAKE A BREATHER, WE'LL DO IT AGAIN." "PULL THAT OLD ENGINE OUT OF THERE," "PUT THE NEW ONE IN FOR THE NEXT HEAT." "LET'S MOVE IT." "HEAT TWO, BOYS!" "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, HONEY." "YOU DIDN'T HEAR?" "HEAR WHAT?" "MIDWEST GRAIN AND COAL STOPPED ALL BARGE SHIPPING." "COMPLETELY?" "THEY'RE CUTTING HALF THE SHIFTS TODAY." "IT'S 372 MEN." "Man:" "COME HERE, Y'ALL." "I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING." "THIS RIGHT HERE IS AN UNLIMITED HYDROPLANE." "Jim:" "ALL RIGHT." "IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS," "JUST LET ME KNOW, OKAY?" "ISN'T IT GREAT?" "LOOK AT THAT GUY IN THERE." "KIND OF LOOKS LIKE YOUR DADDY, DOESN'T HE, MIKE?" "LET'S GO INSIDE." "YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOVE THIS." "EVERYTHING IN HERE'S AUTHENTIC." "IT'S THE REAL mccoy." "LOOK HERE." "THIS HERE BOAT RACED IN MADISON IN 1928." "AND THEN IN 1958, MILLIONAIRE SAM dupont" "DONATED THE CURRENT BOAT TO THE CITY," "MAKING THE MISS MADISON THE WORLD'S ONLY COMMUNITY-OWNED RACING BOAT." "ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?" "ALL THAT HISTORY RIGHT HERE IN THIS LITTLE-BITTY TOWN." "THAT IS COOL." "THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR Y'ALL TO LEARN THIS STUFF" "BECAUSE WE GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THIS STUFF GOING." "COME HERE." "I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING." "NEED A LIFT?" "IS THIS THE HEARSE?" "THEY OUGHTTA ALL BE WEARING DARK GLASSES" "AND USING THEM SEEING EYE DOGS FOR BEING SO DAMN BLIND." "BONNIE TOLD ME THIS MORNING." "ANY CHANCE IT'S JUST A LAYOFF?" "NO." "WATER TRANSPORT'S JUST TOO EXPENSIVE." "IT'S OBSOLETE." "THIS WHOLE TOWN'S OBSOLETE." "LISTEN, JIM." "PHYLLIS AND I HAD A LONG TALK THIS MORNING." "HER BROTHER HAS A LEAD ON SOMETHING FOR ME UP IN CINCINNATI." "I JUST THOUGHT I OUGHT TO TELL YOU," "ON ACCOUNT OF THE TEAM AND EVERYTHING." "SURE." "I APPRECIATE THAT." "REAL ESTATE WAS WEAK BEFORE THE LAYOFFS." "THE ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT THE HOUSING MARKET" "CAN SUPPORT TURNOVER AT ALL." "NO ONE BUYS HOUSES ANYMORE." "EVERYBODY'S LEASING." "IT'S JUST NOT PRACTICAL." "SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?" "WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO SEE OWEN" "NEXT WEEK WHEN YOU'RE IN CHICAGO." "YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE, BONNIE." "WHAT?" "HE USED TO CALL ALL THE TIME." "WHY NOT?" "HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY." "CHICAGO." "¶ CHICAGO, CHICAGO ¶" "¶ THAT TODDLIN' TOWN ¶" "YOU DID THIS." "YOU REQUESTED THIS." "YES, YOU DID." "NO, I DID NOT DO THAT." "I WISH THAT I HAD, BUT I DIDN'T." "LET'S GO FOR A WALK." "IT'S FATE." "¶ THAT BILLY SUNDAY COULDN'T SHUT DOWN ¶" "¶ STATE STREET, THAT GREAT STREET ¶" "( unpolished singing ) ¶ I JUST WANNA SAY ¶ OH, NO." "¶ THEY DO THINGS THEY DON'T DO ON BROADWAY ¶" "IT'S A GOOD THING YOU'RE HANDSOME, SWEETHEART." "¶ THEY HAD THE TIME, THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE ¶" "¶ I SAW A MAN SHOOT HIS WIFE LAST NIGHT ¶" "¶ IN CHICAGO, CHICAGO ¶" "¶ THAT'S MY HOMETOWN ¶" "Radio Deejay:" "THAT WAS "INSTANT KARMA" BY JOHN LENNON..." "JEEZ, DAD." "HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE HERE?" "...RIGHT AFTER THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD." "¶ GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME ¶" "¶ AND OUR LOVE WILL SURELY GROW ¶" "GOOD LUCK TOMORROW." "BOBBY, I GOTTA RUN UP AND SEE AN OLD FRIEND" "TONIGHT DURING THE SPONSORS PARTY." "I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD KEEP AN EYE ON MIKE FOR ME." "LONG AS HE PROMISES TO STAND" "IN THE DRINK LINES FOR ME." "JIMMY MAC!" "GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE!" "HOW YOU BEEN, OWEN?" "OH, WOW." "OBVIOUSLY PRETTY LOUSY." "HEY, YOU JUST MISSED HELEN." "SHE JUST DROPPED RICKY OFF." "HERE." "HEY, THANKS, MAN." "CAN'T GET OVER HOW BIG THAT LAKE IS." "THAT'S A CLEVER GADGET." "MAN, THIS THING WILL KEEP YOUR BEER COLD ALL THE LIVELONG DAY." "DAMNEDEST THING, MAN." "I WAS DOWN IN MEXICO, SALES CONVENTION." "I SEE THIS KID ON THE BEACH SELLING 'EM FOR A NICKEL." "NEXT THING I KNOW, I'M IN THE SPORTS MARKETING BUSINESS." "RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME." "STORY OF MY LIFE." "SO CATCH ME UP, MAN." "MY SISTER SAYS TO LOOK FOR YOU ON WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS," "AND THEN I HEAR YOU'RE RETIRED." "YEAH, WELL, AFTER THE ACCIDENT I GOT AN OFFER" "TO DRIVE FOR A TEAM OUT IN SEATTLE," "BUT MOVING TO A NEW TOWN AND ALL" "WOULD'VE TAKEN SOME GETTING USED TO." "HELL, MAN." "WE GOT THREE NEW FACILITIES OPENING NEXT MONTH." "ONE IN NEWARK IF YOU'RE LOOKIN' AROUND AT ALL." "WE REALLY LOVE IT BACK HOME, OWEN." "THE REGATTA'S COMING UP" "AND THE TREES ALONG THE RIVER ARE IN BLOOM." "NO PLACE LIKE IT." "NO PLACE LIKE IT, I TELL YA." "( "Band of Gold" by Freda Payne plays )" "¶ NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE ¶" "¶ ALL THAT'S LEFT IS... ¶" "NICE TO MEET YOU, JENNIFER..." "Boy:" "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "Boy #2:" "DO YOU GUYS WANT TO CHECK OUT THE BOATS?" "SURE!" "COME ON, LET'S GO." "THE PLANE WE FLEW IN THIS TIME" "WAS A LOT BIGGER THAN THE PLANE WE FLEW INTO MIAMI." "THEY EVEN SHOWED A MOVIE." "AN "R," TOO." "I'VE SEEN AN "R" MOVIE BEFORE." "OUR MALL HAS SIX THEATERS IN IT." "WE JUST SNEAK IN." "THEY'VE SHOWN AN "R" AT OUR TOWN THEATER BEFORE." "YOU MEAN THERE'S ONLY ONE THEATER IN YOUR WHOLE TOWN?" "LET'S GO SHOOT BOTTLE ROCKETS OFF THE PIER." "YEAH, LET'S GO!" "OKAY." "Wallin:" "WELL, THE RACING BOARD HAS CONSIDERED" "MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THE CIRCUIT." "BEING FROM SAN DIEGO, YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO ME." "WELL, WITH THAT GREAT NEW WATERWAY YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING," "WE'RE EXCITED AS HELL TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD." "THE TROUBLE IS FINDING YOU A SLOT." "GEORGE, YOU KNOW THAT MY GROUP IS VERY SERIOUS." "IF WE GET BEHIND THIS RACE, I CAN GUARANTEE NATIONAL TV." "HE'S RIGHT, GEORGE." "THINK ABOUT IT." "THE APBA AND THE CIRCUIT STAND TO GAIN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS." "BILL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT