The World's Fastest Indian | 
| Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell, Aaron Murphy
Studio: Magnolia
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  391 reviews
Sales Rank: 917
Format: Color, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 10026
UPC: 876964000260
EAN: 0876964000260
ASIN: B000F8DBDK
Release Date: June 13, 2006
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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
Product Description
Academy Award Winner, Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade. 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 culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 386 more reviews...
 overseas buyer? this is region free July 1, 2009
Mark (UK)
If you're an overseas buyer, I can confirm that this is region free, despite what Amazon says.
Great film too!
World's Fastest Indian June 21, 2009
Vance Weldon (Texas)
A story of an enduring rider and an equally enduring bike. A tale of two ledgens coming from the South of the world to inter act with their American counterparts. This bold adventure is entertaining and inspriational. A good one to put on the shelf to watch again and again.
Great movie! June 4, 2009
Carolyn K. Borden
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great movie! It is a true story which makes it even more enjoyable. Dennis Hopper is superb in the role. We rarely watch a movie more than once, but have made an exception with this one and try to re-watch every year or so. We ordered this copy for a friend. It is an inexpensive gift and one we know he will enjoy!
 A well-paced story about speed May 19, 2009
N. B. Kennedy (Hopewell, NJ USA)
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.
HAPPY CUSTOMER May 18, 2009
Gloria Fabel
I WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. I RECIEVED IT QUICKLY AND WILL BE A RETURNING CUSTOMER. THANK YOU.......
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