Kellie Madison | |
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| Born | Kellie Ann Halihan [1] |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Notable work | Dear Mr. Gacy Never Back Down: Revolt |
Kellie Madison is an American writer, producer, director and actress. Her passion for film derives from the stories she wants to tell "that inspire, entertain and move people." [3] Additionally, she is best known for being the executive producer and screenwriter of the Canadian drama thriller, Dear Mr. Gacy . Her production company, Madison Films, is run by Madison herself and associate producer Sherrie Adams with a focus on the development and production of various media projects. [4]
Madison began her career as an actress having minor roles in several films, such as 2000's Under the Bus and 2001's The Rest of Your Life. [5] In 2002, Madison realized her desire to move beyond acting and began to write, produce, and eventually direct films. [6]
One of Madison's first ventures in screenwriting took place when she wrote the screenplay for the aforementioned Dear Mr. Gacy , adapted from the Jason Moss' book, The Last Victim . [7] Additionally, she claimed to have grown up down the street from John Wayne Gacy in Chicago, Illinois. [8] Bearing the same name as her screenplay, the film about the serial killer was developed and produced with the assistance of Clark Peterson, the executive producer of Monster . [9] Unfortunately, Moss—who Madison was in negotiations with regarding the film—committed suicide during production, leaving Madison to re-negotiate with his widow. [10]
Sometime during the mid-2000s, Madison discovered that one of her close friends had obsessive-compulsive disorder, which enticed her to learn more about it via Replay Rewind Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Jeff Bell. [11] Based on her growing interest for awareness of the disorder, Madison wrote the screenplay for Machine Man, a film about the struggles of OCD. [12] Her primary reason for writing the screenplay was to educate audiences on a topic that she feels has not been properly addressed with a goal of removing the stigma associated with it. [11] Producer and actor Craig James Pietrowiak (International Screenwriter Association) had similar interests in the topic and joined Madison to support the creation of the film. [13] A Kickstarter campaign was put in place to raise $225,000 and fund the film, but only $12,903 was donated and the effort was ultimately unsuccessful. [14] As of today, it is unclear what production stage Machine Man is in and if it is still in development.
In 2011, Madison became involved with the Tomorrow/Bokra production team as a co-producer for the Arabic charity single. [15] [16]
In 2013, Madison was a finalist in the Project Imaginat10n film contest in which contestants created shorts films based on a selection of crowdsourced photographs, all of which were judged by Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard. [17] Her submission for the contest was The Caul, a short film that Madison wrote and directed about two twins born in the caul who gain supernatural abilities. [18] During the same year, Madison signed with Zero Gravity Management just after she began to work on Hotel 33, a mystery about the 1953 events surrounding the Grand Hotel in Williamsport, PA that Nicolas Cage was rumoured to be attached to. [19] [20] Like Machine Man, the fate of Hotel 33 remains unclear.
More recently, Madison worked with Ohio-based Big River Studios where she took on both writing and directing responsibilities for 2015's The Tank, her feature directorial debut about a failed Mars simulation trip. [21] [22] The thriller is planned to be distributed by Open Road Films. [2]
In 2021, Madison directed Never Back Down: Revolt , the fourth installment in the Never Back Down franchise.
She is currently based in Los Angeles, California, where her production company, Madison Films, is established. [23]
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Actress | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nenu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | [24] |
| 2004 | Rain Today | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | [25] |
| 2004 | Spoon Brother | No | Yes | No | No | [4] |
| 2005 | Falling | No | Yes | Executive | Yes | [26] |
| 2006 | Under | No | Yes | No | No | [4] |
| 2008 | The Line Up | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2008 | Box Castle | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | Slice of Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [27] |
| 2009 | Dogs of Drendon | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2010 | Star Struck | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [28] |
| 2010 | Bathtub Picnic | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [29] |
| 2013 | The Caul | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [30] |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | No | Yes | Yes | [7] |
| 2015 | The Tank | Yes | Yes | No | [31] |
| 2021 | Never Back Down: Revolt | Yes | No | No | [32] |
Trailer
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Machine Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | [4] [13] |
Other credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bratz: The Movie | Production Marketer | [4] | |
| 2007 | Alive N' Kickin' | Line Producer | TV movie | [33] |
| 2011 | Tomorrow/Bokra | Co-producer | Music video | [4] [16] |
| 2011 | The Abolition of Sex | Writer | [4] [23] | |
| 2011 | Hotel 33 | Writer | [4] [34] |
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Episode | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Scrubs | "My Buddy's Booty" | [38] |
| Freddie | "Mother of All Grandfathers" | [39] |
Video