THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN MOTORCYCLE ANTHONY HOPKINS BURT MUNROAnthony Hopkins Stars as. Senior Hero in. 'World's Fastest Indian' - based on the true story of Burt Munro. "It's been the best film I've been in," says Hopkins. Plot Outline: The life story of New Zealander Burt. Munro, who spent years building a 1. Indian motorcycle - a bike which. Utah's Bonneville Salt. Flats in 1. 96. 7. You may be forgiven for thinking this film is about a runner or maybe. The World's Fastest Indian (2005) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by: Roger Donaldson: Produced by: Roger Donaldson Gary Hannam: Written by: Roger Donaldson: Based on: Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle: Starring: Anthony Hopkins Diane Ladd Jessica Cauffiel. Indian astronaut. Most people would not be familiar with the. Indian motorcycle, let alone Burt Munro, the New Zealand record. But you will be glad that you started watching this movie. It. Burt, an instantly rather charming. Anthony. Hopkins), who built an old 1. Never, that's what Burt Munro has to say to us.Wow! This is a great flick and Anthony Hopkins is at his subtle best!Way more than 5 stars.The synopsis:Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and. Ballad of Narayama 'The Ballad of Narayama' is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens… Monsieur Hire. Patrice Leconte's 'Monsieur Hire' is a tragedy. The World’s Fastest Indian – Not Where You Would Expect It! The World’s Fastest Indian is one of my favourite movies because it is a true story of how a complete underdog went after his dream – and won! A couple of.
He then attempts to break the world- land speed record on a machine. The plot develops into a most. Bert's determination to get to the race. Burt becomes an instantly likable character by everyone he meets. His. charm shines through and he takes everyone he meets at face value and. He meets various. This was a very innocent time in 1. New Zealander going to. America, and there is one of the films most delightful and charming. Burt realises all is not quite what it seems. The film is uplifting and may find you crying and laughing. It does. what is says on the tin and I for one would like to see Mr Hopkins at. Burt. In. 6. 0s New Zealand, at the bottom of the world, Burt. Munro takes a 1. 92. Indian motorcycle and, delightfully without resources. Kiwi wire mentality, spends his. Speed. Week at Salt Lake in Utah. Under funded, without the support of a team. Bonneville, he sets a. Tagline: All my life I've wanted to do something big. Synopsis. A fact- based movie, written. Roger Donaldson. It centers on the life of Burt Munro, a. New Zealander who invested several decades building a 1. Indian. motorcycle. He then traveled to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where he set the. Main Players. Anthony Hopkins, Chris Bruno, Jessica Cauffiel. Director. Roger Donaldson. Producers. Roger Donaldson, Gary Hannam. Screenplay. Roger Donaldson. HOPKINS. LASHES OUT AT HOLLYWOODVeteran actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has attacked Hollywood for. I'm also tired of the camera moving all over the place. Radio Times. "Audiences aren't so mindless as movie- makers think,". But the 6. 8- year- old, now a US citizen, said he had no plans to. I admire actors who can do it, and I'm sure they have a. I can't stay in any one place for too long,". I have better interests than sitting in [London restaurant]. Le Caprice talking about the problems of being an actor." The Welsh- born star, who was given a lifetime achievement award. Golden Globes in January, also had some harsh words for. I recently worked with two actors who wouldn't come out. Can you figure that out? Or. they complain because their trailers aren't big enough."It's a job, like any other, so don't make a big deal. Be. polite, treat the crew with respect and don't think you're. The actor's latest film, The World's Fastest Indian, casts him. Burt Munro, a real- life New Zealander who broke the land- speed. He's different from any of my other characters," said. Hopkins, who won an Oscar in 1. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs."I've played these. I enjoyed them, but this was. The film reunites him with director Roger Donaldson, with whom. The Bounty in 1. 98. He was waiting for me to be awkward, but I've changed so. I've worked with directors who are tyrannical and. I'd rather do something else."That "something else" includes painting. According to. the Radio Times, Hopkins has an art exhibition in May in San. Antonio, Texas. Earlier this year more than 1. The World's Fastest Indian. UK on 1. 0 March. It's certainly not often that we are treated to a. But, the story. is good (and True) and stars Anthony Hopkins as the. Burt Munro, who. was determined to set the world speed record on a motorcycle at. Bonneville, which he. In the late 1. 96. Indian motorcycle and using his retirement money. Munro sets off from the bottom of the world. Invercargill, New Zealand. He wants to clock his bike at the Bonneville. Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along. Described as a man "who never let the dreams. Munro became a legend along with his bike. Burt’s quest in the movie culminates in an. Munro's 1. 96. 