Waking Madison
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| Directed by | Katherine Brooks |
| Produced by | Megan Ellison Jonah Hirsch Ted Schipper |
| Written by | Katherine Brooks |
| Starring | Sarah Roemer Elisabeth Shue Taryn Manning Frances Conroy Will Patton Erin Kelly |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Waking Madison, (originally titled Mad World), is an independent drama/thriller film written and directed by Katherine Brooks and starring Sarah Roemer and Elisabeth Shue.
The film was screened for the first time at the Newport Beach Film Festival, in Costa Mesa, California, on May 2, 2011. The film was released straight-to-DVD on July 12, 2011.
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[edit] Plot
Madison (Sarah Roemer) is a phone sex operator living in New Orleans. When a series of events leaves her suicidal and desperate, she locks herself away in her apartment for 30 days. Using a video camera to document herself like a visual journal, Madison vows that if she does not have the answer to her questions and feel more at peace with her life, she will kill herself on the 30th day.
[edit] Cast
- Sarah Roemer as Madison, a young woman who's determined to find a cure for her mental illness[1][2]
- Elisabeth Shue as her doctor[2]
- Taryn Manning as Margaret, a fellow mental patient[2]
- Erin Kelly as Grace, a fellow mental patient [2]
- Frances Conroy as Dolly, Madison's mother[2]
- Will Patton as Madison's father[2]
- Imogen Poots as Alexis
[edit] Production
Filming took place in New Orleans starting on November 5, 2007.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Dave McNary (2007-10-16). "Roemer, Shue join 'Madison'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974176.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=waking+madison. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g Monika Bartyzel (2007-11-05). "Frances Conroy and Will Patton Will Also Be 'Waking Madison'". Cinematical. http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/05/frances-conroy-and-will-patton-will-also-be-waking-madison/. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
