Madso's War

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Madso's War
Directed by Walter Hill (as "Rob Marcus")
Screenplay by Christopher Bertolini
Produced byexecutive
Dana White
Tom Lynch
Production
company
Distributed by MGM Television
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
85 mins
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Madso's War is a 2010 American film directed by Walter Hill and produced by Spike TV. It was originally created as a two-hour pilot for a television series. [1]

Contents

Premise

After the boss of Boston's Irish mob leaves town, a low-level gangster, Madso, gathers a group of petty crooks to seize control of the streets.

Cast

Production

The film was based on an idea by executive producer Dana White, best known for his association with Ultimate Fighting Championship, who had lived in Boston and wanted to tell a story about the Irish mafia gang of Whitey Bulger. [2] He brought on Chris Bertolini to write the script and sold it to Spike. In an interview, White stated that he understood the audience to be "18- to 34-year-old males who are the ones watching Spike TV". He further stated, "We're going to push the limits on this show, like Nip/Tuck and The Shield — violence, sex, bad language. We're going to see how big Spike's balls are on this one." [3]

Filming took place in Boston in late 2008. [4] The working title was The War of '04. [2]

Walter Hill, who had directed the film, had his name taken off the movie and was credited as "Rob Marcus". Hill's biographer calls the film "unfocused and chaotic." [5]

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References

  1. Andree, Nellie; Nordyke, Kimberly (10 November 2008). "Thiessen, Marsden take on pilot duties". Hollywood Reporter.
  2. 1 2 "Mob scene in Southie". The Boston Globe . 3 December 2008. p. 34.
  3. Nordyke, Kimberly (7 October 2008). "UFC boss sets mob drama at Spike". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. "Apology, of sorts". The Boston Globe . 4 April 2009. p. B12.
  5. Brems, Brian (2022). The Films of Walter Hill: Another Time, Another Place. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 247. ISBN   978-1-6669-1529-7.