Faster (2003)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Mark Neale

Writer:

Mark Neale (writer)

Release Date:

7 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Two wheels. 200MPH. Every man for himself.

Plot:

The first film to go inside the MotoGP world since television took a sport watched by a few thousand...

Plot Keywords:

Motogp | Motorcycle | Racing

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Narrator (voice)
Valentino Rossi	...	Himself
Max Biaggi	...	Himself
Garry McCoy	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Bennet	...	Himself
Jeremy Burgess	...	Himself
Loris Capirossi	...	Himself
Carlos Checa	...	Himself
Peter Clifford	...	Himself
Dr. Claudio Costa	...	Himself
Mick Doohan	...	Himself
John Hopkins	...	Himself
Olivier Jacque	...	Himself
Hamish Jamieson	...	Himself
Eddie Lawson	...	Himself
Bob MacLean	...	Himself
Lou Martin	...	Himself
Trevor Morris	...	Himself
Tad Pilati	...	Himself
Wayne Rainey	...	Himself
Kenny Roberts	...	Himself
Phil Roe	...	Himself
Graziano Rossi	...	Himself
Julian Ryder	...	Himself
Kevin Schwantz	...	Himself
Michael Scott	...	Himself
Barry Sheene	...	Himself
Phillippe Vidal	...	Himself
Gemma Voces	...	Herself

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and sports related accidents.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Company:

Dorna Sports S.L.

Quotes:

Trevor Morris: There's no word to explain the acceleration.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2006-05-28)" (2006)

More a documentary than a movie, superb for motorcyclists.

I have been a motorcyclist most of my life, and have ridden coast to coast, and everywhere in between, during the past 10 years. Back in the late 1990s our local cable carried AMA Supersport 600 and Superbike racing, and occasionally Grand Prix motorcycle racing. I got to know many of those motorcycle warriors through that venue -- Miguel DuHamel, Doug Chandler, Mick Doohan, and the youngsters like the Hayden brothers. The racing was always exciting, and I did my own much lower speed simulations on my VFR750, or my wife's CBR600, but have come to realize that racing is NOT for the streets, a message played clearly in this movie "Faster."

"Faster" focuses exclusively on World Grand Prix racing, the now-defunct 500cc strokers, and the newer 4-stroke liter bikes. Primarily seasons 2000 through 2004, and featuring the newest wave of great riders, like Valentino Rossi, the best of the bunch, and his chasers like Biaggi, Macoy, and others, including homeboy Colin Edwards from up the road in Conroe. This film is not just about the races themselves, but also goes often behind the scenes to show us what goes into development of these race bikes, to make them go faster and faster each year. Narrated comfortable by Ewan McGregor, a very nice DVD for motorcycle racing fans.