WORKS FOR YOU?" "WELL, FIRST OF ALL," "WE'LL WANT THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND SLOT." "MADISON'S RACE?" "SHOOT, THAT MEANS WE'D HAVE TO KICK THEM OFF THE CIRCUIT," "AND THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME--1904." "THAT HAS TO BE PART OF THE DEAL." "SORRY." "Jim:" "THE GUY FROM SAN DIEGO IS BILL KITTLE." "NOW, HE'S BEEN TRYING TO GET A RACE ON THE CIRCUIT FOR YEARS." "AND KNOWING HOW MUCH MONEY THOSE GUYS ARE WAVING AROUND," "WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT OUR LAST SEASON." "YOU MEAN WE CAN'T RACE ANYMORE?" "JUST 'CAUSE WE DON'T HOST A RACE DON'T MEAN" "WE CAN'T HAVE THE BOAT ON THE CIRCUIT." "TRAVIS, PROCEEDS FROM THE REGATTA" "PRACTICALLY SUPPORT THE ENTIRE BOAT OPERATION." "I IMAGINE GEORGE WALLIN WILL MAKE" "SOME SORT OF ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT." "HI, EVERYBODY." "I'M GEORGE WALLIN," "PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION." "IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT BY NOW, I'M IN DEEP TROUBLE." "UNFORTUNATELY, TRI-CITIES HAS HAD SOME SPONSORS FALL THROUGH," "AND SO THEY WILL BE UNABLE" "TO HOST THE GOLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE THIS YEAR." "WE'VE DECIDED THAT THE ONLY FAIR THING TO DO" "IS TO CONDUCT A DRAWING AMONG THE OTHER FIVE CITIES," "AND THE CITY THAT IS DRAWN WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT" "TO HOST THIS YEAR'S GOLD CUP," "PROVIDED, OF COURSE, THAT THEY CAN GUARANTEE THE PRIZE MONEY," "WHICH IS $50,000 TO BE DEPOSITED BY TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT." "AND SO THE CITY WITH THE RIGHT" "TO HOST THE 1971 GOLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE IS..." "MADISON, INDIANA." "WILL SOMEBODY FROM THE MADISON TEAM COME ON UP?" "I GOT 50,000 IN MY WALLET!" "THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN ISN'T WORTH $50,000." "( low ) JIM, WE CAN PICK ANOTHER CARD" "WHILE EVERYBODY'S STILL HERE." "YOU UNDERSTAND THAT" "YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH THIS MONEY BY TOMORROW." "GET ON WITH IT." "PICK SOMEBODY ELSE." "Man:" "PICK ANOTHER CARD!" "THE PROBLEM IS" "GETTING THE MONEY BY TOMORROW MAY NOT WORK FOR US." "I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD." "YOU SEE, GEORGE, WE'D LIKE TO DEPOSIT THE MONEY RIGHT NOW." "Wallin:" "JIM, LOOK, WE'RE IN ENOUGH OF A TIME CRUNCH AS IT IS." "IF YOU'RE NOT REALLY SERIOUS," "YOU'RE WASTING EVERYBODY'S TIME." "LET ME JUST PICK ANOTHER CARD." "50,000 AND ZERO CENTS." "SEE YOU IN MADISON, GEORGE." "THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST NEWS TO HIT MADISON IN YEARS." "JIMMY, YOU OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT RUNNING FOR MAYOR." "50,000?" "$50,000." "WERE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?" "COME ON, LET'S GET ON WITH IT." "YEAH, LET'S GET ON WITH IT." "FOLKS, I CALLED THIS MEETING." "I WANTED TO SEE WHERE EVERYBODY STANDS ON THIS ISSUE." "MR. MAYOR, JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW," "LAST WEEK 400 PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS." "I'M ONE OF 'EM, AND I SAY WE FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS RACING BUSINESS." "AND I SAY WE STAND BEHIND JIMMY AND THE BOYS." "THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY." "YOU WORK IN LOUISVILLE!" "NOW, FOLKS, I RECKON WE NEED TO SELL 25,000 REGATTA TICKETS TO BREAK EVEN." "HOW MANY HAVE WE SOLD SO FAR, AUDREY?" "WELL, AS OF TONIGHT, 134." "THIS WHOLE THING'S A JOKE." "OKAY, FOLKS, SETTLE DOWN." "LET ME SAY SOMETHING." "NO, NO, THAT'S FINE." "PLEASE JUST LET ME SAY SOMETHING." "ALL RIGHT." "FOLKS, BEFORE YOU VOTE," "JIM McCORMICK HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY." "Jim:" "I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE YOUR DECISION," "BUT I BROUGHT ALONG A LETTER THAT THE SAN DIEGO RACING CLUB" "SENT TO THE AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT." ""THIS LETTER IS TO PROTEST THE DECISION TO ALLOW MADISON" ""TO HOST THE GOLD CUP." ""WE ARE NOT ALONE IN OUR BELIEF" ""THAT THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE BELONGS IN A MAJOR CITY," "NOT IN SOME BACKWOODS TOWN ON A DIRTY RIVER."" "BACKWOODS TOWN?" "!" "DIRTY WHAT?" "!" ""AS YOU KNOW, THE GOOD PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO--"" "THOSE NO-GOOD SUNBATHING SONS OF BITCHES!" "WE'LL SHOW THEM WHAT A REAL RACE LOOKS LIKE!" "ALL IN FAVOR OF HOSTING THE GOLD CUP, RAISE YOUR HAND." "HONEY?" "HONEY." "HONEY, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY." "SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE." "THEN LET IT GIVE." "I AM NOT INTERESTED IN BECOMING STYROFOAM KING OF NORTH AMERICA." "WELL, I KNOW THAT." "THOSE PEOPLE BACK THERE ARE ME." "THEY WERE THERE FOR ME AFTER THE ACCIDENT," "AND I'M NOT TURNING MY BACK ON THEM NOW." "GOOD GOING TONIGHT, JIMMY." "THANK YOU, JAKE." "JUST A SEC." "I'LL TALK TO YOU." "JUST A SECOND." "WE MAY NEED A LITTLE HELP FROM YOU FOLKS DOWN AT THE BANK." "WHAT KIND OF HELP?" "THAT CHECK OF WALLIN'S." "IF YOU COULD BUY US A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE IT CLEARS..." "HOW AM I GONNA DO THAT?" "GOOD MORNING." "MADISON BANK AND TRUST." "YEAH, THIS IS GEORGE WALLIN," "PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION," "CALLING TO FIND OUT WHEN THAT $50,000 CHECK'S GONNA CLEAR." "I'M SORRY, MR. WALLIN, YOU'LL NEED TO SPEAK WITH GERTIE," "OUR CHECK PROCESSOR." "WELL, PUT HER ON." "WE DO CHECK PROCESSING ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS." "WHAT IS THIS, MAYBERRY?" "IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GIVE GERTIE YOUR MESSAGE TONIGHT." "TONIGHT?" "YES, SIR." "AT BINGO." "BINGO?" "NEVER MIND." "AUDREY, HOW MANY CAN YOU GET ME FROM THE WOMEN'S CLUB?" "IF YOU CAN DO THAT, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT." "I GOTTA GO." "I'LL CALL YOU BACK." "COME ON." "LET'S GO!" "Man:" "ONE-BRAVO-DELTA," "THIS IS CENTRAL STATION." "YOU HAVE A CALL." "ONE-BRAVO-DELTA, COME IN, PLEASE." "WHO IS THIS?" "IT'S JIM McCORMICK, HARRY." "YEAH?" "WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH POWER FROM OUR ENGINES," "AND WE REALLY NEED THE PRIZE MONEY IN THESE NEXT TWO RACES." "YEAH?" "WELL, I