TY - ADVS AU - Hopkins,Anthony AU - Ladd,Diane AU - Rodriguez,Paul AU - Murphy,Aaron AU - Donaldson,Roger AU - Hannam,Gary AU - Kelly,John J. ED - New Zealand Film Commission. ED - Magnolia Pictures (Firm) ED - New Zealand Film Production Fund. TI - The world's fastest Indian AV - PN1995.9.A3 W67537 2006 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Los Angeles, CA PB - Magnolia Pictures KW - Munro, Burt, KW - Indian motorcycle KW - Drama KW - Speed record holders KW - Racing KW - Motorcycle racing KW - Feature films KW - Action and adventure films KW - Biographical films KW - Sports films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Adventure KW - Feature KW - local KW - Biographical KW - Sports N1 - 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; Director of photography, David Gribble ; editor, John Gilbert ; music, J. Peter Robinson ; costume designers, Nancy Cavallaro, Jane Holland ; production designers, Robert Gillies, J. Dennis Washington ; visual effects supervisor, Kent Houston; Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy; MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference N2 - 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, his dreaming is threatened to come to an end. Luckily, Burt is not ready to stop dreaming. 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'. Each recognizes in Burt, that burning desire to achieve a dream and each helps him in the way that they can to make that dream happen. When Burt finally stands on Bonneville Salt Flats, by himself thinking of all the greatness that has transpired here and now he, Burt Munro, can at last test himself on this 'sacred ground' ER -