The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writer:

Roger Donaldson (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 2005 (New Zealand)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Based On One Hell Of A True Story

Plot:

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle -- a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

Plot Keywords:

Indian | Makeshift | Bonneville Salt Flats | Motorcycle | New Zealand

Awards:

10 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Burt Munro
Iain Rea	...	George
Tessa Mitchell	...	Sarah
Aaron Murphy	...	Tom
Tim Shadbolt	...	Frank
Annie Whittle	...	Fran
Greg Johnson	...	Duncan
Antony Starr	...	Jeff
Kate Sullivan	...	Doris
Craig Hall	...	Antarctic Angel
Jim Bowman	...	Cook
Alison Bruce	...	Doctor
Phoebe Falconer	...	Janice
Charles Pierard	...	Bank Manager
Barry Ryan	...	Burt's Neighbour
Bill Richardson	...	Burt's Neighbour
Mick Rose	...	Brian
Tony Wilson	...	Captain
Wesley Dowdell	...	Troy
Todd Emerson	...	Purser
Daniel Sing	...	Ken
Mark Ruka	...	Crewman
Campbell Cooley	...	Engineer
James Gaylyn	...	Customs Official
Latham Gaines	...	Passport Officer
Steve O'Neill	...	Interrogating Officer
Dan Moody	...	Second Officer
Carlos Lacamara	...	Cabbie (as Carlos La Camara)
Martha Carter	...	Girl
Noelle Lee Kaine	...	Hooker
Chris Williams	...	Tina
Kristen Marie Jensen	...	Waitress (as Kristen Marie Hullinger)
Paul Rodriguez	...	Fernando
Tom Jacobsen	...	Clerk
David Stevens	...	Second Clerk
Charles Halford	...	Gas Station Attendant
Mark Kolodziej Jr.	...	Kid
Saginaw Grant	...	Jake
Diane Ladd	...	Ada
Juliana Bellinger	...	Jackie
Annette Wright	...	Rhonda
Morgan Lund	...	Leroy the Cowboy
Bill Osborne	...	Cop
Patrick Flueger	...	Rusty
Christopher Lawford	...	Jim Moffett (as Chris Lawford)
Gavin Grazer	...	Mike
Bruce Greenwood	...	Jerry
Tim Farmer	...	Warren
Michael Mantell	...	Glenn
Nicholas Lanier	...	Bystander
William Lucking	...	Rolly
Walton Goggins	...	Marty
Eric Pierpoint	...	Earl
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Wendy
Laurel Moglen	...	Ali
Chris Bruno	...	Bob
Joe Howard	...	Otto
Brian Clark	...	Nevada Cop
Kyle Shearing	...	Antartic Angel
Alex Cunningham	...	Antartic Angel
Aaron Geange	...	Antartic Angel
Dallas Ryan	...	Antartic Angel
Andrew Tree	...	Antartic Angel
Jarn Hayes	...	Antartic Angel
Glen Ridd	...	Antartic Angel
Jeremy Holmes	...	Antartic Angel
Jeff Manson	...	Antartic Angel
Tony Morris	...	Antartic Angel
John Sievwright	...	Antartic Angel
Craig Hubber	...	The Band
Peter Skerrett	...	The Band
Morgan Bickley	...	The Band
Roger Chilton	...	The Band
David Goodall	...	The Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Gonzales	...	Assistant Mechanic (uncredited)
Jim Jepson	...	Jim's Crew (uncredited)
Thomas McMinn	...	Jim's Crew (uncredited)
Aaron Radl	...	Official (uncredited)
Joe Ries	...	Bar patron (uncredited)
Tim Sabuco	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
James Stevens	...	Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Donaldson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Roger Donaldson		written by

Produced by
Roger Donaldson	....	producer
Murray Francis	....	line producer: New Zealand
Megumi Fukasawa	....	executive producer
Charles Hannah	....	executive producer
Gary Hannam	....	producer
Masaharu Inaba	....	executive producer
Satoru Iseki	....	executive producer
John J. Kelly	....	co-producer
Barrie M. Osborne	....	executive producer
Don Schain	....	line producer: Salt Lake City

Original Music by
J. Peter Robinson

Cinematography by
David Gribble

Film Editing by
Michael R. Fox		(addtional editing)
John Gilbert
Steve Haugen		(addtional editing)

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden
Jeff Johnson
Diana Rowan

