The Fast and the Furious (2001)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writers (WGA):

Ken Li (magazine article "Racer X")
Gary Scott Thompson (screen story)

Release Date:

22 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

If you have what it takes... You can have it ALL!

Plot:

An undercover cop infiltrates an underworld subculture of Los Angeles street racers looking to bust a hijacking ring, and soon begins to question his loyalties when his new street racing friends become the prime suspects.

Plot Keywords:

Street Racing | Undercover | Hijacking | Truck | Undercover Police

Awards:

8 wins & 11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 23	8:00 PM	FX
Thur. July 23	10:30 PM	FX

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Letty
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia Toretto
Rick Yune	...	Johnny Tran
Chad Lindberg	...	Jesse
Johnny Strong	...	Leon
Matt Schulze	...	Vince
Ted Levine	...	Sgt. Tanner
Ja Rule	...	Edwin
Vyto Ruginis	...	Harry
Thom Barry	...	Agent Bilkins
Stanton Rutledge	...	Muse
Noel Gugliemi	...	Hector (as Noel Guglielmi)
R.J. de Vera	...	Danny Yamato (as R.J. De Vera)

Also Known As:

Racer X (USA) (working title)
Redline (USA) (working title)
Street Wars (USA) (working title)
The Fast and the Furious (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38053) | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Cha Cha Cha Restaurant, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Over 1,500 cars were at the Race Wars.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the first party, what the "guitar guy" is playing doesn't match the resulting sound(s).

Quotes:

Dom: Jesse, since you were the first to reach in and grab some chicken, why don't you say grace?
Jesse: [saying grace] Dear Heavenly... uh...
Leon: Spirit.
Jesse: Spirit. Thank you. Thank you for providing us with the direct-port nitrous... uh... injection, four-core intercoolers, an' ball-bearing turbos, and... um... titanium valve springs. Thank you.
Leon: Amen!
Dom: Very nice.
Letty: He was praying to the car gods.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Firehouse Dog (2007)

Soundtrack:

Pov City Anthem

Not as bad as the current rating suggests

If you like cars - this movie is for you. Sure, the cars in this movie are not what an ordinary European lad would regard as decent, some of the parts are quite alluring (T66 with NOS you know... ;-)) but among the car bodies there are some that look way too stereotype (Honda Civics...?).

The story is entertaining, though rarely sophisticated. This, I guess, is the reason for why someone reader of IMDb commented that in this movie Vin's talent was wasted. I consent to this to quite some degree and really suggest to those of you, who haven't already familiarized themselves with the work of this convincing actor to do so as soon as there is a chance to.