Wind (1992)

Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back.

Director:

Carroll Ballard

Writers:

Jeff Benjamin (story), Roger Vaughan (story),

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Modine	...	Will Parker
Jennifer Grey	...	Kate Bass
Cliff Robertson	...	Morgan Weld
Jack Thompson	...	Jack Neville
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Joe Heiser
Rebecca Miller	...	Abigail Weld
Ned Vaughn	...	Charley Moore
Peter Montgomery	...	T.V. Commentator
Elmer Ahlwardt	...	Sarge
Saylor Creswell	...	Butler
James Rebhorn	...	George
Michael Higgins	...	Artemus
Ron Colbin	...	Ted
Ken Kensei	...	Swami
Bill Buell	...	Danny

Storyline

Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back.

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Plot Keywords:

sailing | sea | independent film

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anemos

Filming Locations:

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Box Office

Gross:

$5,519,569 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The television commentator who calls the two America's Cup matches and the International 14 Championships is Peter Montgomery, famous in the yachting world as the Voice of the America's Cup. Montgomery is an actual yachting commentator for all major yachting events around the world, as well as a well known broadcaster in New Zealand who covers all the yachting events as well as a good deal of Rugby and Cricket.

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Goofs

The final race ended with both boats on tack. The 1987 America's Cup race that the movie was based on ended on a downwind run and both boats would have had full spinnaker sets up.

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Quotes

Joe: Well, don't worry about it. I mean, what could happen? Of course, my design could have a few flaws. And after a few weeks, Will and I discover we hate each other. Abigail proves to be the flake of the century; she can't raise a dime. A giant sandstorm comes along, knocks this place over, we go broke, the IRS throws us in jail. The State Department wants to throw me out of the country. But I fool them: in jail, I catch pneumonia and die.

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Connections

Referenced in Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Madame Butterfly"
Written by Giacomo Puccini
Sung by Veronika Kincses (as Veronika Kincscs) and Peter Dvorský
Accompanied by Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara és Zenekara (as The Hungarian State Opera Chamber Chorus and Orchestra) (Giuseppe Patanè (as Guiseppe Patane),
Conductor)
Courtesy of Hungaroton Records and Qualiton Imports, Ltd.

User Reviews

For sailing enthusiasts.

Wind is a great look at the sport of competitive sailing and also contains a bit of insight into mechanical engineering and the process of design and development.

Matthew Modine is Will Parker, a good sailor who is slightly overconfident about his skills. He joins the crew for the America Cup, but his actions help to lose the nation's undefeated title to their tough Australian rivals. This was more than just a loss of the cup to the new world champions, but it also ended his relationship with girlfriend Kate Bass (Jennifer Grey) and sent the boat captain into a bout of depression.

But, Will Parker, with the next Cup race rolling around, Will Parker wants to reunite a team, and seeks the help of Kate and her new beau Joe (Stellan Skarsgård) to help him rebuild his confidence, his team, and a better boat. Will and his team challenge the Aussie's to defend their title for a second year.

Indeed, as another viewer wrote, the movie is rather long. But, the subject of the movie is really something different, and the photography is just beautiful as you get the first-person perspective of competitive sailing, and it really gives an appreciation of what all goes into the sport, even the traditions. Modine's character is a little annoying because he sometimes obnoxiously boasts his masculinity to Kate as though trying to show up her new boyfriend, Joe. It's worth catching if you can find it around.