GOT TO THINKING" "ABOUT YOUR OLD NITROUS OXIDE INJECTION SYSTEM." "STAY AWAY FROM IT, JIM." "IS ANY OF THAT OLD EQUIPMENT STILL AROUND?" "IF I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT STUFF" "WITH ALL OF EPPERSON'S MONEY," "YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A CHANCE IN HELL." "JIM, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT BLOWING UP JUST BOATS AND PARTS." "WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BLOWING UP DRIVERS." "I UNDERSTAND THAT, HARRY." "LISTEN, WE PUT IN A BID TO HOST THE GOLD CUP." "Adult Mike:" "HARRY VOLPI HAD PIONEERED THE USE" "OF NITROUS OXIDE INJECTIONS FOR BOAT ENGINES," "AND WE WERE CONFIDENT" "THAT THIS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD DEVICE" "WOULD BE THE ANSWER TO ALL OUR PROBLEMS." "DOES ANYBODY RECOGNIZE ANYTHING?" "Travis:" "WHERE ARE THE DIRECTIONS?" "Mike:" "THIS STUFF LOOKS LIKE SCUBA GEAR." "IT'S JUST ENGINE EQUIPMENT." "THIS IS CRAZY." "HARRY VOLPI'S BLOWN UP MORE BOATS THAN THE U.S. NAVY." "Announcer:" "ANOTHER PICTURE-PERFECT DAY IN SEATTLE, HYDROPLANE FANS," "AS THE MISS MADISON, RACING HERE ON LAKE WASHINGTON," "HOPE TO OVERCOME A TOUGH START THIS SEASON," "AND THEY HOPE THAT THE MOMENTUM OF MADISON BEING THE HOST CITY" "FOR THE 1971 GOLD CUP WILL DO IT FOR THEM." "Mike:" "GET YOUR GOLD CUP TICKETS." "LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN MADISON, INDIANA, ON THE SCENIC OHIO RIVER." "COME ON, GET YOUR GOLD CUP TICKETS." "SIR?" "MA'AM?" "INJECTION SYSTEM CHECKS OUT?" "CANISTERS ARE MOUNTED." "SHE'S READY TO GO." "SKIP, COME HERE!" "I THINK WE GOT A HANDLE ON THAT NITROUS SYSTEM." "WHEN YOU GET IN OPEN WATER, HIT THAT WHITE BUTTON." "YOU'LL GET A BOOST OF POWER." "ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO TO MAKE THIS TUB GO FASTER, I'M ALL FOR IT." "GOLD CUP TICKETS." "GET YOUR GOLD CUP TICKETS." "GOLD CUP TICKETS." "GET 'EM NOW." "GOLD CUP TICKETS!" "GET 'EM NOW." "THEY'RE GOING FAST." "GET YOUR GOLD CUP TICKETS." "LOOKEE HERE." "MOONHEAD'S TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO HIS HILLBILLY CUP." "I DON'T SEE YOU SELLING ANY GOLD CUP TICKETS, EPPERSON." "I GUESS I WILL BE SOON, SINCE I HEARD THAT WE'RE HOSTING THE GOLD CUP" "SINCE YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SOLD ENOUGH TICKETS YET." "THAT'S A LIE." "GEORGE WALLIN'S TALKING TO MY DAD ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW." "WHY DON'T WE JUST GO OVER THERE AND ASK HIM?" "YOU'RE SO FULL OF IT." "WANNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?" "THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT." "A CHICKEN, JUST LIKE HIS DAD." "LET'S GO." "( starting pistol fires )" "Announcer:" "AFTER A PERFECTLY TIMED START," "SKIP NAUGHTON STEERS THE MISS MADISON THROUGH THE FIRST TURN," "RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK." "THAT'S A 14.6 ON THAT FIRST QUARTER, JIM." "LOOK AT WINSTON TRYING TO TAKE THE INSIDE." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "SHE'S LOOKING GOOD." "Announcer:" "COMING OFF THE FOURTH CORNER," "THE MISS MADISON IS REALLY MOVING, FANS" "ONLY A BOAT LENGTH OUT OF THE LEAD." "HE COULD USE IT ON THIS STRETCH." "Announcer:" "SKIP NAUGHTON IS DRIVING A GREAT RACE, A BEAUTIFUL RACE," "AS HE BRINGS HER DOWN THE MAIN STRAIT." "COME ON, SKIP, LET'S GO." "Travis:" "OH, GOD!" "Announcer:" "A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION" "HAS ROCKED THE MISS MADISON!" "THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE..." "WHERE'S THE SAFETY RESCUE?" "BILL, BILL, COME ON!" "Announcer:" "SKIP NAUGHTON IS SWIMMING AWAY." "HE SEEMS TO BE OKAY," "BUT HE'S SWIMMING AWAY FROM A BURNING, SINKING BOAT." "Man:" "GET THOSE HILLBILLIES OFF THE WATER!" "SKIP, LISTEN, I THOUGHT WE HAD A HANDLE ON IT." "I APOLOGIZE, REALLY." "MECHANICS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING" "HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME WITH THIS STUFF," "LET ALONE A GAS PUMPER, A DOCK WORKER, AND SOME RETARD." "I QUIT." "Adult Mike:" "THE DRIVE FROM SEATTLE TOOK ALMOST THREE DAYS," "BUT IT FELT LIKE THREE YEARS." "WE RETURNED ON A BLEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON." "MY FATHER AND I HAD BARELY SPOKEN DURING THE TRIP," "ALREADY AWARE OF WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN TO THE TEAM AND THE TOWN." "I'M HEADING DOWN TO THE BOAT GARAGE IF YOU WANNA COME." "NO." "COME ON." "LET'S GO FOR A RIDE." "THERE'S SOMETHING I WANNA SHOW YOU." "IT'S JUST UP HERE." "YOU BROUGHT ME UP HERE TO SEE A CAVE?" "NOT JUST ANY CAVE, SON." "YOUR GRANDPA BROUGHT ME DOWN HERE WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY" "TO SHOW ME WHAT STALACTITES LOOK LIKE." "CLAIMED HE DISCOVERED THIS PLACE WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL." "TOLD ME I WAS THE ONLY PERSON HE EVER TOLD ABOUT IT." "SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?" "HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS." "MY DAD WOULD HAVE TANNED MY HIDE IF HE'D EVER SEEN THIS." "I USED TO COME UP HERE SOMETIMES" "WHEN I NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT THINGS." "THAT'S ONE OF THE SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE." "IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME TODAY THAT YOU NEVER BEEN HERE." "HEY, LYLE, I'M SORRY." "I TRIED TO CALL YOU LAST WEEK," "BUT WE HAD A PROBLEM IN SEATTLE." "I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER." "I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT BACK." "JIM." "YEAH?" "WE NEED TO TALK." "PATTY SAID THEY MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE OVER AT MEECHAM'S." "WHAT, DID YOU TELL HER ABOUT THIS ALREADY?" "NO, I DIDN'T TELL HER ABOUT THIS ALREADY." "I WOULDN'T DO THAT." "I'M SORRY." "YOU KNOW, JIM, THIS MAY BE FOR THE BEST." "AT LEAST IT'S A FRESH START, YOU KNOW?" "I KNOW BOBBY AND TONY WILL MISS YOU, BUT THEY JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND." "I CAN'T DO THAT, BONNIE." "THAT BOAT'S ALL THIS TOWN'S GOT." "JIM, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?" "YOU SAYING THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING?" "( baby crying )" "WHY ARE WE STOPPING HERE?" "GET OUT OF THE CAR, JIM." "WHAT?" "GET OUT OF THE CAR." "BONNIE, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD" "I