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The trailer for this feature film
An 11 minute excerpt from this feature film
Part one of five from the film's making-of special
Part five of five from the film's making-of special
Part three of five from the film's making-of special
The credits for this feature film
Part four of five from the film's making-of special
Part two of five from the film's making-of special
The World's Fastest Indian
Film (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras) – 2005
Inspired by the ageing Burt Munro — who took his home-engineered motorbike to America, and won a land speed record — this passion project was Roger Donaldson's first locally made film in two decades. Variety called it a "geriatric Rocky on wheels”; Roger Ebert praised Anthony Hopkins' performance as one of the most endearing of his career. The result sold to 126 countries, spent five weeks in the Australian top six, and became Aotearoa's highest-grossing local film — at least until Boy in 2010. Alongside an excerpt and making of material, Costa Botes writes about the film here.
Like a geriatric Rocky on wheels...– Todd McCarthy, reviewing the film in showbusiness magazine Variety, 11 September 2005
Key Cast & Crew
See all 29 credits
Produced by
WFI Productions
Acknowledgements
Financed by the New Zealand Film Production Fund, the NZ Film Commission, OLC Rights Entertainment Tanlay AG in association with 3 Dogs & A Pony
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