MOVIE BACKGROUND
PROJECT OVERVIEW
THE DOCTOR, THE TORNADO AND THE KENTUCKY KID
Nicky Hayden, the 'Kentucky Kid', defies his critics and after two seasons of struggles and setbacks, wins his maiden grand prix victory under the greatest imaginable pressure – in front of a sell-out crowd at Laguna Seca, California, at the first grand prix to be held in the USA since 1994.
Director: Mark Neale is the acclaimed writer/director of FASTER, the mould-breaking 2004 film about MotoGP racing, and the internationally acclaimed 2001 documentary feature NO MAPS FOR THESE TERRITORIES, about cult cyberpunk novelist William Gibson. He has also directed music videos for artists including U2, Counting Crows and Paul Weller.
Producers: Mark Neale and Elizabeth Stanley
Executive Producer: Ian MacLean
Featuring: Valentino Rossi, Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden and John Hopkins, and all the other MotoGP Riders
Narrator: Ewan McGregor
Running Time: Collectors Edition – 104 minutes plus 55 minutes of added scenes and an entire second disc of interactive racing – double disc set
Availability: On or about November 1, 2006 for the double-disc Collector’s Edition.
Available rights: All international rights, except North American
home video, Japan,
Australia/New Zealand and the United Kingdom/Ireland.
Producers are reserving the right to sell the Collector’s
Edition DVD off the
www.dtkmovie.com website, as well as all digital download rights.
Sales Agent: Rachel Job at 3DD in London: +44.207.428.1800