TOLD YOU YOU HAD A CHOICE TO MAKE." "IT'S CLEAR YOU'VE ALREADY MADE IT." "GO!" "OKAY." "( telephone rings )" "PHONE'S RINGING." "I KNOW." "( telephone rings )" "( telephone rings )" "( rings )" "( power drill whirs )" "( telephone rings )" "( up-tempo music plays )" "CLIFFSBORO!" "THIS IS THE PLACE WITH THE PUTT-PUTT COURSE" "AND THE COOL OLD STORES WITH HOMEMADE TAFFY!" "WE'RE JUST STOPPING FOR GAS." "BATTING CAGES!" "NO, I'M SORRY." "WE'RE AN HOUR FROM GRANDMA'S, MIKE." "YOU KNOW WHAT A MOB SCENE THOSE PLACES WERE" "THE LAST TIME WE CAME THROUGH HERE." "WILL YOU JUST FILL IT UP FOR ME, PLEASE?" "YES, MA'AM." "WOW." "BACK IN THE CAR, SWEETIE." "7/16th, OKAY?" "7/16th." "I'M SORRY." "( power tool whirs )" "TRAVIS!" "I'M SORRY." "WOULD YOU WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING?" "THAT COULD REALLY HURT SOMEBODY." "I THINK I MIGHT GO TO SHIPLEY'S" "AND GET ME SOME COFFEE OR SOMETHING." "WHAT?" "HONEY?" "BONNIE?" "Y'ALL ON LUNCH BREAK?" "IT'S BEYOND REPAIR." "LONG NIGHT IN FRONT OF US, THEN." "IT'S ALREADY BEEN A LONG NIGHT." "NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO." "IT'S TOTALED." "WE NEED BOAT BUILDERS, NOT MECHANICS." "WELL, I'LL JUST FIND SOMEBODY WHO CAN FIX IT." "I ALREADY CALLED SOMEONE." "STAUDACHER UP IN MICHIGAN." "$6,000, FOUR WEEKS AT LEAST." "THEN I'LL GET PETER OR SOMEBODY TO WORK ON IT." "JIM, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME." "IT'S DESTROYED!" "DON'T TELL ME I AIN'T LISTENING!" "AFTER ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TO GET THIS FAR," "AND YOU'RE READY TO JUST THROW IT AWAY." "WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE, McCORMICK?" "JUST A DAMN BOAT." "IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT IT," "THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN" "THAT GREAT, FANCY, HIGH-CLASS JOB UP IN CINCINNATI." "MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE." "WE'VE HAD A ROUGH COUPLE OF DAYS, JIMMY." "I THINK MAYBE WE ALL OUGHT TO GET A LITTLE SLEEP." "THERE'S A REASON THEY CALL THEM "THE GOOD OL' DAYS."" "WHAT A TIME." "GOING EVERY WEEKEND FROM RACE TO RACE," "DAVY AND LINDA AND EVERYBODY." "IT SEEMED LIKE SUCH AN ADVENTURE FOR A WHILE." "STUPID." "SOON IT WAS RACES ON SUNDAYS, FUNERALS ON TUESDAYS." "SOMETIMES A MAN WE BARELY KNEW, SOMETIMES A FRIEND." "AND DAVY." "IT'S STILL IN HIS BLOOD, ISN'T IT?" "GOOD NIGHT, SWEETHEART." "GOOD NIGHT, MOM." "AS YOUR PUBLIC SERVANT, I'M AVAILABLE ALL HOURS" "MAYOR..." "TOMORROW'S THE DEADLINE FOR COVERING THE CHECK." "WELL, WE WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE." "THERE'S ABOUT $12,000 IN THERE." "I'M SORRY." "COME ON IN, JIM." "I'LL MAKE YOU A BLACK COW." "AS FAR AS THE BOAT GOES, WE'RE DONE FOR THE SEASON," "PROBABLY FOR GOOD." "I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT." "SURE IS CALM TONIGHT." "THE PLAIN FACT IS" "THAT IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR A COUPLE OF MISGUIDED INDIANS," "NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE ANYWAY." "SUPPOSEDLY THEY WERE PADDLING UPSTREAM FROM KENTUCKY," "AND THEY SETTLED HERE" "BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE IN CINCINNATI." "NEXT THING YOU KNOW," "WE'RE THE BUSIEST PORT OUTSIDE NEW ORLEANS," "WEALTHIEST TOWN IN THE STATE." "I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY," "MY DAD AND I USED TO SIT DOWN THERE ON THE SHORE" "AND COUNT ALL THE BOATS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE PORT." "EVERYBODY NOWADAYS WILL TELL YOU THEY SAW IT COMING," "BUT BACK THEN," "NOBODY COULD EVER IMAGINE WHAT THIS RIVER WOULD LOOK LIKE" "WITHOUT ALL THOSE BOATS GOING UP AND DOWN." "MAYBE THOSE INDIANS" "SHOULD HAVE BUILT THIS TOWN ON A SUPERHIGHWAY." "I GUESS WE SHOULD'VE REALIZED IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME" "BEFORE BOAT RACING OUTGREW US, TOO." "I'M SORRY FOR WAKING YOU UP." "YOU DIDN'T WAKE ME UP." "( thunder rumbles )" "Adult Mike:" "WELL, FOR THOSE 24 HOURS," "IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY PERSON IN TOWN CAME TO THE TEAM'S AID." "NOW, IT'S TUESDAY, AND I WANT TO TALK TO GERTIE." "I'M SORRY, MR. WALLIN." "SHE HAD TO RUN TO HER GRANDSON'S PIANO RECITAL." "THIS IS RIDICULOUS." "GET ME THE BANK PRESIDENT." "HE'S AT THE RECITAL ALSO." "WHO IS THIS KID, VLADIMIR HOROWITZ?" "NO, SIR, RITCHIE McCALLISTER." "THERE ARE NO VLADIMIRS IN MADISON" "AS FAR AS I KNOW." "HAVE A NICE DAY." "DARLENE, YOU THINK THEY'D LET AN OLD FAT GUY BE AN ASTRONAUT?" "SIR?" "IF I DO SOMETHING STUPID AND GET VOTED OUT OF OFFICE," "I'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE, RIGHT?" "Bonnie:" "HELLO?" "HELLO?" "AFTERNOON, MISS McCORMICK." "HI." "I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND WE COME BACK HERE." "WELL, WE HEARD FROM SOME FOLKS DOWN THERE AT SHIPLEY'S" "THAT JIM WASN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO FINISH THIS DUE TO THE BOAT AND ALL." "SO HE DOESN'T KNOW YOU'RE HERE?" "NO, MA'AM." "WELL, LET ME GET YOU GUYS SOME POP OR SOMETHING." "THIS BOAT'S GONNA BE IN THE WATER WHEREVER THE HECK THE GOLD CUP IS." "Tony:" "HEY, JIMBO!" "YEAH?" "YOU GOT A PHONE CALL HERE." "IT'S JAKE MERRILL OVER AT THE BANK." "Bobby: ( low ) UH-OH." "HEY, JAKE." "HEY, JIM, HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE MAYOR?" "YEAH, I TALKED TO HIM LAST NIGHT." "I WAS AT HIS HOUSE." "SO YOU KNOW HE COVERED THE CHECK." "WHAT?" "THE $50,000." "HE DID WHAT?" "YEAH, FROM THE CITY'S SANITATION FUND." "LISTEN, I GOTTA GO." "I GOTTA GET TO THE TICKET OFFICE." "OKAY, BYE." "TONY!" "CALL THIS GUY BUDDY JOHNSON." "SEE IF HE'S AVAILABLE TO RACE FOR US." "WHAT FOR?" "WE GOT THE GOLD CUP." "WHAT?" "WE WHAT?" "WE MAY NOT HAVE OUR GARBAGE COLLECTED FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS," "BUT WE GOT THE GOLD CUP!" "WE GOT IT!" "LET'S GO CALL!" "Woman:" "GOOD MORNING." "MADISON BANK AND TRUST." "Amboy Dukes:" "¶ BABY, PLEASE DON'T GO ¶" "¶ BABY, PLEASE DON'T GO ¶" "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO REBUILD THE SPONSON" "AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE STRINGERS." "¶ YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU SO, BABY, PLEASE DON'T GO ¶" "¶ ALL RIGHT ¶" "¶ WALK ME A DOG... ¶" "Man:" "ONE-BRAVO-DELTA, YOU HAVE A CALL." "ONE-BRAVO-DELTA." "COME ON, HARRY, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE." "LET'S DO IT!" "IT FLOATS!" "Man:" "IT FLOATS!" "YEAH!" "EXCUSE ME." