Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Lawford, Paul Rodriguez

In the late 1960s, 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 i...( read more  read more... )n Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination. Burt's quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.

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134 critics

PG-13, 2 hrs. 7 min.

Directed by: Roger Donaldson

Release Date: December 31, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 15, 2005

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  • December 30, 2008
    quality tested and assured. passed with flying colours (spelt the english way coz all you fucking americans suck my fucking dick? can you tell i'm having an anti-U.S. day today? don't worry... tomorrow it'll be anti somebody else)! anywho... anthony... god bless him... or mohamme...( read more)d bless him... or malcolm X... whoever floats your boat... he was awesomesauce! this could well be possibly his best acting in any film i've seen him in. it might not be but if it isn't that's purely because i've forgot. erm... the story of the speed freak record breaker keeps you in touch by throwing new characters into the fray every five minutes. it's a gift for people with A.D.D... i don't know any fucked up people though. last word on the subject: PHWOARRRR!
  • September 24, 2008
    A warm, spacious and stunningly photographed road movie with a stirring sense of the wide-open landscapes of the American West. A nostalgic kind of biopic that leaves you with the pleasant feeling that you have seen one man's dream come true. The film does what it sets out to do:...( read more) educates about a mostly unknown historical figure (without doctoring the facts too much), entertains, and uplifts. And Sir Anthony Hopkins pulls off (almost secretly) one of the best performances of his career, by making justice to Munro's complicated emotional framework.
  • June 10, 2008
    Hopkins still going strong. A very touching movie.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • January 7, 2008
    Nice feel-good biopic of Burt Munro, who apparently still holds the world motorcycle speed record in the under 1000cc class.
  • September 30, 2009
    this movie is great..i love it!
  • September 11, 2009
    11/09/09
    The extraordinary true adventure of Burt Munro from Down Under.
  • August 21, 2009
    nicey nice feel-good movie about the human spirit of achievement at any age... Anthony Hopkins was fantastic...
  • August 19, 2009
    Exceptional movie, not so much about motorbikes but more about life purposes , journeys and persistence.
  • August 5, 2009
    ..not this one is different. this is my film..

Critic Reviews


February 3, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

For a film that's ultimately about speed, it could use a little more zip. full review

February 3, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The World's Fastest Indian might be the world's worst title for a charming, slice-of-life biopic starring Anthony Hopkins. full review

February 3, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The film may be cutesy-poo for some tastes, and there isn't much nail-chewing suspense in Burt's pursuit or his lighthearted subjugation of everyone he meets. But man and "motor-sickle" sneaked up and... full review

February 2, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The World's Fastest Indian is a movie about an old coot and his motorcycle, yes, but it is also about a kind of heroism that has gone out of style. full review

January 25, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Even a nice chianti couldn't help you wash down this lump of tear-jerking twaddle. full review

December 2, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

There's no moment during this true-life Little Codger That Could tale that doesn't drip with unabashedly calculated schmaltz. full review

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  • kcn24704
    June 23, 2006
    gee
    thank you for sharing that with me. i guess if i see the movie it will turn out to be AWESOME like you always say.............
    just kidding..
    thanx, ill consider seing it to take out of my misery!!!!!!(boredom) Anyways i hope your doing good and that everything is good eith that girl you met, a long while ago. take care man, and good luck with everything.
    Bye Bye.. ;-)

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