Editing Graeme Obree (section)

== Book and films ==
He published his [[autobiography]] in 2003 titled ''The Flying Scotsman''.<ref group="n">Published by Birlinn, UK, with a foreword by Francesco Moser</ref> He said: "It started with the psychologist saying it would do me good and ended up as my life story."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/sep/17/cycling.cycling| title=Obree opens up on a story of speed, success and suicide| author=William Fotheringham| newspaper=The Guardian| date=17 September 2003}}</ref> A [[The Flying Scotsman (2006 film)|film based on the book]] premiered at the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] in 2006, starring [[Jonny Lee Miller]] and [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1818742,00.html|title=Flying Scotsman to launch Edinburgh film fest|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=28 June 2007|last=Brooks|first=Xan|date=12 July 2006}}</ref> In November 2006 [[Metro-Goldwyn Mayer]] bought world distribution rights and the film was released in the US on 29 December 2006;<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/11207.0.html |title=MGM to release Obree movie in the U.S. |magazine=VeloNews |access-date=28 June 2007 |last=Wilcockson |first=John |date=26 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622112353/http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/11207.0.html |archive-date=22 June 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> it was given a UK release on 29 June 2007. The DVD was released in the UK on 5 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2007/11/03/flying-scotsman-released-on-dvd/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720164636/http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2007/11/03/flying-scotsman-released-on-dvd/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2011 |title=Flying Scotsman Released on DVD |publisher=CyclingEdinburgh.info |access-date=3 November 2007 }}</ref>

''Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree's Story'', a documentary film about Obree's appearance at the 2013 World Human Powered Speed Championships in Battle Mountain, Nevada, premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film, directed by David Street with music by [[Alun Woodward]] of Chemikal Underground,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/review-battle-mountain-graeme-obree-story-219699|title=Review: 'Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree's story'|first=Max|last=Glaskin|work=Cycling Weekly|date=5 April 2016|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> went on public release on 21 March 2016, with a tour of cinemas featuring a question-and-answer session with Obree following screenings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gobattlemountain.com/Screenings.html|title=Screenings|publisher=Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree's Story|access-date=15 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623214731/http://www.gobattlemountain.com/Screenings.html|archive-date=23 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film was crowdfunded through the [[Kickstarter]] website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/101429-grame-obree-film-outsider%E2%80%99-hits-crowdfunding-target|title=Graeme Obree film 'The Outsider' hits crowdfunding target|first=John|last=Stevenson|publisher=Road.cc|date=13 December 2013|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>