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "IT FLOATS." "ISN'T THAT GREAT?" "HEY, YOU'RE BUDDY." "IN THE FLESH." "MR. McCORMICK!" "I'M SORRY, WE WERE JUST TESTING THE BOAT OUT HERE." "HERE, MEET MY WIFE BONNIE." "IT'S JIM, BY THE WAY." "THIS IS MY NEW BRIDE TAMI." "NEWLYWEDS." "CONGRATULATIONS." "THANKS." "SIX WEEKS." "COME ON, BUDDY, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU AND MISS MADISON." "SHE IS AN ANGEL." "SO I HEAR YOU'RE GONNA BE DRIVING FOR" "ATLAS VAN LINES IN DAYTON THIS WEEKEND." "THEY ONLY NEED ME FOR ONE RACE," "SO I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE GOLD CUP." "ATLAS IS A DAMN FINE OPERATION." "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SOME EXCELLENT EQUIPMENT UNDERNEATH YOU." "YEAH, I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT." "WELL, LET ME JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BOAT." "GO AHEAD AND HOP IN THERE, BUDDY." "SHE'S 12 YEARS OLD, SHE'S HEAVY," "AND SHE'S GONNA HANDLE A LOT DIFFERENT" "THAN ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER PILOTED." "I'M JUST TELLING YOU," "'CAUSE WE JUST REBUILT THE WHOLE RIGHT SPONSON ON HER," "THE ENGINE IS DOWN IN HORSEPOWER." "WELL, FRANKLY, BUDDY," "WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOT LEFT IN HER." "I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, JIM." "AS LONG AS SHE FLOATS AND HER ENGINE RUNS," "I'LL PUT HER AT THE FRONT OF THE PACK." "SUPPER WAS GREAT." "THANKS AGAIN." "YOU'RE WELCOME." "GLAD YOU COULD COME." "GOOD LUCK WITH THE ATLAS." "SEE YOU TUESDAY?" "YEAH." "GREAT." "SEE YOU NEXT WEEK." "YOU BETCHA, BOSS." "DRIVE SAFELY." "THANKS." "Buddy:" "HEY, COME HERE." "HA HA HA!" "WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!" "Jim:" "HE'S A STICK OF DYNAMITE." "YEARS AGO I KNEW A GUY LIKE THAT." "WELL, LET'S SEE IF I CAN STILL TRY HERE." "OHH!" "OHH!" "IT'S NOT FUNNY." "I HURT MY BACK!" "Adult Mike:" "WITH A NEW DRIVER AND RESTORED BOAT," "THE MOOD IN THE TOWN WAS HIGH." "BUT THINGS WERE DIFFERENT WITH ME." "AND NONE OF THAT SEEMED TO MATTER ANYMORE." "TV Announcer:" "MAKING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE HERE IN DAYTON" "IS LIMITED-CLASS DRIVER BUDDY JOHNSON" "IN THE ATLAS VAN LINES BOAT." "ALTHOUGH HE'S DRIVING FOR ATLAS TODAY," "BUDDY WILL BE THE DRIVER FOR THE MADISON TEAM IN NEXT WEEK'S GOLD CUP RACE." "Woman:" "MADISON REGATTA TICKET OFFICE." "HEY, JIM." "WE GOT THE RACE ON." "GREAT, THANK YOU." "HI, HONEY." "HOW ARE YOU?" "HOW ARE THE TICKET SALES COMING ALONG?" "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "BIT OF AN UPSWING THIS WEEK," "BUT WE NEED A LOT OF WALK-UPS OR WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE." "THE FINAL HEAT'S STARTING." "Jim:" "THANK YOU." "THE BOATS CHARGING TOWARD THE STARTING LINE," "DECK TO DECK..." "COME ON, BUDDY." "BUDWEISER AND CAT'S PRIDE ON THE INSIDE..." "WHICH ONE IS HE?" "HE'S RIGHT THERE." "ON THE OUTSIDE." "HE'S RACING FOR ATLAS THIS WEEK." "...IS ON THE FAR OUTSIDE." "LET'S GO." "THEY HIT THE START, AND THE RACE" "AN ACCIDENT!" "MY GOD, AN ACCIDENT ON THE COURSE!" "IT'S THE ATLAS VAN LINES BOAT!" "THE ATLAS HAS FLIPPED ON THE COURSE!" "IT'S BUDDY JOHNSON'S BOAT!" "OH, GOD." "WHAT A TRAGIC ACCIDENT THIS WILL BE." "BUDDY JOHNSON, 22 YEARS OLD" "AND THE SPORT'S MOST PROMINENT UP-AND-COMING DRIVER" "FROM THE LIMITED CLASS, SEEN THERE ON THE STRETCHER" "LIFTING TO THAT HELICOPTER." "THE RESCUE TEAMS HERE ARE ON THE COURSE." "HIS YOUNG WIFE IS LOOKING ON." "OH, GOD, WHAT SHE MUST BE FEELING." "OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY." "Man on P.A.:" "AND MADISON MAKING HER MOVE NOW" "AS THEY HEAD DOWN THE STRAIGHTAWAY" "INTO THE BACKSTRETCH." "AND IT'S BUDWEISER STILL LEADING THE MISS MADISON," "FOLLOWED BY THE TOWNE CLUB, THE THRIFTWAY," "WITH ATLAS VAN LINES WAY BACK IN THE PACK." "AND LOOK AT THIS, FOLKS-- DAVY SNYDER IN THE TOWNE CLUB," "MAKING HIS MOVE, CHALLENGING HIS BEST FRIEND JIM McCORMICK." "HE'S RIGHT ON McCORMICK'S SHOULDER." "AND IT'S BUDWEISER AND MADISON GOING FOR THE SAME LANE." "GOING FOR THE SAME LANE, FOLKS!" "McCORMICK IS GONNA HAVE TO DROP BACK." "BUT NO, HE HITS THE GAS PEDAL!" "HE SPINS OUT!" "McCORMICK SPINS OUT 180 DEGREES!" "HERE COMES DAVY SNYDER WITH TOWNE CLUB." "FLIPS!" "NO!" "AND THERE'S TWO DRIVERS FACE DOWN IN THE WATER!" "BONNIE." "BONNIE." "WHAT?" "WHY DID I EVEN GO UP THERE?" "I KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING." "I OWE IT TO THEM, BONNIE." "WHO DO YOU OWE?" "THE TEAM, THE TOWN?" "WHO, BUDDY?" "BUDDY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS." "WHO, THEN?" "DAVY?" "YOU THINK DAVY WANTS YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND KILL YOURSELF?" "YOU DON'T OWE ANYONE." "FOR EIGHT YEARS" "I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT I WAS THINKING" "WHEN I WALKED AWAY FROM THAT COCKPIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON," "AND FOR EIGHT YEARS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM" "THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF EPPERSON OR DAVY'S CRASH OR YOU," "AND ALL ALONG I'VE KNOWN IT DIDN'T HAVE" "ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYBODY BUT ME." "NOW HOLD ON A SECOND." "MAYBE I DIDN'T HAVE THE GUTS TO KEEP RACING" "FOR THE SAME REASON THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAVE HERE." "THAT'S NOT FAIR." "I'M GONNA DO IT, BONNIE." "( engine sputters )" "HE STALLED IT." "( crowd complains )" "WE GOT ALL PRACTICE DAY TOMORROW NOW." "OH, LORDY." "WHAT?" "Tony:" "GOOD GRIEF." "THERE'S NO LOOKING BACK NOW." "LET'S GO." "I KEEP WAITING ON THE CABOOSE." "WAIT, YOU GUYS." "Man:" "ONE-BRAVO-DELTA, THIS IS CENTRAL STATION." "YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE." "McCORMICK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY BECOMING RIDICULOUS." "HARRY, HARRY, IT'S BONNIE." "WHAT'S WRONG?" "Woman:" "WELCOME TO MADISON, INDIANA, FOLKS, PROUD HOME" "OF THE MISS MADISON TEAM." "THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AS WE HOST THE GOLD CUP" "FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE TOWN'S