The Fast and the Furious

Theatrical - Wide 2001-06-22

Cast Paul Walker Vin Diesel Michelle Rodriguez Jordana Brewster Rick Yune Chad Lindberg
Directed by Rob Cohen
Written by David Ayer Erik Bergquist Gary Thompson

Genres: Action

JoBlo's Rating

5/10

Synopsis

Loosely based on a Vibe magazine article, the movie is set in Los Angeles, where street youth gangs adapt Japanese sports cars into muscle cars and race them illegally. The two main plots of the movie are a Romeo and Juliet... See more scenario about lovers from rival gangs and an undercover investigation of the highjacking ring.

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Peacock is developing four new Fast & Furious TV series with Vin Diesel attached as executive producer

Peacock is developing four new Fast & Furious TV series with Vin Diesel attached as executive producer

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Fast & Furious TV shows are revving up at Peacock with Vin Diesel executive producing

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Peacock is developing four new Fast & Furious TV series with Vin Diesel attached as executive producer

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Is The Fast and The Furious celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special screening at Cannes?

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Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, producer Neal Moritz and Meadow Walker will attend the Cannes Film Festival for the special screening.

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Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner returning for Fast & Furious 11; Vin Diesel confirms April 2027 release

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Vin Diesel announced that Fast 11 will be coming out in 2027, along with news that he insisted Brian O'Conner return.

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Reviews

F9: The Fast Saga Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: Dom Toretto's family loyalty is tested when he discovers his disgraced younger brother is working with Cipher to go after Dom and the crew. REVIEW: Rev up the engines. Ramp up the music. Get ready to rumble because Dom Toretto...

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Posted 25 years ago

Review Date: Director: Rob Cohen Writer: G. Thompson, E. Bergquist, D. Ayer Producers: Neil H. Moritz Actors: Paul Walker Vin Diesel Michelle Rodriguez Plot: A whitebread outsider joins a local LA street racing gang o’ thugs and chicks, and falls...

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You can buy the souped-up Jetta from The Fast and The Furious

Got some money to burn and a love of movie memorabilia? Then you might have the perfect opportunity to own one of the rides from the first chapter of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS franchise. Previously owned by Frankie Muniz,...

Posted 10 years ago

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Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Vin Diesel!

Posted 11 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

Exclusive Cool Video: Top 10 Ridiculous Moments in the Fast & Furious series

Posted 11 years ago

The Fast and Furious movies have almost as many ludicrous and unbelievable sequences as fast cars, and Frank Kemp has ranked the top ten most ridiculous moments from the franchise for our latest Exclusive Cool Video. The list isn't limited...

Exclusive Cool Video: Movie CliffsNotes – The Fast & The Furious

Posted 11 years ago

I remember seeing director Rob Cohen's THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS in theaters and walking away thinking it was pretty good, if not exceptionally cheesy and not particularly smart. It was POINT BREAK with car thieves. It wasn't until the...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Michelle Rodriguez!

Posted 12 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

JoBlo.com’s tribute to the people from film & TV we lost in 2013

Posted 12 years ago

"We are meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?" ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button As 2013 draws to a close, we here at JoBlo.com want take a...

It’s the Booze Talkin’: We are sure gonna miss Paul Walker

Posted 12 years ago

The first time I met Paul Walker I was on the set of FAST AND FURIOUS (the fourth installment in the series). At the time, it wasn’t exactly obvious how big the franchise would become but it was clear that...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Rob Cohen!

Posted 12 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

Face-Off: Frank Bullitt vs. The Driver

Posted 13 years ago

In last week’s Face-Off, MAN OF STEEL got its super-ass handed to it by BATMAN BEGINS in an overwhelming decision that favored the latter as the better movie. Superman will get a chance at revenge in 2015 when Henry Cavill...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Paul Walker!

Posted 13 years ago

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