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''The World's Fastest Indian'' is a 2005 Japanese-American-Swiss-New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle. Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1000 cc at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950s and into the 1960s. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and was produced, written and directed by Roger Donaldson. The film opened in December 7, 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/worlds_fastest_indian/ )〕 and quickly became the highest grossing local film at the New Zealand box-office taking in $7,043,000;〔(New Zealand box office Top 10 )〕 and taking in over US$18,297,690 worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=worldsfastestindian.htm )〕 The film was theatrically released on February 3, 2006 in the United States by Magnolia Pictures. ''The World's Fastest Indian'' was released on DVD on December 22, 2006 by Magnolia Home Entertainment. ==Plot== Burt Munro is a sort of folk hero in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand, known for his friendly easygoing personality, for having the fastest motorcycle in New Zealand and Australia, and for being featured in ''Popular Mechanics'' magazine. However, that recognition is contrasted by his exasperated next-door neighbours, some of whom are fed up with his un-neighbourly habits such as revving his motorbike early in the morning, urinating on his lemon tree, and not mowing his grass. Burt however has a longtime dream, to travel to the USA and test his motorbike's capabilities at the Bonneville Speedway. Burt is finally able to save enough to travel by cargo ship to Los Angeles, but when he arrives, he experiences bureaucracy, skepticism, and the indifference of big city people. It is his blunt but gregarious nature which overcomes each hurdle. He wins over the motel clerk, a transvestite woman named Tina, who assists him in clearing customs and helps him in buying a car. The car salesman allows Burt to use his shop and junkyard to build a trailer and later offers him a job after Burt fine-tunes a number of the cars on the lot. Burt declines the offer, however, and shortly afterwards begins his long trip to Utah. Along the way, Burt meets numerous helpful people, including highway police, a Native American who aids him when his trailer fails, a woman named Ada who allows him to repair his trailer and briefly becomes his lover, and an Air Force pilot who is on leave from military service in Vietnam. He finally arrives at the Bonneville Salt Flats, only to be blocked by race officials for not registering his bike for competition in advance, and not having the mandated safety equipment. In a show of sportsmanship, however, various competitors and fans in the Bonneville series intervene on his behalf, and he is eventually allowed to make a timed run. Despite various problems, he succeeds in his quest and sets a new land speed record at the 8th mile of his run when he reaches 201.851 mph (324.847 km/h). By the end, his leg is burned by the exhaust, and he then falls with the bike and skids to a stop, but he is able to return home to New Zealand a hero. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The World's Fastest Indian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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