Furious 6 (2013)

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers:

Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

7 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker	...	Brian O'Conner
Dwayne Johnson	...	Hobbs
Jordana Brewster	...	Mia
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Letty
Tyrese Gibson	...	Roman
Sung Kang	...	Han
Gal Gadot	...	Gisele
Ludacris	...	Tej (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Luke Evans	...	Shaw
Elsa Pataky	...	Elena
Gina Carano	...	Riley
Clara Paget	...	Vegh
Kim Kold	...	Klaus
Joe Taslim	...	Jah

Storyline

Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

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Plot Keywords:

criminal | mercenary | spain | street shootout | sixth in a series | 

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Taglines:

All roads lead to this

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish Indonesian

Release Date:

24 May 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Rapides et dangereux 6

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$97,375,245 (USA) (24 May 2013)

Gross:

$238,673,370 (USA) (30 August 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Dodge Daytona that Vin Diesel is driving was made custom. The actual car used in production was rebuilt by McCarthy and his team from the old $5,000 piece of junk that they first acquired.

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Goofs

No matter where they are in London the cars always pass the same number 4 double-decker bus.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nunn: Señor O'Conner, Señor O'Conner, hurry, come! Come! This way! This way!
Elena: It's all right, I've got it.
Elena: [to Brian] It's okay, you're just in time.
Dominic Toretto: You're gonna be a great father, Brian.
Brian O'Conner: What makes you so sure?
Dominic Toretto: Because I'll be there to kick your ass if you ain't. Get in there.
Elena: Go.
Dominic Toretto: Brian. Remember, the second you go through those doors, everything changes. Our old life is done.

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Crazy Credits

After the character credits following the film, we're shown Han's final race from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). However, we start seeing angles of it from inside a car, where a gloved hand is adjusting switches and preparing to move. As in _Tokyo Drift_, a Mercedes slams into Han's car, but it doesn't kill him outright. The driver of the Mercedes, an unnamed character played by Jason Statham, emerges from his car; he then pulls the 'cross necklace' (seen earlier in the film and also the one from Fast Five and Four) from his pocket and throws it into the fuel spill/the direction of Han's car. Han's car then explodes from the fuel leak and subsequent engine fire. Jason Statham's character then makes a call, saying, "Dominic Toretto. You don't know me. You're about to."

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Connections

Spoofed in Mad: The Flash & the Furious/Saved by Adele (2013)

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Soundtracks

Ball
Written by Eric Goudy, Earl Hood, Richard Butler, Clifford Harris,
Dwayne Carter, Orville Hall, Phillip Price
Performed by T.I. featuring Lil' Wayne
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Lil Wayne appears courtesy of Cash Money Records/Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Indeed a guy's movie...

The faster the cars in this franchise seem to go, the more realism seems to go away with it. Sure, the action and car chases in "Fast & Furious 6" is breathtaking and spectacular, but the movie was just a tad over the top.

I sat down to watch "Fast & Furious 6" simply because I had the opportunity, and because I wanted to watch it because of Michelle Rodriguez. I can't say that I had any particular hopes or expectations to this movie, nor can I claim that it was a movie release that I was in any way looking forward to.

If you have seen any of the previous five movies then you know exactly what you will get here. There is nothing much new to be had here, it is essentially the same. However, that being said, then the movie is enjoyable, entertaining and fast-paced.

This sixth installment to the franchise brings the return of an assumed dead member of the Toretto 'family' and it also brings the departure of one. The returning member is, of course, Letty. I am not going to reveal who will be departing - you'll just have to watch the movie for yourself and find out.

As entertaining as the action was in the movie, then the last whole segment was a bit too much. I mean, a car bring down a massive Russian cargo airplane? That was just too much. And how long does it take for a plane of that size to get enough speed to become airborne? It just took forever. And speaking of forever, then that tarmac runway had to be the longest in the world - it just went on and on.

As with the previous movies, then it is a great ensemble of actors and actresses, and it is as always a joy to have them returning to their parts, and there is a great chemistry between the various characters. I was especially thrilled to see Joe Taslim (playing Jah) in the movie; he did a great job in "The Raid: Redemption" and its great to see him make it into American cinema as well. He is definitely a guy to keep an eye on in the future.

"Fast & Furious 6" is, as the previous five movies, a guy's movie - full of adrenaline, muscle cars, car chases, macho guys and testosterone dripping off everywhere. The story was enjoyable, even with the part that went off the scale. And if you enjoyed any of the previous movies, then you definitely want to watch "Fast & Furious 6" as well.