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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s
the described movies The World's Fastest Indian from 2005 and Hunt for the Wilderpeople from 2016.
The World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand, speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle.
Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1,000 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 on 7 December 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews, and quickly became the highest grossing local film at the New Zealand box-office taking in NZ$7,043,000; and taking in over US$18,297,690 worldwide.
The film was theatrically released on 3 February 2006 in the United States by Magnolia Pictures ; and was subsequently released on DVD on 22 December 2006 by Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Directed by: Roger Donaldson.
Produced by: Roger Donaldson and Gary Hannam.
Written by: Roger Donaldson.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Jessica Cauffiel and Christopher Lawford.
Music by: J. Peter Robinson.
Cinematography: David Gribble
Edited by: John Gilbert.
Production company: 2929 Productions, Tanlay Productions and Cameo FJ Entertainment.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures.
Release date: 7 December 2005 (New Zealand).
Track Length: 116 minutes
Country: New Zealand.
Language: English.
Box office: $18.3 million.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand Adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, whose screenplay was based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump.
Sam Neill and Julian Dennison play "Uncle" Hector and Ricky Baker; a father figure and foster son who become the targets of a manhunt after fleeing into the New Zealand bush.
Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan, and Waititi produced the film.
The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2016.
The film opened across New Zealand on 31 March 2016.
The film received a limited North American release on 24 June 2016.
The film received critical acclaim, with many critics highlighting Dennison and Neill's performances and chemistry.
Directed by: Taika Waititi.
Produced by: Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders and Taika Waititi.
Screenplay by: Taika Waititi.
Based on: Wild Pork and Watercress: by Barry Crump.
Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata and Rachel House.
Music by: Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott and Conrad Wedde.
Cinematography: Lachlan Milne.
Edited by: Luke Haigh, Tom Eagles and Yana Gorskaya.
Production companies: Defender Films, Piki Films and Curious.
Distributed by: Piki Films (N.Z.) and Madman Entertainment (N.Z./Australia).
Release date: 22 January 2016 ( Sundance) and 31 March 2016 (New Zealand).
Track length: 97 minutes.
Country: New Zealand.
Language: English.
Budget: US$, 2.5 million.
Box office: US$, 23.2 million.
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