The World's Fastest Indian
Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 7, 2005
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haoleSep 8, 2010
Inspirational movie about following your dreams. I would highly recommend it as the perfect family movie for all ages. Anthony Hopkins plays the role perfectly.
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AlistairFeb 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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BrentB.Feb 9, 2006
A wonderful story about a wonderful man; a testament to the will of the individual. Anthony Hopkins portrayal of a kind eccentric, dedicated to a purpose is proof of the human ability to win over the most pessimistic of those around him. Hooray!
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MarcS.Mar 31, 2006
The charm and determination of a magnificent gentleman is brought to life by Anthony Hopkins. A friend who lives in Invercargill, when I asked him about how realistic the movie was, replied, ".... as a teenager I saw a number of his speed The charm and determination of a magnificent gentleman is brought to life by Anthony Hopkins. A friend who lives in Invercargill, when I asked him about how realistic the movie was, replied, ".... as a teenager I saw a number of his speed record attempts at Oreti Beach (the beach scenes) on that amazing bike. The bike/s are still displayed in Invercargill. Our city's motto was 'City of water and light' but after the film has changed to 'Where dreams come true'. Bert was a lot slimmer than Anthony - they got the character spot-on by all accounts."… Expand
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JohnNOct 22, 2006
At times sentimental, occasionally straining credibility, this feel-good ode to determination and idiosyncracy, is a remarkable and entertaining drama.
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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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ChadS.Apr 14, 2006
At a certain point, Burt Munro(Anthony Hopkins) says, "What?" so often, you wish the filmmaker had forsaken the reality of septugenarian life and blessed him with good hearing. But when Munro triumphs in the Beehive State, the magnitude of At a certain point, Burt Munro(Anthony Hopkins) says, "What?" so often, you wish the filmmaker had forsaken the reality of septugenarian life and blessed him with good hearing. But when Munro triumphs in the Beehive State, the magnitude of his achievement outweighs Hopkins' old man schtick. In "The World's Fastest Indian", we have an eternity to ponder if it's offensive to name a motorcycle after a Native-American. Munro hates smoking, yet he gives an ashtray to a tribal chief as a gift. Along his journey to Utah, we learn he's kind to transgendered minorities and doesn't need viagra(including Ladd, who seems to be playing Flo in retirement). He's also long-winded(in which the other characters stand around and let Hopkins "Act!"). It's not until his fellow land-speed enthusiasts rhapsodize about his courage and pluck do we fully engage with Munro's story. As Jim Moffet, Christopher Lawford gives the key performance.… Expand
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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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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 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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PaulF.Dec 23, 2005
What can I say except Hopkins is a great actor. He took a potentially boring role and made it alive and interesting. I also like the message of this movie in which Hopkin's character follows his dream at the risk of death despite his What can I say except Hopkins is a great actor. He took a potentially boring role and made it alive and interesting. I also like the message of this movie in which Hopkin's character follows his dream at the risk of death despite his age and what everyone tells him. This movie was moving for me and strangely excitng for me at the end. If you are not cheering for Hopkins' character by the end of the movie you need to do some soul searching and find yours. It's sad you may have to rent this movie since it has not been widely released. I felt privelaged to have been able to see this movie and if you get a chance don't hesitate, it's a real gem.… Expand
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MarkB.Mar 13, 2006
Writer-director Roger Donaldson's hugely affectionate, admiring portrait of New Zealand folk hero Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins), a senior citizen who follows his dream to set the motorcycle land speed record at the Bonneville (Utah) Writer-director Roger Donaldson's hugely affectionate, admiring portrait of New Zealand folk hero Burt Munro (Anthony Hopkins), a senior citizen who follows his dream to set the motorcycle land speed record at the Bonneville (Utah) Flats, zooms along a very simple path. Munro charms New Zealand neighbors (including the ones next door whom he normally annoys with his noisy midnight tune-ups and unkempt lawn). Munro travels to USA and charms everyone he meets. (Well, almost everyone.) Munro makes it to Bonneville and charms all the other racers. Munro...well, you get my drift, but chances are excellent that while you're actually watching the movie, you either won't notice how prdictable much of it is or you'll be smiling too much to care. Transport Rocky Balboa to the other side of the globe, set the time machine back to the early 1960s, saddle him with a neverending series of financial obstacles and health problems (to say nothing of the title vehicle, a 1920 model kept alive and roaring with equal amounts of tinkering and TLC), and you've got this ceaselessly delightful tribute to Munro's can-do spirit. It's a real comeback for Donaldson, Munro's talented countryman who, after doing the powerful, promising domestic drama Smash Palace in his homeland, traveled stateside and, following a few respectable productions like The Bounty (an account of the famous mutiny featuring Hopkins' evenhanded, everyone-has-his-reasons interpretation of the notorious Captain Bligh) sunk deeper and deeper into the mire, churning out some of the worst junk of the 1980s and 90s (Cocktail, White Sands, the original Species and the Basinger-Baldwin remake of Sam Peckinpah's The Getaway). His Bay of Pigs historical drama Thirteen Days was a few steps up (even if it DID imply that Kevin Costner solved the whole Cuban missile crisis by himself, with maybe a little help from President John F. Kennedy), but Donaldson's deep and obvious love for his subject here appears to have bought him his soul back. After recently seeing Transamerica I complained that the road movie was, for the most part, an overused, moribund genre that needs to be gently put to rest...but Donaldson has made me eat my words. Munro's travels from Los Angeles to Utah work delightfully because Donaldson doesn't overplay his hand (even with the passenger who's involved in a new military adventure in a place called Vietnam)...he just tells the story of a very nice man who meets a lot of different people and brings out THEIR internal niceness. Of course, it helps to build your movie around such an engaging central character whose effect on others is so readily understandable: Munro is a blissfully uncomplicated soul who's so comfortable within his own skin (it's mentioned repeatedly that he neither smokes nor drinks, but then he doesn't NEED to) that he effortlessly breaks down other people's defenses. (In more ways than one, too: he gets two extremely attractive older women into bed--or more probably, they get HIM into bed--and I strongly suspect that some of the younger ladies at Bonneville would've happily given him a go if they hadn't had husbands or boyfriends around.) Although not as prolific a year for screen biographies as 2004 was, 2005 certainly had its share of good ones: I'm as big a fan of Walk the Line and Good Night, and Good Luck as most (and slightly less of one on Capote, a somewhat sluggishly directed film powered mostly by spectacular performances), but the two that resonated the most with me--now and I'm sure years from now, too--were The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, about 1950s housewife and contest winner Evelyn Ryan, who juggles a houseful of kids and a reprobate husband, and this. I'm completely convinced that both movies, dealing as they do with hugely appealing, plucky and uncomplicated individuals who repeatedly beat the odds with great mental toughness, would've been tremendous word-of-mouth populist hits (and garnered Hopkins and Prize Winner star Julianne Moore Oscar nominations that I thought they were completely robbed of) if the producers had only done the Oprah circuit a la My Big Fat Greek wedding rather than relegated them to big-city arthouses. (Nearly everyone I know who saw either or both films loved them.) Then again, maybe all those Zig Ziglar and Tony Robbins motivational tapes I listened to as part of my sales job ten years ago finally kicked in!… Expand
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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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sreekiranDec 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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JoskoApr 9, 2011
An inspiring story of a man who wills himself through adversity to achieve a lifelong dream of setting the world land speed record. Burt Munro, played to perfection by Anthony Hopkins, accomplishes this task despite his deteriorating healthAn inspiring story of a man who wills himself through adversity to achieve a lifelong dream of setting the world land speed record. Burt Munro, played to perfection by Anthony Hopkins, accomplishes this task despite his deteriorating health conditions, the cultural shock of traveling to a foreign nation, and struggling to have his racer admitted into the competition because his vehicle is considered substandard and dangerous. A fantastic film. See it.… Expand
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LeZeeJun 24, 2016
Chasing a dream halfway across the world.

