Based on the unlikely career of elderly New Zealander Burt Munro, who, well into his 60s, set a new world land-speed record astride his scrappy 1920 v-twin Indian Scout motorcycle, this warm and entertaining film is a surefire solution to a perennial problem: Aren't there any theatrical movies for older folks? Though Burt (Anthony Hopkins) and his streamlined Indian have already set a few speed records in the small coastal town of Invercargill, he's more a local eccentric than a local hero. Virtually living out of his cinder-block garage, Burt wakes each morning before dawn and, much to the consternation of his neighbors, begins fine-tuning the ingeniously customized...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
127 mins