The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious

2001 American-German street racing action film by Rob Cohen
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The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film directed by Rob Cohen from a screenplay by Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, and David Ayer, based on the Vibe magazine article "Racer X" by Ken Li. The first installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, it stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, and Ted Levine. In the film, undercover cop Brian O'Conner (Walker) infiltrates a street racing crew to investigate a series of hijackings and finds himself developing a complex friendship with the group's leader, Dominic Toretto (Diesel).

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Universal Pictures
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  • June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) (United States)
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106 minutes
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  • United States
  • Germany
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English
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$38,000,000 USD
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$145,000,000 USD
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Dom: I used to drag here back in high school. That railroad crossing up there is exactly a quarter-mile away from here. On green, I'm going for it.
  • Only one other classic Mopar was used for the film besides Torreto's Dodge Charger. A 1969 Roadrunner featured during the Rave party the night before the Race Wars.
  • Rob Cohen:  as the old pizza delivery man who is blocked by the first race.
  • Only two domestics are ever driven by the principal cast: Dom and his '70 Charger, and Brian's/ Racer's Edge's Ford Lightning parts truck.
  • The only film in which O'Connor does not pilot a Nissan Skyline. Although a Skyline does appear during the four way drag race where O'Connor tries to ingratiate himself to Toretto's team.
  • Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Eminem were all considered for the part of Brian O'Connor before Paul Walker was cast.

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