The Fast and the Furious
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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| Story by | Gary Scott Thompson
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures
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| Running time | 106 minutes
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $38,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $145,000,000 USD
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- 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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