HISTORY." "PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP AS YOU DISEMBARK." "AND DON'T FORGET TO BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR THE BIG RACE TOMORROW." "YOU CAN FIND THEM IN THE GOLD AND RED BOOTHS TO YOUR RIGHT." "ON BEHALF OF THE BELLE OF LOUISVILLE," "WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE IN MADISON." "HEY, HARRY!" "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?" "HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH?" "I SHOULD HAVE JUST MOVED MY BOAT UP HERE AND RETIRED." "I'D HAVE GOTTEN A HELL OF A LOT MORE FISHING IN, I'LL TELL YOU THAT." "DON'T WE CALL THAT DIRT, SON?" "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO RE-WASH EVERY ONE OF THESE." "OKAY." "NO, NO, NOT OKAY." "DO IT." "OKAY." "I MEAN..." "MR. VOLPI, IT'S A PLEASURE." "HELLO, SIR." "HOW ARE YOU?" "TONY STEINHARDT." "YOU CAN CALL ME HARRY, TONY." "YOU GOT IT." "I WAS GOING OVER THIS BLOWER ASSEMBLY." "I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT OFF," "YOU'RE GONNA WANNA RE-CHECK THE CLEARANCE ON THIS ONE." "WILL DO." "GOOD ATTITUDE." "I LIKE IT." "Harry:" "ROBERTO." "A FACE FROM THE PAST." "BEEN A LONG TIME, HARRY." "SURE HAS." "THAT'S LOOKING REAL GOOD." "DAMN RIGHT IT DOES." "THAT A BOY." "HARRY, ABOUT THE NITROUS SYSTEM" "NO, NO NITROUS NOW, SON." "IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION." "YOU'RE GONNA WANNA DISASSEMBLE THIS ENTIRE ENGINE" "WHILE I GO OUT AND FIND MYSELF SOMETHING TO EAT." "I'LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR OR TWO." "I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HEARD, HARRY, BUT THANKS." "I GOT A HUNCH YOU DO." "Harry:" "YOU KNOW THE FIRST THING THE BIG FISH" "TELL THE LITTLE BABY FISH?" ""DON'T EVER EAT ANYTHING HANGING ON A STRING OFF A DOCK."" "LET'S GO FISHING." "LET ME SEE YOU CAST." "THAT A BOY." "THE MAN CAN CAST." "HAVEN'T BEEN HELPING YOUR DAD OUT TOO MUCH LATELY, HAVE YOU?" "WHAT'S IT GONNA MATTER?" "PEOPLE WILL STILL LAUGH AT US." "PEOPLE?" "YOU MEAN THE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER TEAMS?" "IT WOULD BE NICE, WOULDN'T IT," "IF WE COULD CHANGE PLACES WITH OTHER PEOPLE." "YOU KNOW, KIND OF WAKE UP ONE DAY AND LIVE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE," "BIG HOUSE AND FANCY PARENTS." "THAT'D REALLY BE SWELL, WOULDN'T IT?" "WE WOULDN'T LOSE ANYMORE." "NO, AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK AT IT ANYMORE EITHER, WOULD YOU?" "NO." "DO YOU THINK YOUR DAD AND THE TEAM WOULD LIKE IT THAT WAY?" "THERE'S NOBODY THAT WORKS HARDER AT THIS GAME" "THAN THE BOYS IN THAT GARAGE." "THEN WE SHOULD BE WINNING." "WELL, YES, SIR, I GUESS WE SHOULD." "BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, A POCKETFUL OF MONEY" "WILL WHOOP THE PANTS OUT OF PLAIN OLD HARD WORK." "YOU GOT SOMETHING." "PULL ON HER." "THAT A BOY." "YOU'RE A FISHERMAN!" "YOU'RE A FISHERMAN!" "Man on Radio:" "IT'S 10:48, WMAD." "TEN HOURS TO GO BEFORE OUR OWN JIM McCORMICK" "CLIMBS IN THE MISS MADISON TO RACE FOR THE GOLD CUP." "HEY, JIM." "YEAH?" "YOU WANNA GO OUT TO MY TRUCK AND GET THE SOCKET WRENCH?" "SURE." "WAIT A MINUTE." "YOUR TRUCK?" "YOU DIDN'T DRIVE YOUR TRUCK." "IF YOU WEREN'T SO DAMN TIRED," "YOU'D HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT BEFORE YOU EVEN WENT OUT THERE." "COME ON, HARRY, YOU'RE SHORT-HANDED AS IT IS." "WE GOT TEN HOURS TO GET THAT ENGINE RUNNING RIGHT." "GO TO SLEEP!" "ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING." "I GOT THAT BREATHER HOSE OFF THE ACCESSORY HOUSING." "SO WHERE DO WE GO NEXT, DO YOU THINK?" "NEXT PAGE." "( pounding on door )" "McCORMICK, I TOLD YOU TO GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP." "HEY, JIMBO!" "BIG DAY FOR YOU TOMORROW." "BIG DAY FOR ALL OF US." "LISTEN, JIMMY, DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE RACE." "JUST COAX HER THROUGH A COUPLE OF LAPS, WE'LL ALL BE PROUD." "SEE YOU TOMORROW." "Harry:" "I SEE WHY THIS NITROUS SYSTEM AIN'T GONNA WORK." "YOUR MOTOR JUST PLUMB WORE OUT." "HALF THESE PARTS ARE SHOT." "Mike:" "MAYBE WE SHOULD GET SOME NEW ONES." "THERE AREN'T MANY WORLD WAR II AIRPLANE ENGINES" "AVAILABLE IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AT THIS HOUR." "MAYBE WE OUGHT TO DRIVE TO COLUMBUS AND STEAL THE ENGINE" "FROM THAT OLD FIGHTER PLANE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL." "NOW HOLD ON A SECOND HERE." "I'LL DO IT." "I'M IN." "FELLAS, EVEN IF THERE IS STILL AN ENGINE IN IT," "WHICH THERE PROBABLY ISN'T," "WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PLANE ON DISPLAY" "DOWN IN FRONT OF THEIR CITY HALL" "AS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE COUNTY JAIL." "I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH LEFT HERE TO DISCUSS." "DO YOU?" "WE CAN TAKE MY TRUCK." "WAIT, I WAS JUST KIDDING." "PLEASE DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT." "YOU WANNA DO OLD HARRY A FAVOR?" "GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP." "I NEED YOU IN THE MORNING TO BE SHARP." "( truck engine starts )" "MAYBE WE SHOULD COME BACK TOMORROW AROUND NOON." "WON'T BE AS BRIGHT." "HERE." "NO, LET ME HAVE THAT." "WE'RE ON IT." "OKAY." "WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?" "IT'S THE TACK DRIVE." "YOU GOT IT?" "I CAN'T GET IN THERE." "IF WE JUST..." "HAD SOMEBODY WITH SMALLER..." "HANDS?" "Tony:" "WELL, I'LL BE." "GO GET 'EM, JIMMY." "Girl:" "IT'S JUST LIKE IN HUCKLEBERRY FINN." "LOOK AT THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THOSE STACKS!" "THAT'S NOT SMOKE, THAT'S STEAM." "Girl:" "WOW!" "HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON IT?" "SURE, LOADS OF TIMES." "THEY'RE GIVING RIDES ALL DAY." "I CAN GET YOU ON IF YOU WANT." "COOL!" "LET'S GO." "WAIT!" "MY DAD SAID WE COULD WATCH TV" "IN HIS NEW MOTOR HOME." "GUYS?" "HEY, JIM!" "JIM, I HEAR YOU GUYS ONLY SOLD 30,000 TICKETS." "WELL, GEORGE, WE'RE COUNTING ON A FEW WALK-UPS." "WHAT IS ABC GONNA SAY WHEN THEY SEE A HALF-EMPTY SHORELINE?" "I SUPPOSE WE'LL FIND OUT." "I KNEW THIS WAS A MISTAKE." "WHO'D EVER WANT TO COME TO THIS PLACE?" "( Wide World of Sports theme music plays )" "Keith Jackson:" "THE BANKS OF THE OHIO RIVER" "AS IT FLOWS BY THE CITY OF MADISON, INDIANA," "POPULATION ABOUT 13,000 ON A SOFT SUMMER DAY." "IT'S THE SETTING