The World's Fastest Indian
by Roger Donaldson
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Actor: Aaron Murphy, Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa MitchellDirector: Roger Donaldson
Brand: HOPKINS,ANTHONY
Writer: Roger Donaldson
Producer: Barrie M. Osborne
Producer: Charles Hannah
Producer: Don Schain
Producer: Gary Hannam
Producer: John J. Kelly
Producer: Masaharu Inaba
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Magnolia
Movie Reviews of The World's Fastest Indian
Movie Review: A well-paced story about speed
Summary: 4 Stars
Anthony Hopkins strikes just the right note in this story based on the life of Burt Monro, a New Zealand motorcycle racer who set speed records on his modified 1920 Indian Scout at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the 1960s.
Hopkins' Monro is eccentric but not annoying, driven but not abrasive, friendly but not overly ingratiating. His is a fine performance. He is joined by an impressive cast who play their roles well, everyone from the family next door to Monro's motorcycle buddies.
Somewhere in the middle of the movie, though, the story begins to strain credulity. In the manner of Forrest Gump, Monro is always in the right place at the right time as he travels from New Zealand to Utah, meeting up with a PC cross-section of Americans: wise Native American, Vietnam serviceman, feisty cowgal, California transsexual, etc. He falls into bed fairly quickly with two women, one at home and one in America, which seemed to me an unnecessary plot device.
After the cross-country journey, however, the story rights itself and you have a rousing good time at the races. So stick it out to the finish line and enjoy.
Summary of The World's Fastest Indian
The story of New Zealander Burt Monro who broke the land-speed world record at the Bonneville Salt Flats on his rebuilt 1920 Indian motorcycle.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 13-JUN-2006
Media Type: DVD
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
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