One of the inspiring biopic I have ever seen. It is about chasing a dream and it is never too late to do that so. Based on the story of a New Zealand motorcyclist Burt Munro. After spending 25Chasing a dream halfway across the world.

One of the inspiring biopic I have ever seen. It is about chasing a dream and it is never too late to do that so. Based on the story of a New Zealand motorcyclist Burt Munro. After spending 25 years to build a faster motorbike in the down under, now a very old Munro travel halfway across the earth to Bonneville speedway in the US to set a record. So what's the remaining of the tale reveals is that does his dream becomes reality or not.

Awesome performance by Anthony Hopkins, but in some parts I was distracted by his fake Kiwi accent. Overall, not bad with his effort, he achieved the goal conveniently. It is one of the best road movie that directed by the 'Species' filmmaker. The 120 minutes was too short, but well covered story with inclusion of messages like anti smoking and alcohol consumption.

It is a decade old film, never too late to watch a fine film like this, but inside I feel regret for the delay. I had no idea about the storyline. I thought it might be about Indians and then thought American Indians, but realised only while watching it that it is about a motorbike called Indian. It is surely a good family movie, especially if there is a motorbike maniac in the house. Highly recommended by me.

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Voodoo123Jan 12, 2023
The energetic performance from Hopkins excels in this spirited movie based on a real life speed enthusiast obsessed with making his motorbike go faster. The pacing is good and cinematography and overall production is decent. While notThe energetic performance from Hopkins excels in this spirited movie based on a real life speed enthusiast obsessed with making his motorbike go faster. The pacing is good and cinematography and overall production is decent. While not entirely impressive in terms of cinematic spectacle, it's full of charm, good spirit and definitely worth a watch.… Expand
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BroyaxJan 26, 2017
C'est l'histoire d'un papy cardiaque trompe-la-mort qui fait le jacky avec sa brêle toute pourrie qu'il rafistole à grands renforts de pièces de cafetière et de charnières de portes, de pneus rechapés et de chatterton. Papy Zinzin n'a qu'uneC'est l'histoire d'un papy cardiaque trompe-la-mort qui fait le jacky avec sa brêle toute pourrie qu'il rafistole à grands renforts de pièces de cafetière et de charnières de portes, de pneus rechapés et de chatterton. Papy Zinzin n'a qu'une idée dans la caboche : se rendre au grand rassemblement des trifouilleurs Castomerlin à Bonneville... ce qui fait une trotte de son patelin au fond du fion de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Il aurait demandé, on lui aurait expliqué : "Papy, pour les runs, tu vas au Cora du coin, ça te reviendra moins cher".

Le vieux débris est donc une tronche à baffes insupportable mais le talent d'Anthony Hopkins suffit à faire passer la pillule gentillette et très neuneu, il faut bien le dire (on dirait que c'est produit par Disney). Néanmoins le film peut faire sourire de temps à autre et garde un rythme assez satisfaisant malgré ses deux heures bien tassées grâce à la réalisation de bon aloi de Roger Donaldson.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 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 becomingBurt 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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geewahJan 12, 2021
There is an interesting story being told here, it's just gets lost in the schmaltz and cheesiness of it all.
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