TODAY WITH ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE" "TO WATCH THE GOLD CUP RACE FOR UNLIMITED HYDROPLANES." "IT'S AN AMERICAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL" "WHERE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS" "HAVE COME TO ENJOY THEMSELVES AND JUST HAVE SOME FUN." "HELLO, I'M KEITH JACKSON," "AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE TODAY ON ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS" "WHAT WE CALL THE THUNDERBOATS" "THE UNLIMITED HYDROPLANES," "THE POWERHOUSES OF BOAT RACING, RUN FOR THE GOLD CUP." "THIS IS THE GRAND PRIX FOR THE UNLIMITED HYDROPLANES." "THIS IS THE ONE THAT EVERY MAN IN BOAT RACING STRIVES TO WIN" "AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER BECAUSE THIS IS THE TOP PRIZE." "THE BOATS ARE NOW MOVING ONTO THE COURSE." "AS YOU FANS KNOW, THE RACE IS SET UP ON A POINT SYSTEM." "THEY'LL RUN FIVE HEATS TODAY," "AND THE FIVE BOATS WITH THE MOST POINTS" "WILL ADVANCE TO THE WINNER-TAKE-ALL FINAL." "THE HEAVY FAVORITE TODAY IS RICK WINSTON IN MISS BUDWEISER." "HE'S GUNNING FOR HIS THIRD STRAIGHT GOLD CUP TROPHY," "AND HE'S PILOTED HIS BOAT TO FOUR WINS" "IN FIVE RACES SO FAR THIS YEAR." "COMING DOWN THE STRAIGHTAWAY," "IT'S DECK TO DECK ACROSS THE FIELD," "ALL FIVE BOATS EVEN." "IT LOOKS LIKE CAT'S PRIDE WILL HOLD THE INSIDE LANE." "THE LEADER, CAT'S PRIDE," "SPINNING OUT IN TURN TWO AND STALLS." "AND HERE'S MISS MADISON COMING OUT OF THE PACK" "AND TAKING THE LEAD." "JIM McCORMICK, IN HIS FIRST RACE IN EIGHT YEARS," "HAS TAKEN THE LEAD." "AND HERE COMES RICK WINSTON IN THE BUDWEISER." "HERE'S THE BUDWEISER" "CUTTING IN FRONT OF THE MADISON, TAKING THE INSIDE LANE." "JIM McCORMICK IS CAUGHT IN THE BUD'S ROOSTER TAIL." "HEY, NOW THAT'S A WASH-DOWN!" "BOY, RICK WINSTON WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO A PENALTY ON THAT MOVE." "NOW McCORMICK HAS MORE TROUBLE." "HERE COMES THE ATLAS." "NO!" "NOW THE NOTRE DAME IS AFTER HIM." "THIS IS CRITICAL." "THE WINNER OF THIS DUEL TAKES THIRD PLACE" "AND GETS ENOUGH POINTS TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT HEAT." "COMING TO THE FINISH LINE, IT'S BUDWEISER, IT'S ATLAS..." "MADISON TAKING THIRD," "ADVANCING TO THE NEXT HEAT." "AND THE HOME FOLKS ARE LOVING IT!" "Jim:" "WINSTON!" "THAT WASH-DOWN WAS NO ACCIDENT, AND YOU KNOW IT!" "Tony:" "JIMMY, COME ON NOW, HE'S NOT WORTH IT." "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, McCORMICK--THAT'S RACING." "I'M GONNA SHOW YOU RACING!" "LET IT GO!" "STAY FOCUSED!" "Jackson:" "A PREVIOUS HEAT HAD TO BE STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER THE START" "BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE FIRST TURN." "THE HALLMARK HOMES BOAT SANK." "IT'S NOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OHIO RIVER." "WE'LL BE BACK FOR THE RUNNING OF THE NEXT HEAT IN JUST A MOMENT." "SECOND OR THIRD IN THIS HEAT PUTS US IN THE FINAL." "WELL, THEN I'M REALLY GONNA HAVE TO PUSH HER." "NO, 3,700 RPMs" "THAT'S ALL THIS OLD THING HAS IN HER." "HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BEAT THESE GUYS AT THREE-QUARTERS THROTTLE?" "YOU'RE THE DRIVER." "FIGURE IT OUT." "Jackson:" "AS THE HEAT GETS UNDERWAY," "MISS MADISON HAS A BIG PROBLEM," "FALLING WELL OFF THE PACE." "COME ON, DAD, PICK IT UP." "Jackson:" "MISS MADISON IS LAGGING WAY BEHIND THE OTHER LEADERS," "ALMOST A HALF LAP." "SOMETHING'S GOTTA BE WRONG." "RIGHT ON IT." "UP AT THE FRONT, PAY 'N PAK COMING HARD, TAKING THE LEAD." "BUT LOOK, THERE'S A PUFF OF SMOKE." "THAT'S A BLOWN ENGINE, NO QUESTION." "PAY 'N PAK'S GONE, COASTING OFF THE COURSE." "WITH THE PAY 'N PAK OUT, THIRD IS ALL WE NEED." "WE'RE IN THE FINAL HEAT." "WE ARE IN, GUYS." "WE'RE IN, HARRY!" "JUST HOPE THAT HE CAN HOLD TOGETHER AND FINISH, SON." "Jackson:" "THIS COULD BE THE MIRACLE THE MADISON TEAM WAS HOPING FOR," "BUT MADISON'S GOT TROUBLE-- THEY ARE DOWN ON POWER." "IT'S A STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW." "JUST HOLD TOGETHER AND FINISH." "COME ON, BABY!" "Jackson:" "HERE COMES MADISON," "SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE NOW." "WILL SHE MAKE IT?" "CAN SHE MAKE IT?" "COME ON, JIM!" "COME ON!" "THE CHECKERED FLAG." "McCORMICK'S DONE IT," "AND MADISON IS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT." "CONGRATULATIONS ON PUTTING THE MISS MADISON" "IN THE FINAL HEAT OF A GOLD CUP RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER." "WELL, THANK YOU." "THE GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING AWFULLY HARD," "AND IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THEM THAT WE'RE IN IT." "THE BUDWEISER AND THE ATLAS ARE THE HEAVY FAVORITES." "YOU'VE RUN AGAINST THEM BOTH TODAY." "WHO DO YOU GIVE THE EDGE TO?" "WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE A SAY IN THAT." "IS THE MADISON'S STRATEGY TO SIMPLY STAY OUT OF THE WAY" "AND HOPE TO BE RUNNING AT THE FINISH?" "HELL, NO." "WE'RE OUT THERE TO WIN JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE." "THAT'S THE SPIRIT, JIM." "ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, LET'S GO GET SET UP IN THE BUDWEISER PIT." "Harry:" "SHIT." "I GOTTA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS FINAL." "I DON'T WANNA GO HOME EARLY." "I DON'T KNOW, JIMMY, IT'S" "YOU HEARD ME, HARRY." "WE'RE NOT JUST SHOWING UP TODAY." "YOU'RE DRIVING A STICK OF DYNAMITE." "WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE?" "WANNA GO GET YOUR DRILL BIT BOX?" "( hissing sound )" "Tony:" "HARRY, ISN'T THAT ONE AWFUL BIG FOR THE NITROUS?" "WAIT, JIM, NO." "THIS IS MY DECISION, GUYS." "WE'RE GONNA GO OR WE'RE GONNA BLOW." "LISTEN TO ME." "THAT WHITE BUTTON" "ONLY PUSH THAT IF YOU'RE STILL RACING." "YOU GOT ME?" "OKAY." "OUGHT TO CALL HER THE MISS HINDENBURG." