Fast and the Furious

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 06 22 (USA)

UPC: 025192127021

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: A magazine article about real-life car racing gangs for Vibe becomes this fast-paced automotive thriller from director Rob Cohen. Paul Walker stars as Brian O'Conner, a youthful FBI agent investigating a series of hijackings by going undercover with a street gang led by charismatic Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). Caught up in Toretto's world of gang conflict that is resolved in late-night car races, Spindler starts to sympathize with his chief suspect and falls in love with Toretto's younger sister Mia (Jordana Brewster). In the meantime, Spindler initially suspects the wrong gang of complicity in the crimes he's probing, while Toretto remains involved in a forbidden romance, ? la Romeo and Juliet, with his girlfriend Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). The Fast and the Furious co-stars Ted Levine, Rick Yune, and Matt Schulze. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Category: Crime

Awards: Best Cinematography – American Film Institute

Features: Interactive eight-camera angle stunt sequence
Movie magic interactive special effects
Visual effects montage featuring the first race
Racer X: the article that inspired the movie
The making of "The Fast and the Furious"
Feature commentary with director Rob Cohen
Exclusive featurette on editing for the Motion Picture Association of America
Deleted scenes with optional director commentary
Storyboards to final feature comparison
DVD-ROM features including: exclusive hotlink to never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage of the film "Supercar Street Challenge" demo
Music videos: Ja Rule "Furious," Cadillac Tah "POV City Anthem," and Saliva "Click Click Boom"
Theatrical trailer

Fast and the Furious

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/02/2002

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 107 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Scenes
1. The Hijackers [:22]
2. Enter the Eclipse [2:35]
3. The Snowman's Bet [:59]
4. NOS Fest [1:33]
5. Big Trouble in Little Saigon [:56]
6. Right to Party [1:00]
7. A Double Life [:59]
8. A Ten-Second Car [1:49]
9. Undercover Blues [:03]
10. A Quarter Mile at a Time [:26]
11. Undercover Love [:18]
12. The Takedown of Johnny Tran [1:19]
13. Race Wars [:11]
14. Jesse Throws Down the Pink [:26]
15. Mia's Choice [1:28]
16. Hijacker's Hell [:37]
17. Fury in Echo Park [1:39]
18. Race Against the Train [1:34]
19. Honor [3:18]
20. End Titles [4:59]

Michael Hastings

If not for its pulse-pounding last act, The Fast and the Furious might be little more than a cheeky, intentionally corny street-racing movie in the vein of '50s and '60s exploitation flicks. But what a finale: Director Rob Cohen lines up not one but three chase scenes, one after another, with only the basest of dialogue and a modicum of exposition needed to set up the fun. Cohen is not above using digital effects to enhance a scene -- even throwing in a point-of-view shot of gasoline being injected into a turbocharger -- but they never get in the way of the unadulterated, metal-on-asphalt stunts. Better yet, he wisely knows when to turn down the score and let the grunts and growls of the machines (and their respective owners) heighten the tension of a particular sequence. For their part, the actors do their best to duck and dodge the script's worst lines, which are so simplistic they occasionally threaten to break into song. The normally irrepressible Vin Diesel seems somewhat damped down here, but even still, he has no problem wresting the picture away from its ostensible lead, Paul Walker. Chosen apparently for his resemblance to Steve McQueen (he even gets his very own Ali MacGraw-like love interest, Jordana Brewster), Walker has the most venerable of exploitationer roles, that of the outsider investigating a "dangerous" subculture. And also in keeping with exploitationer tradition, he's the least interesting thing in the movie. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Doug Claybourne  Executive Producer 
Rob Cohen  Director 
Gary Scott Thompson  Screenwriter 
Neal H. Moritz  Producer 
John Pogue  Executive Producer 
BT  Composer (Music Score) 
David Ayer  Screenwriter 
Erik Bergquist  Screenwriter 
Paul Walker  Actor 
Vin Diesel  Actor 
Michelle Rodriguez  Actor 
Jordana Brewster  Actor 
Rick Yune  Actor 
Chad Lindberg  Actor 
Johnny Strong  Actor 
Matt Schulze  Actor 
Ted Levine  Actor 
Ja Rule  Actor 
Thom Barry  Actor 
Vyto Ruginis  Actor 

Country: USA