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| 3 | A 2005 New Zealand Bio-Sports Drama written, produced, and directed by Creator/RogerDonaldson that follows Burt Munro (Creator/AnthonyHopkins) in his quest to set a new record in motorcycle racing. |
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| 5 | The movie also stars Creator/DianeLadd, Creator/PaulRodriguez, Creator/JessicaCauffiel, Creator/JoeHoward, Creator/ChrisWilliams, Creator/ChristopherLawford, Creator/AnnieWhittle, Creator/BruceGreenwood, and Creator/WaltonGoggins. |
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| 7 | It was released on December 7, 2005. |
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| 11 | !Tropes for the film: |
| 12 | * TheSixties: Takes place in 1967. |
| 13 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: |
| 14 | ** Burt Munro, New Zealander motorcycle racer. |
| 15 | ** Rollie Free, American motorcycle racer. |
| 16 | * HomeByChristmas: Munro picks up a hitchhiking American airman who's on leave. The airman describes how they're going to start using something called "Agent Orange" in [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam]], and it should end the war in six months. |
| 17 | * NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Anthony Hopkins makes no attempt to hide his natural British accent while portraying New Zealander Burt Munro. |
| 18 | * SoundtrackDissonance: After singing "You Are My Sunshine" Burt has a heart attack. |
| 19 | * {{Tagline}}: "Based on one hell of a true story". |
| 20 | * VehicleTitle: ''The World's Fastest Indian''. Indian refers to the brand of Burt's motorcycle. |
| 21 | * WhatAPieceOfJunk: Equally applied to the rebuilt motorcycle and its elderly, unathletic rider. Both perform (almost) flawlessly on race day. |
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