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February 3, 2006
At the Movies: 'Indian' a testament to impossible dreams
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
In "Get Shorty," hack filmmaker Gene Hackman was desperate to make his "Driving Miss Daisy." Roger Donaldson, whose over-the-top flicks include "Cocktail," "The Recruit" and "Species," has found his own "Daisy," of a sort.
| THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN |
 Director: Roger Donaldson Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy, Annie Whittle Rating: PG-13 for brief language, drug use and a sexual reference Running time: 127 minutes |
"The World's Fastest Indian" is a class act, a deeply personal story Donaldson nurtured and dreamed about making since the 1970s, after the death of an eccentric New Zealander who was the subject of a documentary the filmmaker had done a few years earlier.
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