The World's Fastest Indian

Name: The World's Fastest Indian
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Released: December 7, 2005
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Anthony Hopkins

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 7, 2005 | PG-13

Starring: Anthony Hopkins

Summary: Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade. After a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all the odds against him, he set a new speed record and captured the spirit of his time. BurtAnthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade. After a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all the odds against him, he set a new speed record and captured the spirit of his time. Burt Munro's 1967 world record remains unbroken and his legend lives on today. (Magnolia Pictures)… Expand

Director: Roger Donaldson

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 127 min

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William Arnold

It's a low-key, subtly inspirational drama that builds its charm slowly but surely. Read full review

Michael Sragow

Both handmade and souped-up, it beautifully renders two types of camaraderie: the bonds among eccentrics and the fellowship of speed. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Whether he'll achieve his goal of setting the world land-speed record for motorcycles is never in doubt, of course, but getting to a film's climactic scene has rarely been more fun. Read full review

Scott Foundas

A warm, spacious road movie with a stirring sense of the wide-open landscapes of the American West. Read full review

Mark Holcomb

The result is a film as tenacious, peculiar, and likable as Burt Munro himself. Read full review

Marc Savlov

All one needs to know about Burt Munro, the real-life New Zealand codger and Indian motorcycle enthusiast who in 1967 set a land speed record that still stands today, comes midway through this unabashedly sentimental wall of schmaltz. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

As the movie's tag line has it, it's based on a hell of a story. Too bad they didn't just tell it. Read full review

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TorbenN.

Jan 28, 2006

Inspiring. Shows that no matter how old or what odds are against you we can all fulfill our dreams. Excellent movie.

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[Anonymous]

Apr 27, 2006

Just wacthed this is such a capivating , enjoyable movies , makes you wish you where there.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 20, 2021

Burt is a really nice guy, if not just a little naive and he has some funny encounters, when he first arrives in the US, driving on the wrong side of the road, giving a car salesman, Fernando (played by Paul Rodriguez) a scare and becoming acquaintences with a transvestite, Tina (played byBurt is a really nice guy, if not just a little naive and he has some funny encounters, when he first arrives in the US, driving on the wrong side of the road, giving a car salesman, Fernando (played by Paul Rodriguez) a scare and becoming acquaintences with a transvestite, Tina (played by Chris Williams), that works in a Hollywood motel. It seems that everyone who meets Burt becomes enamoured with him, which makes you want him to do well. Its a pretty slow movie really but its funny and touching/sentimental throughout and I wouldn't say that its too boring but don't expect it to be full of fast paced racing footage, its more about the man himself, his journey across the US and the people he meets.

Anthony Hopkins is well cast in his role of Burt. He certainly portrays him as a kind, loveable old guy with a biy of a glint in his eye. Its sad to see when his health problems flare up, it makes him more determined to complete his task and make everyone he's met proud, I think. The music score is quite emotive and adds to the film well, not being too overly powerful or really unmemorable either. There are some nice landscape scenes at times and otherwise the camerawork is quite good, especially during the racing scenes.

I'm sure that anyone who does race would be able to relate, at least in part, to Burt, when he talks about the thrill of racing and shows a young boy fan of his, back at home in New Zealand, his photo album and shows that his life has been all about racing, for the last forty years or so.

I thought that it was quite a good family type movie, really I have no complaints about it at all, other than that some may think it doesn't show enough racing scenes perhaps but I certainly enjoyed it. This, I felt, is a very good movie, one thats pretty much safe for all the family to watch. Hopkins does very well as Burt and in general I feel the movie was very well made, with good camerawork and musical score and an interesting story based on a true story, what more could you want? this movie I definitely recommend.… Expand

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Alistair

Feb 19, 2006

Charming quirky film that goes its own way in its own time. Best Anthony Hopkins in a long time. Looks good too.

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sreekiran

Dec 31, 2011

Bottom line: Slow, immersive, and also catch me if you can kind of belief, rather unusual and very engaging, inspirational at times with effortless performance from Antony Hopkins. Quite impressive it was. What it lacked? It lacked a fast screenplay.

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BeckyM.

Jul 19, 2006

The storyline might have been a tad syrupy and it was either a tad slow or long. But Hopkins was understatingly brilliant. My husband has picked up the way Hopkins laughed in the face of inconvenience.

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TimM.

Jul 22, 2006

i'm sorry new zealand. though i comprehend and admire munro's achievements, i don't see the greatness in this film. it comes across as a disney movie. "is this a disney movie?"...i kept asking myself. there is little or no character development whatsoever. the story is i'm sorry new zealand. though i comprehend and admire munro's achievements, i don't see the greatness in this film. it comes across as a disney movie. "is this a disney movie?"...i kept asking myself. there is little or no character development whatsoever. the story is outlined much too shallowly (is that a word?), especially over the first hour. it seems we are rushed to the conclusion. it was hard to get into when not enough was revealed about the characters early on. also, the film had a generally childish feel, not kiddy films are bad, but i felt as if i was being read a bedtime story. some plot elements were relatively absurd and took my mind out of the story, such as the rushed relationship development between munro and that girl. it was also pretty random when munro collapsed that first time, it was as if we the audience were being forced to feel bad for him without knowing much about him. the lack of attribution of munro's character to the real essence of the man does not do him justice... this reminded me of the portrayal of cash in that piece of crap movie "walk the line" cash was and is awesome and that movie was a huge disservice to the true essence of the man. "ray" proved that some human greatness in a biopic can be imitated on film, but i think "world's fastest indian" fell far short of this (and "walk the line" was a piece of crap).… Expand

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