Production Design by
Robert Gillies
J. Dennis Washington

Art Direction by
Roger Guise
Mark Hofeling

Set Decoration by
Jackie Gilmore
Ken Kirchner

Costume Design by
Nancy Cavallaro
Jane Holland

Makeup Department
Hayley Atherton	....	hair stylist: New Zealand
Hayley Atherton	....	makeup artist: New Zealand
Debra East	....	makeup supervisor: New Zealand
Jenna Kilgrow	....	assistant hair stylist: New Zealand
Anne Neilson	....	key makeup artist: New Zealand
Robin Michelle Patrick	....	hair designer: Utah
Robin Michelle Patrick	....	makeup designer: Utah
Claire Rutledge	....	crowd makeup artist: New Zealand
Lisa Shearer	....	assistant makeup artist: New Zealand
Paula Shepherd	....	key hair stylist: Utah
Tara Starling	....	assistant makeup artist: Utah (as Tara St. Farling)

Production Management
Nikki Baigent	....	production manager
Rosemary Dority	....	post-production supervisor
John J. Kelly	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emma Cross	....	second assistant director
Miriam Footer	....	second assistant director
Cody Harbaugh	....	second second assistant director
Donald Hauer	....	first assistant director
Jane McCurdy	....	third assistant director
Sean Mobbs	....	third assistant director
Toby Pease	....	first assistant director
Peggy Stuber	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Arneman	....	property master
Zach Becroft	....	stand-by props
Tyson W. Brad	....	set dresser
David Brothers	....	scenic artist
Steve Broussard	....	construction foreman
Mark Brownlie	....	carpenter
Peter Carter	....	carpenter
Ron Denny	....	leading hand
Ken Diamond	....	art department buyer (as Ken E. Diamond)
Scott Dotson	....	lead carpenter
Joel Douglas	....	carpenter
Paul Dulieu	....	props buyer
Nicole Eldredge	....	set dresser
Wray Featherstone	....	assistant property master
Darrin Fletcher	....	storyboard artist
J.J. Gerber	....	props assistant
Fraser Harvey	....	construction manager
Adam Henderson	....	set dresser
Tane Jarrett	....	hammer hand
Kimo Jones	....	construction coordinator
Lucas Jones	....	construction laborer
Michael Kirkland	....	painter
Jason Koning	....	art department runner
Cassidy Latham	....	props intern
Dustin Lawrence	....	carpenter
Gareth Mills	....	set dresser
Richard T. Olson	....	art department coordinator
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property consultant
Richard Penrod	....	art lead man
Jane Priem	....	art department production assistant
Paul Radford	....	scenic artist
Nick Reynolds	....	carpenter
Paul M. Rohrbaugh III	....	painter (as Paul Rohrbaugh)
Jarmila Miki Vala	....	painter
Megan Vertelle	....	set dresser
Patrick Walker	....	assistant stand-by props
Spencer Wheatley	....	set dresser
Eric Young	....	carpenter
Hamish Young	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Ray Beentjes	....	supervising dialogue editor
Douglas Cameron	....	production sound mixer
Gethin Creagh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Enholmer	....	boom operator
Joseph L. Garrard	....	boom operator
Melanie Graham	....	sound effects editor
Michael Hedges	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gilbert Lake	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Lambourn	....	sound effects editor
Robyn McFarlane	....	foley recordist
Polly McKinnon	....	dialogue editor
Carolyn McLaughlin	....	foley artist
Tim Prebble	....	supervising sound editor
John Simpson	....	foley artist
Tom Smythe	....	sound trainee
Chris Todd	....	dialogue editor
Justin Webster	....	assistant dialogue editor
Mike Westgate	....	sound mixer
Dave Whitehead	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
