The world's fastest Indian
Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and rebuilding his motorcycle for the last 40 years, dreaming of the day when he and the bike can go to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats and see what they can really do. When Burt's heart goes bad on him, he decides to mortgage hi...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles, CA :
Magnolia Pictures,
2006.
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| Summary: | Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and rebuilding his motorcycle for the last 40 years, dreaming of the day when he and the bike can go to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats and see what they can really do. When Burt's heart goes bad on him, he decides to mortgage his house and bring his dream to life. He and the motorcycle head for American to participate in Speed Week. His journey from Long Beach to Utah brings him through a cross section of American characters. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: bonus film, the original documentary (1971) Offerings to the God of Speed featuring historical footage of the real Burt Munro ; Southland: Burt's hometown of Invercargill ; The making of The World's Fastest Indian ; feature commentary with writer/director Roger Donaldson ; deleted scenes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, David Gribble ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, J. Peter Robinson ; production designers, Robert Gillies, J. Dennis Washington. |