Summary:
For 25 years in Invercargill at the south end of New Zealand, Burt Munro (1899-1978) has been working on increasing the speed of his motorcycle, a 1920 Indian. He dreams of taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see how fast it will go. By the early 1960s, heart disease threatens his life, so he mortgages his house and takes a boat to Los Angeles, buys an old car, builds a makeshift trailer, gets the Indian through customs, and heads for Utah. Along the way, people he meets are charmed by his open, direct friendliness. If he makes it to Bonneville, will they let an old guy on the flats with makeshift tires, no brakes, and no chute? And will the Indian actually respond?
| Runtime: | 127 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference. |
| Production: | 2929 Productions |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Countries: | USA, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roger Donaldson | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roger Donaldson | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Burt Munro |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Murphy | Tom |
| Alison Bruce | Doctor |
| Annie Whittle | Fran |
| Antony Starr | Jeff |
| Barry Ryan | Burt's Neighbour |
| Charles Pierard | Bank Manager |
| Craig Hall | Antarctic Angel |
| Greg Johnson | Duncan |
| Iain Rea | George |
| Jim Bowman | Cook |
| Kate Sullivan | Doris |
| Phoebe Falconer | Janice |
| Tessa Mitchell | Sarah |
| Tim Shadbolt | Frank |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barrie M. Osborne | Executive Producer |
| Charles Hannah | Executive Producer |
| Don Schain | Line Producer: Salt Lake City |
| Gary Hannam | Producer |
| John J. Kelly | Co-Producer |
| Masaharu Inaba | Executive Producer |
| Megumi Fukasawa | Executive Producer |
| Murray Francis | Line Producer: New Zealand |
| Roger Donaldson | Producer |
| Satoru Iseki | Executive Producer |
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