The Fast and the Furious

"If you have what it takes, you can have it all."

2001 1h 46m EN

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7.0

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55%

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6.8

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★7.0TMDB · 11,213🥫55%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 452,738

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Synopsis

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Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.

“If you have what it takes, you can have it all.”

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Cast

Paul Walker
Brian O'Conner
Vin Diesel
Dominic Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez
Letty Ortiz
Jordana Brewster
Mia Toretto
Rick Yune
Johnny Tran
Chad Lindberg
Jesse
Johnny Strong
Leon
Matt Schulze
Vince

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Cohen
Writers: Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, David Ayer
Languages: English
Countries: Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fast and the Furious Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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255+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Cohen, shot by Ericson Core. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by BT. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Honess shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Cohen directs. Ericson Core behind the camera. BT scores. Peter Honess cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
4Part of the "The Fast and the Furious Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5255+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Rob Cohen, shot by Ericson Core. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by BT. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Peter Honess shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Paul Walker and Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "If you have what it takes, you can have it all.".
11IMDB entry: tt0232500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1211,213 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 17 themes, including "street gang", "undercover", "car race", "auto-tuning".
14Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ericson Core
Original score: BT
Editing: Peter Honess
Production design: Waldemar Kalinowski
Costume design: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Makeup / hair: Georgina Williams
VFX supervisor: Thad Beier
Sound: Charles Deenen
Stunt coordinator: Mic Rodgers
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $38,000,000
Box office: $207,283,925
Return: 545% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes: 55% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 452,738 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

11 wins & 18 nominations total

Part of

The Fast and the Furious Collection

An action film series centered on illegal street racing and heists.

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Wuchak2019-05-08
★ 7/10
Kinetic, “hip” street-racing flick with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker A newbie to Los Angeles (Paul Walker) falls for a café host (Jordana Brewster) while trying to join a street-racing gang led by her brother, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel). Meanwhile the LAPD are trying to apprehend a radical group on the highways that targets semis and their valuable cargo. Michelle Rodriguez is on hand as Dom’s babe while Matt Schulze plays an angry member of his gang. “The Fast and the Furious” (2001) was the beginning of the popular street-racing franchise that currently has eight movies with two more planned. The over-the-top action is akin to “The Road Warrior” (1981) while the tone mixes the comic book melodrama of “The Warriors” (1979) and “Torque” (2004) with the more serious air of “Grand Canyon” (1991) and “Training Day” (2001). (Yes, I realize “Torque” and “Training Day” debuted after this one; I’m just providing comparative references). Speaking of the tone, there’s no goofiness and the actors take everything dead seriously, which is good in my book, but the flick has several unintentional laughs because, while quasi-realistic, the thrills & posing are so exaggerated. Brewster and Rodriguez are effective in the feminine department, but neither do much for me personally. There are a few good-looking ladies in the periphery, however. The soundtrack contains several dynamic urban numbers, including the excellent “Deep Enough” by Live. The movie runs 1 hour, 46 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles & nearby areas (San Bernardino, Hemet, Malibu, Westminster, Beverly Hills, etc.). GRADE: B
Leslie Kell2019-07-17
★ 10/10
I can’t call this film a legend. The film, which gave a big push in such a concept as street racing and tuning cars. He raised interest in illegal races on the night streets, gave life to such a renowned game like Need for Speed: Underground, which in turn gained countless fans. And maybe the storyline is really simple and without frills, but its implementation is worthy of deep respect.
The Movie Mob2022-08-20
★ 7/10
Point Break with cars! Sure it is a little cheesy but in the best way. Fun cast and fun premise. Diesel, Walker, Rodriguez, and Brewster deliver a great movie. Once again, Point Break with cars. Do you need more?