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

Directed by
Mark Neale

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Neale		writer

Produced by
Stephen Lim	....	producer
Ian MacLean	....	executive producer
Mark Neale	....	executive producer
Chris Paine	....	executive producer
Jane Rees	....	co-producer

Original Music by
tomandandy

Cinematography by
Grant Gee

Film Editing by
Rochelle Watson

Production Management
Allison Wilke	....	post-production supervisor
Allison Wilke	....	production manager

Art Department
Ben Wolfinsohn	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Rashad Omar	....	sound recordist
Jim Watson	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Chater	....	camera operator
Ariadna Esteve	....	camera operator: Spain
Cliff Hsui	....	camera operator
Al Lyons	....	still photographer
Mark Neale	....	camera operator
Andrew Northcott	....	still photographer
Xavier Torres	....	key grip
Dani Vilar	....	focus puller

Editorial Department
Evans Butterworth	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	....	composer: additional music
Leandro Maciel	....	composer: additional music
Woody Pak	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Kevin Bowe	....	supervisor: USA
Nick Conroy	....	road manager
Kelli Gillam	....	head production accountant
Kelli Gillam	....	tour accountant
Sharon Kahn	....	publicist
Martin Margheri	....	production assistant: Italy
John Morgan	....	roadie
Michael Scott	....	technical consultant

Production Companies

• Dorna Sports S.L.
• Spark Productions

Distributors

• Slamdance on the Road

Other Companies

• Avenue Edit  post-production
• Dorna Sports SL  in association with
• Near North Insurance Brokerage  insurance

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:

Graziano Rossi: In Italy, the Doctor is a name you give to someone for respect. It's very important "The Doctor".

Slightly flawed documentary is entertaining and educational

The fact that there are so few good motorcycle movies makes "FASTER" difficult to rate. If you compare this movie to dreck like "Torque" or "Biker Boyz", it's an absolute 10. If you compare it to the obvious choice "On Any Sunday", the movie is good but it leaves you feeling like it could have been a little bit better.

It's more or less a documentary of the top motorcycle road racing series in the world, MotoGP. The movie focuses primarily on four different riders over the course of the 2001 and 2002 seasons. The narration by Ewan McGregor is excellent, and the racing footage (a mix of shots filmed for the movie and archival race coverage) is fabulous. The interviews with former world champions are entertaining and educational.

However, the way the movie tends to jump around a bit might confuse people who aren't already fans of the sport, a problem that detracts from the excellence of the movie. Basically, you should watch it, but if you're not already a MotoGP fan maybe you should watch it with one so they can explain.