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "HOW ABOUT I MEET YOU ON THIS SPOT IN 15 MINUTES?" "EASY NOW." "I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE ALL SMUDGED UP FOR THE TV CAMERAS." "WE'RE GONNA WIN." "WE'RE GONNA WIN." "FOR ALL OF US." "Harry:" "HEY, JIM." "Jim:" "I GOTTA GO." "LET'S DO IT." "GOTTA GO." "HEY, HARRY." "HARRY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "HE'S GONNA BE FINE." "COME ON UP." "Keith Jackson:" "HERE THEY COME!" "IT'S A GOOD START." "Jackson:" "OUT OF THE FOURTH CORNER," "MISS BUDWEISER EXTENDING HER LEAD." "COMING DOWN THE FRONT STRETCH." "APPEARS TO BE BREAKING AWAY FROM THE PACK." "THIS COULD BE A RUNAWAY, FOLKS." "MADISON PASSING THE NOTRE DAME!" "NOW HE'S GOT THE SECOND-PLACE BOAT, CAT'S PRIDE, IN HIS SIGHTS." "TURN TWO, AND THE MADISON NOW TRAILS ONLY THE BUDWEISER." "IT'S JUST YOU NOW, SON." "YOU'RE ALL ALONE OUT THERE." "UNDER THE WHITE FLAG." "ONE LAP TO GO." "YOU GOT IT, BIG GUY." "HOLD HIM BACK." "Jackson:" "RICK WINSTON HAS GOTTA FEEL JIM McCORMICK" "ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK." "I MEAN, IT'S DEAD EVEN." "YOU GIVE HIM HELL, JIM McCORMICK!" "THEY'RE COMING DOWN THE STRAIGHTAWAY TOWARD THE CHECKERED FLAG" "JUST A HALF A LAP AWAY." "GO, GO, GO!" "NOW!" "Jackson:" "LOOK AT THIS." "LOOK AT THIS!" "HE MAY CATCH HIM." "HE MAY CATCH HIM!" "COME ON!" "COME ON, JIM." "COME ON!" "Jackson:" "HE GOT HIM!" "IT'S THE MADISON AT THE FINISH LINE!" "MADISON..." "HAS WON." "MISS MADISON HAS WON THE GOLD CUP." "WAY TO GO, DAD!" "YEAH!" "WHOO!" "Woman:" "HE DID IT." "Tony:" "WE DID IT!" "WE DID IT!" "JIMMY, CONGRATULATIONS." "YOU NEVER WON ONE BEFORE," "AND YOU WON THE BIG ONE IN FRONT OF THE HOME FOLKS." "WELL, WE REALLY WANTED IT." "YOU GUYS WERE JUST SITTING THERE QUIETLY," "WATCHING EVERYBODY WALK AWAY," "AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT." "WE WERE GONNA GO OR WE WERE GONNA BLOW, KEITH." "GOD, I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND THIS TOWN." "GOD BLESS YOU." "THANKS, JIM." "HERE COMES HIS WIFE BONNIE." "HOW ABOUT THAT, HONEY?" "TAKE A LOOK OVER HERE." "Boy:" "MR. McCORMICK, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?" "A GREAT HONOR TO PRESENT THE 1971 GOLD CUP AWARD" "TO MR. JIM McCORMICK AND THE MISS MADISON TEAM." "Adult Mike:" "THE CITIZENS OF MADISON KEPT THEIR SPOT ON THE RACING CIRCUIT," "AND NOW IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TOURIST TOWNS IN THE MIDWEST." "THE MISS MADISON TEAM IS STILL RACING ON THE UNLIMITED CIRCUIT," "ALTHOUGH THEY HAVEN'T WON A RACE SINCE 1973." "MY FATHER ONCE SAID THAT ONLY SOMEONE WHO HAD RACED COMPETITIVELY" "COULD UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY MEN" "HAD GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO THE SPORT OF BOAT RACING." "MY FATHER CONTINUED RACING UNTIL 1975," "WHEN AN ACCIDENT FORCED HIM TO RETIRE FROM THE CIRCUIT ALTOGETHER." "HE REMAINED A FIXTURE IN THE SPORT AND IN MADISON" "UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1996." "THAT FOLLOWING SUMMER, I BEGAN RACING ON THE UNLIMITED CIRCUIT." "I DEDICATE EACH RACE TO HIS MEMORY." "( "Glory Bound" by The Grass Roots plays )" "¶ ALL THE SUN ON THE OUTSIDE ¶" "¶ DOESN'T TOUCH WHAT I FEEL WITHIN ¶" "¶ WHEN I'VE GOT YOU BESIDE ME ¶" "¶ I'M REACHIN' OUT FOR THE RAINBOW'S END ¶" "¶ YOU GET TO ME AND GIVE ME A FEELIN' ¶" "¶ THAT'S COMIN' ON, GETTIN' STRONGER AND STRONGER ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ TO THAT EVERLASTIN' FEELIN' ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ LORD, I AIN'T NEVER, NEVER COMIN' DOWN ¶" "¶ OH, NO ¶" "¶ IT'S 5:00 IN THE MORNIN' ¶" "¶ I'M LOOKIN' OUT ON A SKY OF GRAY ¶" "¶ I DON'T CARE, LET THE RAINS COME ¶" "¶ IF I'M WITH YOU, IT'S A SUNNY DAY ¶" "¶ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO CLOSE TO HEAVEN ¶" "¶ WHENEVER I'M BESIDE YOU ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ TO THAT EVERLASTIN' FEELIN' ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ LORD, I AIN'T NEVER, NEVER COMIN' DOWN ¶" "¶ MMM ¶" "¶ I NEED THE COMFORT I SEE IN YOUR SMILE ¶" "¶ I NEED THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND ¶" "¶ HEY, HEY, HEY ¶" "¶ COME ON AND BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME, GIRL ¶" "¶ DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN?" "¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ TO THAT EVERLASTIN' FEELIN' ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ LORD, I AIN'T NEVER, NEVER, NEVER COMIN' DOWN ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ TO THAT EVERLASTIN' FEELIN' ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶" "¶ I AIN'T NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER COMIN' DOWN ¶" "¶ GLORY BOUND ¶¶" "( "Roll Like Thunder" begins )" "¶ I SAW YOU, BABY ¶" "¶ YOU'RE JUST LIKE A VISION STANDING ¶" "¶ UNDERNEATH THE WILLOW TREE ¶" "¶ GIRLS HANGING ¶" "¶ EVERY TIME YOUR EARRINGS JANGLE ¶" "¶ IT SOUNDED LIKE A SYMPHONY ¶" "¶ A STORM IS BREWING NOW FROM DOWN SOUTH ¶" "¶ THE WEATHERVANE IS BLOWING OFF THE HOUSE ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW WE'LL ROLL LIKE THUNDER ¶" "¶ ALL ALONE, JUST YOU AND ME ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ I CAN'T HOLD ON FOR TOO MUCH LONGER ¶" "¶ HERE AND NOW IT'S GOTTA BE ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW I DO BELIEVE ¶" "¶ THAT YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU AND ME ¶" "¶ ARE GONNA ROLL LIKE THUNDER ¶" "¶ AW, BABY ¶" "¶ YOU AND ME, TONIGHT WE'RE ACHING ¶" "¶ FOR SOMETHING CRAZY WE CAN DO ¶" "¶ I WANT TO WALK THE WILD SIDE ¶" "¶ THEN OUR LOVE WILL MAKE IT ALL RIGHT ¶" "¶ COME ON, GIRL, KICK OFF YOUR SHOES ¶" "¶ A STORM IS BREWING NOW FROM DOWN SOUTH ¶" "¶ THE WEATHERVANE IS BLOWING OFF THE HOUSE ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW WE'LL ROLL LIKE THUNDER ¶" "¶ ALL ALONE, JUST YOU AND ME ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ I CAN'T HOLD OUT FOR TOO MUCH LONGER ¶" "¶ HERE AND NOW IT'S GOTTA BE ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW I DO BELIEVE ¶" "¶ THAT YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU AND ME ¶" "¶ ARE GONNA ROLL LIKE THUNDER ¶" "¶ LATE AT NIGHT, BY CANDLELIGHT ¶" "¶ WE'LL LAY OUT DREAMS IN BLACK AND WHITE ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW WE'LL ROLL LIKE THUNDER ¶" "¶ ALL ALONE, JUST YOU AND ME ¶" "¶ SO COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ I CAN'T HOLD ON FOR TOO MUCH LONGER ¶" "¶ HERE AND NOW IT'S GOTTA BE ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW WE'LL ROLL LIKE THUNDER ¶" "¶ ALL ALONE, JUST YOU AND ME ¶" "¶ COME ON, BABY ¶" "¶ CAN'T HOLD ON FOR TOO MUCH LONGER ¶" "¶ HERE AND NOW IT'S GOTTA BE ¶" "¶ GIRL, YOU KNOW, I DO BELIEVE ¶" "¶ THAT YOU, YOU, YOU AND ME... ¶¶"