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bugsonteeth
12th May 2005, 21:47
Sir Anthony Hopkins will star in "The World's Fastest Indian", the true-life story of Burt Munro, a New Zealander wo spent several decades constructing a 1920 Indian Motorcycle, then traveled to Utah and set a new land-speed record back in the 70's. Roger Donaldson, director of "The Recruit" is using his own writing and is directing the project.
source: NCOM (National Coalition of Motorcyclists), Dec 2004
Look for it, mates, New Zealand is famous among bikers here for what Kiwis have done with the Indian, and the only country to ever put an Indian on a post stamp.
In any case, that might be worth to find out when and where they'll be shooting, and in the meantime I will also try to find out more since the other place where they will shoot for sure is Utah, a good days ride from Colorado where I live.
Wouldn't want to miss it for the world, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro on a 1920 Indian racer, and part of your history as well, pretty cool!
justsomeguy
12th May 2005, 21:51
Oh...... ok........
For a moment there I thought you were talking about me :yeah:
sAsLEX
12th May 2005, 21:55
has already started filming on a beach down south somewhere, been on the news here with some neat old bike being ridden along the beach!
Waylander
12th May 2005, 22:04
Hey a recent motorbike movie I might actually be interested in seeing. Cool.:Punk:
Wouldn't want to miss it for the world, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro on a 1920 Indian racer, and part of your history as well, pretty cool!
Hope he can do a convincing kiwi accent...
Get really annoyed with movies that supposedly portray New Zealanders and screw up the accent, mannerisms etc.
Still, I like Sir Anthony, he's a good actor and I look forward to seeing the movie.
bugsonteeth
13th May 2005, 04:07
well if they're filming already in South Beach, GO THERE! I tell you people, this is really big stuff for New Zealand.
Hey wayfarer, how goes it? aren't you gonna check it out? You gotta!
If anyone does go on the set, it would be very much appreciated if you let me know when they'll be in Utah to finish the set, please?
And by the way, are there any bikers here that own Indians?
dangerous
13th May 2005, 06:17
As far as I know all the filming in NZ, at least is done. If fact I thought the movie was ment to be out by now.
Heres the bike thats in the movie its one of two replicas built to the same specs as the real thing...... also heres the link for those that havent seen it on the bike at the sound of thunder @ Ruauna this year.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=9317
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7761
ps: I have a movie of it draging Aussie's fastest Indian, If I knew how to post it I would.
ps: I have a movie of it draging Aussie's fastest Indian, If I knew how to post it I would.
Use Winzip to Zip it is possibly the easiest way D. Then post it.
Big Dave
13th May 2005, 11:54
Oh...... ok........
For a moment there I thought you were talking about me :yeah:
:D for ten
Skunk
13th May 2005, 12:06
I have a copy of the press info/promo book on my desk... :whistle:
Use Winzip to Zip it is possibly the easiest way D. Then post it.
Roflmao, he wouldn't even know how to install it let alone compress a file with it (anyway win xp has built in zip'ing function).
Yep saw the 2 indians dragging at ruapuna, the munroe rep got beaten by about 20m every time, couldnt get the power down good enough, was starting to reel the other one in though.
Here is a link to info about it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412080/
Doesn't say when its due out, sometime before the end of the year.
Waylander
13th May 2005, 14:34
Just a random guess here but is Wayfarer me? Have two problems with going to where ever it is they are filming. One being I have no idea where it is and how to get there and two is not having my own set of wheels to go anywhere on at the moment. I'll just wait for it to hit theaters.
dangerous
13th May 2005, 17:43
Roflmao, he wouldn't even know how to install it let alone compress a file with it (anyway win xp has built in zip'ing function).
Wana bet ya wee shit :D 1st I get out my hammer,batt drill, super screws........ then I "install" it in through that sliddy tray thing that opens on the puter, ok.... then to "compress" the file I get the 10lb sledgy out and a sprit level and belt the fuk out of the board thingy with all the buttons on it............... so there toe rag, sorted :Punk:
Yep saw the 2 indians dragging at ruapuna, the munroe rep got beaten by about 20m every time, couldnt get the power down good enough, was starting to reel the other one in though.
Thats cos it is geared like the real thing was, to do 295kph.... the Oz bike hasent a shit show of that, but hell was it fast.
Ghost Lemur
13th May 2005, 18:30
My Grandad used to ride an Indian way back in the day.
/random useless information
Looks like it may be a good movie. Certainly can't be worse than Biker Boys and Torque.
It was filmed around Invercargill and is well gone.
They finished up a couple of months ago.
My understanding was that the actual running replicas used for action shots had Ducati motors in them.
Waylander
13th May 2005, 22:53
My understanding was that the actual running replicas used for action shots had Ducati motors in them.
I hope I'm not the only one that think's there is something wrong with that.
I hope I'm not the only one that think's there is something wrong with that.
Me too mate, but I suspect we're both looking at it from different ends :msn-wink:
Yep, as I thought.
Taken from http://www.indianmotorbikes.com/features/munro/movie.htm
The vehicular star of the movie is Burt’s 1920 Indian. The original is owned by a collector in New Zealand and is far too valuable to be subjected to the rigors of filming, so a replica was built to take its place. Actually, there are three replicas – a complete version of the original, a second that is just a chassis and body and was used for camera-car action shots, and a third that’s powered with a Ducati twin and was used for stand-alone action sequences.
bugsonteeth
14th May 2005, 05:11
Douh! Bonneville is but a days ride from here, douh douh and double douh!
Guess I'll just have to wait for the movie like everyone else.
Thanks for all the info and the responses from all you dodgy bastards. :-)
bugsonteeth
dangerous
14th May 2005, 08:44
My understanding was that the actual running replicas used for action shots had Ducati motors in them.
Well I know of two replicas I saw and heard running sure as hell were NOT Ducati powered....... however the bike that wa used in the actual speed runs for the movie may have been, as in that rep the motor cant be seen so it makes sence.
The pics here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=9317 show a naked (bike that they raced on the day) and a faired bike (on display) both were identacal motors in all, look at the pic below and tell me its out a Itialy.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7763
dangerous
14th May 2005, 08:48
The two bikes
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7764
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7760
dangerous
14th May 2005, 09:01
And by the way, are there any bikers here that own Indians?
Not sure about KBer's but heres the other link on the Indians that I posted with the Munro thread. Check it out lots a Indians there.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=9319
Well I know of two replicas I saw and heard running sure as hell were NOT Ducati powered....... however the bike that wa used in the actual speed runs for the movie may have been, as in that rep the motor cant be seen so it makes sence.
The pics here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=9317 show a naked (bike that they raced on the day) and a faired bike (on display) both were identacal motors in all, look at the pic below and tell me its out a Itialy.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7763
Yeah, apparently there was only one Ducati motored bike.
BTW I remember a couple of years ago seeing the AJS motor in the window of (I think) CycleTreads in Christchurch that Burt converted to OHC.
NordieBoy
15th May 2005, 11:05
The Britten factory made the reps and the ones for the speed tests had Cagiva Elephant motors (Ducati?).
It probably doesn't matter as the soundtrack will be crafted in some sound studio.
Like in those old shows where you had guys riding two stroke motocrossers that sounded like HD's or was that the other way round?
I'm sure that the Munro Indian will sound wicked in the film just the right amount of reverb etc.
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