John Cluff	....	special effects crew
Phil Cory	....	special effects coordinator (as Philip Cory)
Ged Slaven	....	special effects assistant
Grant van Hide	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
Nick Booth	....	scanning and recording supervisor: Weta Digital
Adam Bradley	....	digital artist: Weta Digital
Enid Dalkoff	....	digital artist
David Hampton	....	scanning and recording technician: Weta Digital
G.G. Heitmann Demers	....	digital compositor: Weta Digital
Quentin Hema	....	paint & rotoscoping supervisor
Kent Houston	....	visual effects supervisor
Wolfgang Niedermeier	....	matchmover
Terron Pratt	....	visual effects coordinator: Digiscope
Hamish Schumacher	....	senior paint artist: Weta Digital LTD
Christopher Stack	....	colorist: Digiscope
Mary Stuart-Welch	....	visual effects producer
Pete Williams	....	digital imaging manager: Weta Digital
Travis Baumann	....	lead Inferno artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Ted Barba	....	stunts
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt driver
Brad Jessey	....	stunt driver
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt camera vehicles
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt double
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Lemani Archibald	....	best boy lighting
Steve Barnes	....	first assistant camera
Mary Boregino	....	camera loader
Alex Boynton	....	grip
Raoul Butler	....	still photographer
Richard Curtis	....	gaffer
Allen Dial	....	grip
Mark Doering-Powell	....	additional cinematographer
Mark Doering-Powell	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Roger Feenstra	....	camera: second unit
Brendan Gribble	....	focus puller
George Griner	....	camera operator
Fred Hayes	....	still photographer
Logan Heaney	....	grip trainee
Richard Hendricks	....	best boy grip
Nick Hutchinson	....	focus puller: second camera
Jason Jensen	....	first assistant Steadicam
Bengt Jonsson	....	camera operator
Tracy Keele	....	grip
Shawn Lacy	....	key grip
Matt Larson	....	video assist runner
Fritz Lindbeck	....	best boy electric
Dean Maxted	....	key grip
Simon Miya	....	second assistant camera
Don Muirhead	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gaylen Nebeker	....	video assist supervisor
Tye Nelson	....	second assistant camera: third unit
Todd Nevill	....	grip
Michael Newton	....	lighting assistant
Mark Olsen	....	camera operator
Jason Painter	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jason Painter	....	second assistant camera
Chris Ruane	....	generator operator
Peter Sisson	....	grip
Caleb Staines	....	camera loader
Michael Steel	....	clapper loader
Robert Stone	....	electrician (as Robert Summerstone)
Craig Sullivan	....	grip
Eruera Sutherland	....	lighting assistant
Dean Thomas	....	video assist operator
Craig C. Wallace	....	electrician
Jason Walser	....	dolly grip
Joey Watts	....	second assistant camera
Johnny Wheeler	....	best boy grip
Garlan Wilde	....	gaffer
Jason Winget	....	electrician
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Katherine Coffield	....	extras casting assistant
Riwia Fox	....	casting assistant
Shawn Mehling	....	extras casting coordinator
Michael V. Nicolo	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cecile Bridgford	....	costume stand-by assistant
Sian Evans	....	costume supervisor
Amy Fegely	....	costume supervisor
Barbara Nelson	....	costumer
Melody Newton	....	assistant costume stand-by
Natalie Pascual	....	costume assistant
Amy Jean Roberts	....	costumer
Kacie Seamons	....	costumer
Brooke Westberg	....	costumer
Joan Wilson	....	costume stand-by

