The Fast and the Furious (2001)- Movie Review! #210

America's funniest movie podcast, Spoilers!, presents our The Fast and the Furious review.

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The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American-German crime action film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Gary Scott Thompson and David Ayer. It is the first installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise. It was released in the United States on June 22, 2001. The Fast and the Furious follows Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), an undercover cop tasked with discovering the identities of a group of unknown automobile hijackers led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel).

Development for The Fast and the Furious arose after Cohen read a Vibe magazine article in 1998 titled "Racer X", which detailed the illegal street racing circuit operating within New York City. After contacting producer Neal H. Moritz, Moritz was able to present the script to Universal Studios, who greenlit The Fast and the Furious in 2000. Walker was the first actor to sign onto the project, while Diesel initially had to be persuaded to participate in the film, accepting after proposing several script changes.

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in July 2000, with the majority of filming being done on location in Los Angeles and southern California, which ended in October 2000.

Upon release, The Fast and the Furious was a commercial success, grossing over $200 million worldwide. It received generally positive reviews, with praise directed at both Walker and Diesel's performance, and the film's action sequences. However, some were critical of parts of the storyline and the ending. It was later re-released on June 22, 2016, to commemorate the film's fifteenth anniversary.

The Fast and the Furious soon launched a media franchise and a series of seven sequels, starting with 2 Fast 2 Furious in 2003.

Directed by Rob Cohen
Produced by Neal H. Moritz
Screenplay by
Gary Scott Thompson
Erik Bergquist
David Ayer
Story by Gary Scott Thompson
Starring
Paul Walker
Vin Diesel
Michelle Rodriguez
Jordana Brewster
Rick Yune
Chad Lindberg
Johnny Strong
Ted Levine
Matt Schulze

Music by:

BTCinematography

Ericson Core

Edited byPeter Honess

Production company:

Universal Pictures

Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date

June 22, 2001 (United States)
Running time

106 minutes
Country: United States

Budget: $38 million

Box office: $207.3 million

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