Castle Rock “rednecks” Help Quadriplegic Get Back Into A Race Car — And Onto The Screen — At Denver Film Festival

Provided by Fast Forward FilmsFormer IndyCar racer Sam Schmidt behind the wheel of the modified Corvette Stingray that allows a qualified quadriplegic driver to ‘drive’ the vehicle in racetrack conditions. By Joanne Davidson, Special to The Denver Post This is a story about Dr. Scott Falci, a world-famous neurosurgeon who loves fast cars and sees no limits as to what technology can bring. It’s also a story about Sam Schmidt, who became a quadriplegic after crashing into a concrete wall at 200 miles per hour during a 2000 practice run at the Walt Disney World Speedway, breaking his neck and severely damaging his spinal cord. Prior to his accident, Schmidt had raced at four Indianapolis 500s, earned the title of IndyCar Rookie of the Year, and won the Las Vegas 500. And, it’s about “Reengineering Sam,” the movie that seven-time Emmy winner Brian Malone of Castle Rock made about the race car that Falci helped develop to enable Schmidt and other qualified quadriplegics to literally get back on track. “What this movie does,” Malone said, “is illustrate what is possible in giving people like Sam back many of the freedoms they thought they had lost forever.”Related Articles More winners ahead in second half of Denver Film Festival Denver Film Festival kicks off downtown with Emma Stone appearance Night at the Museums and more can’t-miss events for Denver Arts Week One critic’s viewing list for the Denver Film Festival Denver Film Festival offers the most exciting lineup in years After its Oct.