7 world record remains. His visits to the Utah were not without incident. In issue no. Motorcycle New Zealand, published. Burt is quoted as follows: "At the Salt in 1. Then she got the wobbles just over half way through the run. To. slow her down I sat up. The wind tore my goggles off and the blast. We were so. far off the black line that we missed a steel marker stake by inches. I. put her down - a few scratches all round but nothing much else". At the time Burt was traveling at close to 2. Hopkins said about the role: "I started laughing when I read the script for. The World's Fastest Indian," he says. I thought, this is no. It's been the best film I've been in and. Roger Donaldson is one of the best directors I've worked with. "I originally got the script and. It was just well written, very very well. It’s not the bang. Hollywood movies."It’s got much more variety and for me. I’ve had a. good career playing psychopaths or uptight people, and I’m fed up with. I don’t want to play any more of them. "This is my life now, I’m a very happy guy. Burt Munro’s philosophy and character suits my temperament."The world premiere for "The World's Fastest. Indian" was 1. 3 October 2. Invercargill, Munro's hometown and. New Zealand (and at the time of story. British Empire). One of those who reviewed the movie in New Zealand. Burt was an extremely eccentric man and a driven one, but. His escapades on and off two wheels makes a. Just when you think you have seen everything, he does. The movie certainly shows us this."The movie shows his sweet talk, kiwi. But it is a cool story, and in true. Indian motorcycle - tweaking it. Interview with Wayne Alexander. Indians for "The World's Fastest. Indian."When it came time to. Murray Frances, the line producer, called. Wayne Alexander of Christchurch, New Zealand, for his long experience. He asked Alexander to build two replicas of. Indian motorcycle on which Burt Munro had set a world speed. Bonneville Salt Flats in 1. That record still stands. How did you happen. I'm located in Christchurch, New Zealand, and am with Britten. Motorcycles. I was in the business with John Britten, now work in what. I was the race and prototype manager. The movie people had a plan in mind to do a replica and Murray. Frances, the line producer for New Zealand, contacted me in June. They. had an incredibly tight schedule, as for a race meeting, and the cost of. They planned to start shooting that. September. "The first replica bike was built in six weeks, taken to the States. September, and the second was built in four. Why did you build. To get insurance for a movie in which there is total reliance on a. We used both hard and long."Where is the. Burt Munro today? The actual bike has been restored and is with Tom Henly's. California. I only saw photos of it, but we had the actual. What was involved. We started with a donor bike, and bought a set of engine cases. New Zealand; in fact we got everything from New. Zealand except the oil pumps. Burt's bike was a 1. We needed Scout front ends, and engine and gearbox cases. The rear. wheel was a Powerplus hub, and everything else we made including the. The thought really was to make it as. Burt's as possible . We had Burt's original engine here from Norman Hayes- -the actual. Bonneville engine- -so we had the exact external dimensions and rocker. There was a second engine that Burt had sent to America and. Henly bike. "There's nothing on the original engine that wasn't modified. He. made the flywheels, rods, pistons, rocker gear, he cast the head. The. carburetor was split in two with a hacksaw; he dropped in a 3/1. That engine was crucial to us. Burt went. 1. 87 mph on it in 1. I figure it was knocking on 1. The streamlined body was 1. He ran it on 1. 8- or 1. For the movie we. Give me a quick. timeline on Burt Munro. Burt was born in New Zealand in 1. Scotland. He bought this bike new in 1. Indian dealership. He. built an overhead cam for it, and ran it as a single with a dummy rear. It was a Charley Franklin engine; he. Indian's first educated engineer. It was gear- driven from the crank. Burt went to Bonneville nine times in 1. New Zealand every year to work on it. He was remarkable in that he didn't do a lot of drawings. He could. hold huge images in his head. He would put in 3. He stayed at. it 5. Burt died in 1. 97. Who did the actual. Do you appear in it? I rode the bike to record the sound track, but Perry Moore (an. Indian aficionado) was the right shape and size, and rode it in the. The clutch was operated with the left foot and the gear change. I felt. comfortable on it. For the sound track we wanted to record the bike tapped out, but. It had plenty of power, but it only did 1. What was the most. The most problems were with the gearbox. It had a 1. 5- horsepower. Burt had more time to solve the. The key things were the heads and rocker gear. The internal. dimensions were not as critical. The replicas were slightly taller in. Burt made his own. Burt changed the engine over the years. The Scout started as a. It ended up as a 1,0. It was a replica of his 1. We got the original 1. Norman Hayes, who has all. Burt's stuff. The streamliner tail was actually three tails. He used. it one year, but it wobbled badly. The pressure was hunting from one. We effectively took out one degree from. Burt wouldn't have. Having the replica was crucial for scaling. The streamlined shell was modeled on a goldfish. Burt liked the. shape. In the replica we added an inch in the hips to accommodate Tony. Hopkins; he'd put on a few pounds. We had to be sure it didn't move the. Other than that, nothing was really difficult except the time. In. a way that helped, as we had to stay on it. There was no choice. Mit Herz und Hand (2. Full Cast & Crew.
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