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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN" (2005) (Anthony Hopkins, Aaron Murphy) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Moderate Moderate Moderate Minor Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate None Moderate None *Moderate Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Moderate Mild Moderate Minor QUICK TAKE: Drama: An old man from New Zealand tries to make his way to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see if he and his old motorcycle can set a new land speed record. PLOT: In the New Zealand town of Invercargill, Burt Munro (ANTHONY HOPKINS) is known as something of an eccentric old man with a penchant for peeing on his lemon tree and racing his 1920 Indian Spirit motorcycle at high races down the beach. While his neighbors aren't fond of his behavior, he has a fan in the form of their son Tom (AARON MURPHY) who helps Burt in his backyard shed. Despite his bike being more than 40 years old, Burt can out-race anyone with it, although he goes to unorthodox means to keep it running. His big dream is taking it to the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and seeing if he and his bike can break the land speed record. Unfortunately, while he might have the support of Tom as well as his new friend Fran (ANNIE WHITTLE), Burt is short of the funds necessary to travel to the States, get a car and enter his bike into the prestigious Speed Week competition. With a bit of ingenuity, however, he gets himself on a ship and lands in Los Angeles where a number of locals -- including transvestite motel clerk Tina (CHRIS WILLIAMS) and used car salesman Fernando (PAUL RODRIGUEZ) -- assist him in various ways, including dealing with his good-natured naiveté about America. As he makes his way from L.A. to Utah, he meets more people -- such as American Indian Jake (SAGINAW GRANT), the friendly and amorous widow Ada (DIANE LADD) and finally fellow racer Jim (CHRIS LAWFORD) -- who similarly help him on his quest. When he finally arrives at the salt flats, he must overcome additional obstacles and challenges as he prepares to see if he and his bike have what it takes. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Unless they're interested in the film's story, it doesn't seem too likely. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For brief language, drug use and a sexual reference. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: ANTHONY HOPKINS plays a mildly eccentric if doggedly determined 68-year-old man who tirelessly pursues his goal of traveling from his home town halfway around the world to Utah to race his old motorcycle. Along the way, he apparently sleeps with several women, chastises others (in a friendly way) about smoking and drinking, repeatedly urinates on his lemon tree, and risks life and limb to see how fast his bike will go. AARON MURPHY plays a neighbor boy who hangs out with and assists Burt in his quest. ANNIE WHITTLE plays a local woman who sleeps with Burt. CHRIS WILLIAMS plays an L.A. based transvestite and motel clerk who happily assists Burt. PAUL RODRIGUEZ plays a used car salesman who allows Burt to use his garage at night. He briefly smokes a joint to calm his nerves. SAGINAW GRANT plays an American Indian who helps Burt. DIANE LADD plays a widow who sleeps with Burt. CHRIS LAWFORD plays a fellow racer who convinces others to bend the rules and allow Burt to enter the competition. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this drama that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of a possible "f" word (or a sound-alike one that's muttered), while other profanity and colorful phrases are uttered. Some non-explicit, sexually related dialogue is present, as is implied, off-camera casual sex (between the 60-something protagonist and women around his age), while a hooker propositions him at a motel (he turns her down) and the camera goes down a woman's clothed body as she dances. Some of the behavior (including racing a motorcycle, and peeing on a tree among other things) might be enticing for some kids to imitate, while there are two motorcycle crashes that initially appear worse than they turn out to be (although we briefly see a large and bad looking leg wound on the driver in one). A man experiences chest pains on several occasions, and a rattlesnake repeatedly strikes out and nearly hits him several times. Various characters drink or smoke, and a few have bad attitudes. Finally, there are a few brief mentions of dead relatives. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, some of the point of view shots on the speeding bike might create that result. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Some people appear to drink at a dance and a comment is made about a beer related raffle. Miscellaneous people drink from bottles. A bike gang member gives Burt some beer money, but Burt says he doesn't drink. A ship crewmember has a beer. Fernando smokes a joint to calm his nerves after Burt unintentionally nearly gets them into several car accidents while driving. Miscellaneous people drink in a bar where Burt ends up ordering a soda (the only non-alcoholic thing offered). BLOOD/GORE We see Burt standing in front of his lemon tree and see his urine stream hitting near it. Burt tells Tom, "You can pee on my lemon tree for me, if you like." Later, we see Tom urinating on Burt's lemon tree (we see the stream hitting the ground). Burt asks Fernando, "Where do I take a leak around here?" Burt tells an American Indian, "I'm dying for a pee," and states that he has prostate problems. In response, that man tells Burt that his people's magical cure for that is ground up "dog balls." He later gives some of that to Burt for his trip and we later see Burt eating some when he can't urinate. It immediately helps and we then hear and see his urine stream. We briefly see a large, bad looking and somewhat bloody burn wound on Burt's leg. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Burt test fires his motorcycle early in the morning, drawing the ire of his next-door neighbor George. Tom smuggles a kitchen knife out of his house that Burt then uses to cut the tread off his bike tires. Members of a bike gang push people out of their way and cause one man to spill his beverage as they crash a dance looking for Burt (and use terms such as "Old coot" about him). A cabbie has somewhat of a bad attitude toward Burt. A stranger who's giving out flowers for donations takes advantage of Burt's naiveté about American currency and takes a $10 bill from his wallet. Some testers at the race track have a little bit of age-based bad attitudes toward Burt (making fun of him and his bike). Some men break the rules and sneak Burt and his bike out onto the track. Burt and his new friends "borrow" old car batteries from broken down and/or abandoned vehicles. FRIGHTENING SCENES At the end of a bike race on the beach, Burt wipes out and falls off his bike, but is okay. Burt suddenly experiences sharp pains in his chest. We then see an ambulance arrive and then him being put into it on a stretcher. Burt unintentionally nearly hits various cars while driving on the wrong side of the road. There are several more close calls as Burt drives his car. A rattlesnake bites out at Burt several times and just misses him. Burt has more chest pains in a bar and heads off for the bathroom, but his pills help him. When Burt hits a high speed on his bike, it starts to shimmy and we think he's going to wipe out, but he doesn't. As Burt races down the track on his bike at high speeds, the heat from the engine starts to burn his leg. As he throttles up, the previous wiggle in the bike returns and he has to put his head up to change the center of gravity (in doing so, the wind rips off his goggles). At the end of his run, the bike tips over (at well over 100 mph) and he slides along the rough surface (as he yells out) until he comes to a stop. He's then motionless and we think he might be dead, but he isn't (although he pulls up his pants leg to reveal a large, bad looking and somewhat bloody wound on his leg. GUNS/WEAPONS Some kids play with toy guns. A sheriff and his deputy wear side arms. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Due to Burt's accent, some of the dialogue and regional slang could not always be understood. That said, we heard the following phrases: "Sounds like we're a bunch of chicken-sh*ts," "He was a total pr*ck," "Shut that bloody thing up," "Bastard," "It's a bloody disgrace," "Bloke," "Cheerio," "Old codger," "Monkeys," "Chumps," "You old coot," "Loser," what sounded like "Bugger," "Like hell they are," "Danger is the spice of life," "What the hell are you doing this time?" "Bloke," "Crikey," "You young monkeys," "Get some of that muck off your pluck," "Welcome to Holly-weird," "You stupid old bastard," "Where do I take a leak around here?" "You're a G*ddman genius," "A bloomin' miracle," "Dog balls," "Damn rattlers," "Come here lover boy," "I gotta get my ass back there," "Can't wait to get my ass out of there," "Bloody," "Jeez," "Don't be so cheeky," "Bollocks," "Old fart," "A hell of a lot of trouble," "Piss off back home," "Old buggers," "What the hell you doing?" "Freakin,'" "Old coot," "He's sure got his ass in a sling," "Screw it" and "Sure as hell." Burt's attempts to break speed records on his motorcycle might be enticing for some kids to emulate (on bikes or other means of transport). Tom smuggles a kitchen knife out of his house that Burt then uses to cut the tread off his bike tires. Burt uses a handheld router to round down his long toenails. Burt repeatedly urinates on his lemon tree (and gets Tom to do the same), saying it helps it grow. Instead of mowing his tall yard grass, Burt pours gasoline on it and then ignites it, causing a large brush fire. Burt grabs his clothed crotch as he says "Spectacles, testicles, wallet, watch" (about having everything he needs). With no speed limit in Nevada and needing to test his bike, Burt races at very high speeds down the road. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) A moderate amount of suspenseful and dramatic music plays in the film. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY Due to Burt's accent, some of the dialogue and regional slang could not always be understood. That said, we heard the following: 1 possible "f" word (muttered, so it could have been a sound-alike word), 1 "s" word, 2 slang terms using male genitals ("pr*ck" and "pencil"), 6 hells, 3 asses, 3 damns, 1 bugger, 1 bollocks and 4 uses of "Jesus," 2 uses each of "Oh God" and "Oh my God" and 1 use each of "G-damn," "God" and "Good God." SEX/NUDITY The camera briefly goes down a woman's body as she dances in a dress. We later see the same again as she does "the twist." We see that Burt's middle-aged date slept over (implying sex or fooling around) and we see her bare shoulders under the covers. Later, when the neighbors see that she slept over, she says, "What are you staring at? Dirty old men need love too." Burt tells Tom that having some ladies around also helps make life worthwhile (after saying that risk is what does that). A woman shows some cleavage. A hooker approaches Burt and asks if he wants to go. He says where, and she says inside where she'll take him around the world. She then says it would be $15 bucks, but he tells her no and to go away. Tina (a motel clerk) tells Burt that rooms are $5 an hour (meaning for sex, but he wants a long-term rental). Burt reads the small sign for the all-bed vibrator ("sensual massage"), inserts his money into the machine and lies there for a moment (alone) before getting up. A woman Burt has just met asks, "Where you gonna sleep tonight?" He says he doesn't know, but the next morning he wakes up in her bed (we see her bare back with the rest of her under the covers - implying sex or other fooling around). When he gets up, he's stiff and half-jokingly asks what she did to his back. She then tells him "Come here, lover boy" and when he leaves, she suggestively says she can always use another "little cuddle" (presumably meaning sex) adding, "What we don't use, we lose." Burt tells a stranger about his people grinding up antlers and selling them to others to be used as an aphrodisiac. He then jokes that it "puts lead in your pencil," with the other man's wife then saying he could use some of that. SMOKING A number of miscellaneous characters smoke in several scenes (with Burt usually telling them they shouldn't), while a man at the speed trials constantly carries around an unlit cigar (with Burt using it at one point to make a non-smoking related point). A ship crewmember offers a smoke to Burt, but he says he doesn't smoke. A large advertisement for a cigarette brand shows a cowboy with a cigarette. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Burt mentions that he had a twin brother who was killed when a tree fell on him. He then says that since then he's always tried not to be scared of anything. A woman shows Burt her husband's gravesite. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The historical accuracy and/or artistic license taken with the true story. Pursuing one's dream. How being old (or at least older) doesn't mean you have to quit pursuing your dream. Burt repeatedly urinates on his lemon tree (and gets Tom to do the same), saying it helps it grow. We hear that Burt has angina and arteriosclerosis (for which he's given nitroglycerine pills). The Bonneville Salt Flats. The comment that you live more in 5 minutes going flat out than some people live in a lifetime. The comment that danger is the spice of life, and that you have to take a risk now and then, as that's what makes life worthwhile. The comment that any day above ground and vertical is a good day. The comment that if you don't follow through in your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable. Burt meets Tina, his motel clerk who's obviously a transvestite. Later, he/she tells Burt that he/she's not a girl, but instead is a boy. Unfazed, Burt says he knew something was odd about him/her, but says, "You're still a sweetheart." Vietnam and agent orange (both are briefly referenced). Burt talks of the great number of deaths in WWI and from the great flu epidemic. Burt tells some younger men that he's still 18 inside his old body. VIOLENCE Members of a bike gang push people out of their way and cause one man to spill his beverage as they crash a dance looking for Burt. Once in Los Angeles, Burt witnesses an adjacent car back into the one behind it and then purposefully do so again. As Burt races down the track on his bike at high speeds, the heat from the engine starts to burn his leg. At the end of his run, the bike tips over (at well over 100 mph) and he slides along the rough surface (as he yells out) until he comes to a stop. He's then motionless and we think he might be dead, but he isn't (although he pulls up his pants leg to reveal a large, bad looking and somewhat bloody wound on his leg. Reviewed January 30, 2006 / Posted February 3, 2006

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