Was Ben Aronoff a Real Person?

It is based on Arthur J. Harris's book of the same name about the life of Donald Aronow, fictionalized as "Ben Aronoff".

Who was Benjamin Aronoff?

He launched Magnum Marine in Florida in 1966 and created the Cigarette, Donzi, Formula and Cary speedboats. His boats went on to win a whopping 350 offshore races and Aronow himself was a two-time world champion and three-time U.S. champion of offshore racing.

What happened Ben Aronoff's son?

Aronoff's son Andy is paralyzed in a car accident, Aronoff cheats on his wife (in cringe-worthy love scenes), and then those family members simply disappear from the film altogether, never to be heard from or mentioned again.

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