Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/07/05 (LA/NY) 02/03/06 (Wide) Home Video 06/13/06 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference Running Time 2 hours 7 minutes Genre Drama Director/Writer Roger Donaldson Cast Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Lawford, Phoebe Falconer, Greg Johnson, Craig Hall, Lana Antonova, Chris Bruno, Jessica Cauffiel, Patrick Flueger, Walt Goggins, Joe Howard, William Lucking, Lauren Moglen, Scott Michael Morgan, Steve O'Neill, Chris Willaims Studio Magnolia Pictures |
THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN
SYNOPSIS
In the late 1960's, after a lifetime of
perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle,
Burt sets off from the bottom of the world,
Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his
bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
With all odds against him, Burt puts his
irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test,
braving the new world on a shoestring
budget. Burt's quest cluminates in an
unlikely conclusion and remain legendary
within the motorcycle community to this
day.
--© Magnolia Pictures
In the late 1960's, after a lifetime of
perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle,
Burt sets off from the bottom of the world,
Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his
bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
With all odds against him, Burt puts his
irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test,
braving the new world on a shoestring
budget. Burt's quest cluminates in an
unlikely conclusion and remain legendary
within the motorcycle community to this
day.
--© Magnolia Pictures
BRENDA AND DAVID
Anthony Hopkins plays Burt Monro in The World's Fastest Indian. He is in his 60's, lives in Invercargill,
New Zealand, take nitroglycerine for his heart condition, and spent years working on his 1920 Indian
motorcycle. Burt decides to take his Indian to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and take part in the annual
Speed Week. He has only $1,200 to his name, so he takes out a loan on his house and hops on a ship and
works his way to America as a cook. In Booneville, the drivers are sponsored by large companies, and
no one has ever seen a 1920 Indian motorcycle with a 60- year-old driver. Burt should have registered
weeks ago but the officials take pity on him and he is allowed to race. Burt reaches a speed of 201.85
mph even with the the muffler burning his leg. He set a record in the category of "streamlined
motorcyles under 1000cc" in 1967 that still stands today. What makes this film so endearing is the
performance by Hopkins. The World's Fastest Indian, directed and written by Roger Donaldson, is a
heartwarming and entertaining film that won't soon be forgotten.
Anthony Hopkins plays Burt Monro in The World's Fastest Indian. He is in his 60's, lives in Invercargill,
New Zealand, take nitroglycerine for his heart condition, and spent years working on his 1920 Indian
motorcycle. Burt decides to take his Indian to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and take part in the annual
Speed Week. He has only $1,200 to his name, so he takes out a loan on his house and hops on a ship and
works his way to America as a cook. In Booneville, the drivers are sponsored by large companies, and
no one has ever seen a 1920 Indian motorcycle with a 60- year-old driver. Burt should have registered
weeks ago but the officials take pity on him and he is allowed to race. Burt reaches a speed of 201.85
mph even with the the muffler burning his leg. He set a record in the category of "streamlined
motorcyles under 1000cc" in 1967 that still stands today. What makes this film so endearing is the
performance by Hopkins. The World's Fastest Indian, directed and written by Roger Donaldson, is a
heartwarming and entertaining film that won't soon be forgotten.
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