Editorial Department
Bridgette Fahey-Goldsmith	....	first assistant editor
Colin Harrison	....	digital intermediate colorist
Shanon Moratti	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Cara Poulson	....	assistant editor
Jon Rush	....	telecine colourist: dailies
Peter Skarratt	....	first assistant editor
Simon Ward	....	telecine assistant
Billy Wychgel	....	digital intermediate support

Music Department
Paul Buckmaster	....	orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
Dennis McCarthy	....	orchestrator
Larry Rench	....	additional orchestrator
Lise Richardson	....	music editor
J. Peter Robinson	....	conductor
J. Peter Robinson	....	orchestrator
J. Peter Robinson	....	score producer
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Peter Tomashek	....	additional orchestrator

Transportation Department
Mike Law	....	driver
Stephen Rippey	....	driver: maxi-van
Glenn Shaw	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Pamela Dore Alford	....	production assistant
Hayley Badham	....	assistant: Don Schain, Utah
Dallin Bassett	....	production assistant
Deni Bevin	....	production runner
James Blick	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson, New Zealand
Carey Cambridge	....	production runner
Jennifer Chapman	....	assistant production coordinator
Scott E. Chester	....	production supervisor: Bonneville
Rachel Cooke	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson, New Zealand
Mark Cross	....	production coordinator
David Dilley	....	production assistant
Kathleen Dombo	....	payroll accountant
Jock Fyfe	....	location manager
Charlotte Gardiner	....	location assistant
Brent Geisler	....	production assistant
Steven Greenstreet	....	production assistant
Rob Grieve	....	production assistant
Jeremiah Hansen	....	production assistant
Ani Heinig	....	location manager
Katie Holland	....	production assistant
Awanui Te Huia	....	production assistant
Michael Kiely	....	lead production accountant (as Mike Kiely)
Tara Landry	....	assistant production coordinator
Helen Mackenzie	....	production accountant
Krystal Mathiesen	....	assistant production accountant
Clay Maw	....	location assistant
Grant McKinnon	....	second best boy
Shauna Miller	....	production coordinator
Kate Morrison	....	script supervisor
Loren Nebeker	....	technician: HotHead
Philip O'Donnell	....	trainee production assistant
David Oster	....	production assistant
April Perine	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson, Utah
Benjamin Rafferty	....	assistant location manager
Vanessa Redmond	....	assistant accountant
Jennifer Ricci	....	assistant production accountant
Niccola Sanderson	....	production coordinator
Mick Sinclair	....	production lawyer
Greg Snyder	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson, Utah
Sarah Spurway	....	cast coordinator
Jackie Sullivan	....	script supervisor
Vanessa Taylor	....	titles
Monique Tourelle	....	production assistant: Anthony Hopkins, New Zealand
Karla Wallace	....	production secretary
Rebecca Whyte	....	trainee production assistant
Donna Wills	....	assistant accountant
Tomomi Yokoyama	....	assistant: Masaharu Inaba

Thanks
Peter Jackson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• 2929 Productions (as 2929 Entertainment)
• New Zealand Film Commission
• WFI Productions Ltd.
• 3 Dogs and a Pony
• Tanlay
• New Zealand Film Production Fund
• OLC / Rights Entertainment
• Park Road Post

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Belarus) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Mediacorp Raintree Pictures (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Rézo Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Sonet Film (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Telexcel/ImpactoCine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Happinet (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Ledafilms (2006) (Mexico) (TV)
• Magnolia Pictures (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Oro Film A/S (2006) (Norway) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Weta Digital (scanning services)
• Digiscope (visual effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Checkmark  funding
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Park Road Post  post-production facilities
• Redman Movies and Stories  camera equipment provided by
• Redman Movies and Stories  condor supplier
• Redman Movies and Stories  dollies and cranes
• Redman Movies and Stories  generators provided by
• Redman Movies and Stories  grip and lighting equipment
• Savage Pictures  post-production facilities
• Sinclair Black  production lawyers

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

New Zealand | USA | Switzerland | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Ireland:PG | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

2929 Productions

Trivia:

Many of Burt Munro's tools and props from his tool shed are kept for posterity in a hardware store in Invercargill. These, as well as small pieces of costume such as one of Munro's ties on loan from his son, were used by Anthony Hopkins to add to his character's authenticity.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Burt is in the United States the tone and type of sirens that can be heard in the background at various times are that of modern day emergency vehicles, and not from the 1960s.

Quotes:

[Burt starts to mount his bike, but stops]
Burt Munro: I can't get my leg in because of the asbestos cloth on it.
[gets off]
Burt Munro: Let me take it off.
Rolly: Well, what about your leg and the heat?
Burt Munro: Screw it. I've got a spare one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Kiss Twist

Surprising gem

I saw this film on a plane - I know, I know, the worst place to see any kind of film - and thought I would just fall asleep as I didn't expect it to catch my interest enough to put up with the bad audio and small screens. In any case I dislike feel-good movies, and all the Kiwi-innovator stuff makes me cringe, Kiwis don't have the monopoly on being resourceful. And I'd never heard of Burt Munro. So I was surprised to find within a few minutes I was entranced.

Anthony Hopkins has made a brilliant job of the role, his accent wasn't too bad, and I loved the way he said "Invercarrrrrrgill". Hopkins' talent really shone - without him saying a word or changing his expression, you just knew how Burt felt when confronted by an apparently insurmountable obstacle (I won't spoil it) and his placid acceptance of the inevitable falls, tumbles and injuries told you that for Burt these were a fact of life. The other cast were also flawless, for me there wasn't a weak point in any of the acting. The humour was delivered in the main by Hopkins and with the lightest possible touch. The cinematography was beautiful and conveyed the journey from long quiet light of Munro's idealism in Invercargill, murky 'orribleness of the necessary evil of passing through LA and laying your dream on the line in the harsh open glare of Utah.

Hopkins has done a few of these slightly-disreputable, love-em-when-you-get-to-know-em characters but this is the best. And I'm not a motorcycle fan, and no Kiwi-made-good fan, but I will confess to a tear (almost) at the end when the text came up about Burt's unbeaten record.

If you watch this film at home you won't want to be disturbed by other people talking - you'll want to catch every word, every nuance.