Interview with Michael Madsen
Playing the bad guy
In The Boarding Gate Asia Argento is Sandra, a sexy ex-prostitute who hooks up again with a debt-ridden ex-love (Michael Madsen). Mixeed signals incite the former lovers to give another go, but remaking an old romance isn't on Sandra's agenda. After a steamy S&M encounter, ends in violence she flees to Hong Kong in search of a fresh start. She soon becomes involved with an attractive young couple. Lester (Carl Ng) an Sue (Kelly Lin), who promise to help her obtain papers and money. But nothing turns out as expected for Sandra, whose feelings and intentions remain a mystery until the end, as she is drawn deeper and deeper into a sordid game of manipulation.
Michael Madsen played the evil Budd in both "volumes" of Tarantino's opus
Kill Bill. His other recent credits include David Zucker's
Scary Movie 4, Uwe Boll's
Bloodrayne, Frank Miller's
Sin City, Jan Kounen's
Blueberry and Lee Tamahori's
Die Another Day. Acclaimed performances as deranged killer in John Dahl's
Kill Me Again (1989) and then as Susan Sarandon's rough-edged boyfriend in Ridley Scott's
Thelma and Louise (1991) led to Michael's breakthrough performance as the sadistic jewel thief Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 hit
Reservoir Dogs.
Born in Chicago, Madsen began his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He was soon cast in a variety of supporting roles in movies such as
Wargames, The Natural, Free Willy, Mulholland Falls, Species, Donnie Brasco and Wyatt Earp. In addition to his film work, Madsen has contributed voice work to some of the biggest-selling video games, Grand Theft Auto 3, Driver 3, Yakuza, True Crime: Streets of LA and Reservoir Dogs. He was also the voice of Maugrim the wolf , captain of the White Witch's secret police, in
The Chronicles ...
Michael Madsen played the evil Budd in both "volumes" of Tarantino's opus
Kill Bill. His other recent credits include David Zucker's
Scary Movie 4, Uwe Boll's
Bloodrayne, Frank Miller's
Sin City, Jan Kounen's
Blueberry and Lee Tamahori's
Die Another Day. Acclaimed performances as deranged killer in John Dahl's
Kill Me Again (1989) and then as Susan Sarandon's rough-edged boyfriend in Ridley Scott's
Thelma and Louise (1991) led to Michael's breakthrough performance as the sadistic jewel thief Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 hit
Reservoir Dogs.
Born in Chicago, Madsen began his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He was soon cast in a variety of supporting roles in movies such as
Wargames, The Natural, Free Willy, Mulholland Falls, Species, Donnie Brasco and Wyatt Earp. In addition to his film work, Madsen has contributed voice work to some of the biggest-selling video games, Grand Theft Auto 3, Driver 3, Yakuza, True Crime: Streets of LA and Reservoir Dogs. He was also the voice of Maugrim the wolf , captain of the White Witch's secret police, in
The Chronicles of Narnia. Michael will next be seen in Jon Keeye's
Living and Dying, Mark Young's
Tooth and Nail, Mark Mahon's
Strength and Honour, Robby Henson's
House, Raul Inglis'
Vice and Quentin Tarantino's
Inglorious Bastards, Bishop's
Hell Ride and Rodriguez & Miller's sequel
Sin City 2.
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