| The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Anthony Hopkins |
Burt Munro
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| Saginaw Grant |
Jake
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| Diane Ladd |
Ada
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| Walton Goggins |
Marty Dickerson
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| Christopher Lawford |
Jim
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| William Lucking |
Rolly Free
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| Aaron Murphy |
Tom
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| Laurel Moglen |
Ali
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| Paul Rodriguez |
Fernando
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| Jessica Cauffiel |
Wendy
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| Bruce Greenwood |
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| Aaron Murphy (II) |
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| Plot |
| A movie that exudes affection and goodwill, The World's Fastest Indian is an unabashed mash note to a lovely character from New Zealand's recent past. Burt Munro, played by Anthony Hopkins, is a cantankerous Kiwi with an obsession: he's been tinkering with his 1920s-era Indian brand motorcycle for years, pushing it to ever-faster speeds. It's the 1960s, and Burt has the utterly mad idea of taking the bike to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, site of world records for speed racing. The movie takes a while to get to the journey--and then the journey takes a while--but the genial atmosphere prevails. (People of a certain age, for whom the word "Bonneville" evokes pleasant associations with hotrods and world-speed records, will not be disappointed in the film's location shooting, or its sense of awe.) Hopkins is not quite on-the-money casting for the jovial, happy-go-lucky Munro, and his accent wavers, but he nails the emotional scenes and the fascination with speed. Smaller bits are well-filled by Diane Ladd and Christopher Lawford (son of Peter), who looks uncannily of the era. New Zealand director Roger Donaldson doesn't take any chances here, but the story clearly means something to him, and that sense of commitment carries the film through its sleepier moments. --Robert Horton |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adventure; Biography; Drama; Sport |
| Director |
Roger Donaldson |
| Producer |
Roger Donaldson; Gary Hannam |
| Writer |
Roger Donaldson |
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| Studio |
Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| Country |
New Zealand
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
127 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
12/7/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
644 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
6/19/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.78:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
876964000260 |
| Release Date |
6/13/2006 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Southland: Burt's Hometown of Invercargill
The Making of "The World's Fastest Indian"
Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Roger Donaldson
Deleted Scenes
Bonus Film: Offerings to the God of Speed
Original 1971 documentary featuring historical footage of the real Burt Munro (Also directed by Roger Donaldson). |
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