The Fast and the Furious (2001)

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 Cop

Awards:

8 wins & 11 nominations

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 (Ontario) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | 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:

Dominic's RX-7 originally had a roll cage. It was removed to accommodate Vin Diesel's physique.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the first race, the cars pass by the same background more than once.

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 Grizzly Rage (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Deep Enough

Solid movie... Worth renting

Today I saw Tokyo drift and yesterday I saw 2 fast 2 furious for the fifth time, but I still find myself drawn toward the original. It stars Paul Walker as an undercover cop who infiltrates the street racing underworld of LA to catch a crook who has been hijacking millions of dollars worth of electronics from 18wheelers, causing the truckers to take matters into their own hands, ultimately ending in deaths and multitudes of money stolen. Now, you would think that because of the semi weak plot, this movie wouldn't be that good, however, the main storyline is just a small part of this movie, the other elements being action and some interesting relationships regarding vin diesels character. Diesel plays a street racing god, one of the best in the LA scene. Walkers character, Brians, way into the world is through Dominic Toretto (Diesel). Toretto has an air about him which draws other in, and Brian is no different. Throughout the movie, Brian is getting to know Dom, earning his trust, etc, but at the end of the movie, both Dom and Brian are forced to make a decision about each other... The whole relationship is interesting to watch. As for the action, there is plenty of it. Besides the many races, there is also some gunplay and some hand to hand fighting, and some interesting hijacking sequences.

All in all the cars are hot, the girls are hotter, the cars are fast, the guns are loaded, and for the more serious, the relationship between Dom, Mia, Vince, Letty, and the others is amazing.

If you haven't seen this movie, rent it tonight