The Fast and the Furious (2001) Movie Overview

The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 car film starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. It was directed by Rob Cohen. The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film in The Fast and the Furious film series. It was loosely inspired by a Vibe magazine article about street racing in New York City. Brian O’Conner is a police officer tasked with infiltrating the Los Angeles street racing scene, suspected to be the origin of a string of high-speed truck hijackings perpetrated by a trio of black ‘95 Honda Civics. Brian gets a job at a local shop and works his way up until finally getting an opportunity to compete against elite street racer Dominic Toretto and two other contestants at a large, late-night event. Brian barters his way into the race with the title for his ‘95 Mitsubishi Eclipse. He loses the race, but gains Toretto’s respect when he picks him up after the police arrive and bust the race. The next day, Brian’s superior voices concern that Toretto might be the source of the hijackings and warns Brian not to let anything cloud his judgment. Soon afterward, Br… Source

• The Fast and the Furious Movie Details
• Director: Rob Cohen
• Official Sites: Universal Pictures Awards [us] screeings, Official site [au], Universal
• Tagline: If you have what it takes… You can have it ALL!
• Country: USA , Germany
• Run Time: 106 min
• Genre: Action , Crime , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner
• Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
• Michelle Rodriguez as Letty
• Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto
• Rick Yune as Johnny Tran
• Chad Lindberg as Jesse

The Fast and the Furious Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

The Fast and the Furious (2001): 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 r… Source

The Fast and the Furious Movie Review from New York Times

An action melodrama so generic it could be found in the plain-wrap section of the market. Brian (Paul Walker) is an undercover cop assigned to get next close to Dom (Vin Diesel), who may be leading a pack of daredevil thieves to keep his posse of illegal street racers in dual exhausts and fresh carburetors. Some of the stunt driving is a knockout;… Source

The Fast and the Furious Movie Details from Imdb

The Fast & The Furious is loosely based on an article in a magazine about street clubs that race Japanese cars late at night. Domenic Toretto is the leader of a street gang that is under suspicion of stealing expensive electronic equipment. Brian O’Connor is an undercover police officer attempts to find out who exactly is stealing the equipment, wh… Source

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