Fast & Furious (2009)

Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers:

Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Letty
John Ortiz	...	Campos
Laz Alonso	...	Fenix
Gal Gadot	...	Gisele
Jack Conley	...	Penning
Shea Whigham	...	Stasiak
Liza Lapira	...	Trinh
Sung Kang	...	Han
Tego Calderon	...	Tego
Don Omar	...	Don Omar
Mirtha Michelle	...	Cara
Greg Cipes	...	Dwight

Storyline

Heading back to the streets where it all began, two men rejoin two women to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Connor. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | driver | desert | car | undercover cop | 

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Taglines:

New Model. Original Parts.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2009 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Rapides et dangereux

Filming Locations:

310 W Green St, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£4,928,784 (UK) (10 April 2009)

Gross:

$155,022,220 (USA) (26 June 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

With a gross of $72.5 million on its opening weekend, the movie had the biggest April debut ever. (Anger Management (2003) formerly held the record with $42.2 million)

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Goofs

When Brian is choosing cars out of the impound lot, he is seen choosing several Nissan GT-R chassis for rebuilding into a car to be used in the street race to work with Baraga. One of the cars chosen is an R35 GTR. As the movie takes place 5 years after The Fast and the Furious, this would be impossible, as the first GTR was not seen on US soil until 2008, two full years after the movie takes place. This continues into Fast Five - there is a GTR featured in that movie as well, however, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift takes place in approximately 2006, which is also after the events in both Fast & Furious and Fast Five.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dominic Toretto: [on a walkie-talkie] All right, we're good to go.
Dominic Toretto: [to Letty] You got this?
Letty: You bet your ass, bubba. Let's make some money!

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Crazy Credits

The end credits shows, an animated version of the beginning of Dominic's escape from Jail.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases (2010)

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Soundtracks

Krazy
Written by Pitbull, Federico Franchi, Lil Jon
Performed by Pitbull featuring Lil Jon
Courtesy of The Orchard

User Reviews

best one yet!

This film, unlike the second and third installment, had a strong plot. if you like the F&F Franchise and go into the theater with a positive attitude, you will not be disappointed. unlike any other installment in the franchise, there is a much bigger variety of cars as well. much more of that good ol' American Muscle. and who can you think of that looks more bada$$ than Vin Diesel behind the wheel of a Chevelle and a Charger? and not to mention the babes! I mean thats what this series is all about right?Cars, babes, and mischief.

overall, if you dig the franchise as much as i do, or even if u just like cars and racing, this is the movie for you. it is much more action packed than all of the other ones.