Main Cast: Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Stellan Skarsgård, Rebecca Miller, Ned Vaughn, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson
Release Year: 1992
Country: JP/US
Run Time: 123 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Wind is set in the world of competitive yacht racing, where a young sailor (Matthew Modine) is intent on winning the America's Cup, as well as regaining the affections of his ex-girlfriend (Jennifer Grey). As the film opens, Modine chooses to race the America's Cup instead of staying with Grey. She leaves him and his team loses the race, leaving him devastated. Modine tracks Grey down, finding her with a new boyfriend, who happens to be an engineer. He persuades her and her new boyfriend to help him build a new yacht, which he plans on using in his pursuit to regain the America's Cup. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Elmer Ahlwardt - Sarge; Billy Bates - Cat; Jay Brown - Hook; Bill Buell - Danny; Ron Colbin - Ted; Saylor Creswell - Butler; Tom Darling - Otis; Bruce Epke - Sheik; Tom Fervoy - Jeff; Michael Higgins - Artemus; Ken Kensei - Swami; Sean Leonard - Mooney; Matt Malloy - Lyle; Mark McTeigue - Mac; Peter Montgomery - TV Commentator; Ron Palillo - Tony; James Rebhorn - George; John Sangmeister - Skye; Kim Sheridan - Rubsey; Stewart Silvestri - Tuck; Mark Walsh - Spider; Linda Phillips-Palo; Mark Richards - Bruno
Credit
Betsy Pollock - Associate Producer, Marit Allen - Costume Designer, Carroll Ballard - Director, Michael Chandler - Editor, Francis Ford Coppola - Executive Producer, Basil Poledouris - Composer (Music Score), Roger Crandall - Production Designer, Lawrence Eastwood - Production Designer, Paul W. Gorfine - Production Designer, John Toll - Cinematographer, Fred Fuchs - Producer, Tom Luddy - Producer, Mata Yamamoto - Producer, Rudolph Wurlitzer - Screenwriter, Jeff Benjamin - Screenwriter, Larry Gross - Screenwriter, Mac Gudgeon - Screenwriter, Alan Splet - Supervising Sound Editor, Roger Vaughan - Short Story Author, Howard Chelsey - Short Story Author, Kimball Livingston - Short Story Author
The film is centered on the America's Cup series of yachting races and uses them as a backdrop for both an action/adventure and a romantic storyline. It is inspired by real events, starting from the loss of the 1983 America's Cup through the events of the 1987 America's Cup. Several of the 12-metre class yachts that participated in the Cup races were repainted and used in the movie.
America II US 46 and American Eagle US 21 were the primary 12 meter yachts used in the filming of the movie. Intrepid US 22 and America II US 42 were also used.
