The Fast and the Furious (2001)

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Studio: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Jun 22, 2001
Running Time: 107 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Dominic Toretto drives the streets of LA like he owns them. As far as his crew is concerned, he does. He spends his days rebuilding high performance race cars and perfecting the art of computer controlled fuel injection. By night, Dom pockets up to $10,000 each time someone dares to race him in his own earth-bound rocket of a car. Dom lives off of the adrenaline of street car racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. Brian particularly looks up to Dominic and seeks his approval, but to the rest of the crowd, he's white bread. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to take Brian under his wing. Dom's sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realize he's an undercover cop and Dominic and his rival Johnny Tran are both the leading suspects in a case involving dirty money and big-rig hijacking.
cast + crew
Director
2nd unit director
Brian O'Conner
Dominic Toretto
Mia Toretto
Johnny Tran
Vince
Sergeant Tanner
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Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Executive Producer
reviews
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June 21, 2001
The Fast and the Furious is an inordinately silly drag-racing flick that can best be differentiated from last summer's vehicular disaster Gone in Sixty Seconds by its use of younger actors. Vin Diesel, who must be so pleased to be in a film that showcases fuel, stars as the leader of a Los Angeles street-racing team that might be a front for a truck-hijacking racket. Paul Walker co-stars as the cop who goes undercover as a racer to find out for sure. The women in the cast, including Jordana… Continued
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The Fast and the Furious, a car culture film that revolves around street racing, rival Asian gang members on crotch rockets and overly complex semi-hijackings, skips the schmaltz and cuts right to the chase.

Story

This turbo-charged film centers on street racing and the people who live for it. Dominic Toretto (the aptly named Vin Diesel) is one of them, rebuilding high performance racecars by day and racing by night. Since the money he makes for winning a race (up to $10,000) barely covers his… Continued