The Fast and the Furious Movie Review 2001

Rookie L.A. cop Brian (Walker) goes undercover to infiltrate a street gang that adapts sports cars for illicit street racing and other, even less legal, uses. But first he has to earn the respect and trust of their leader, Dominic (Diesel), and the love of Dom's sister Mia (Brewster). Dominic is the head of a tight-knit "family" of quirky thieves hopped up on car exhaust and adrenaline, very much in the B-movie tradition of "Gone in 60 Seconds" (the original), "Eat My Dust," and "Grand Theft Auto." And hey, let's face it, kids. That's all this is, a summer B-movie where reality, plot, and dialogue have no place. Diesel does impress (again) in the patriarch-philosopher-thief role.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Cops, L.A., Motor Vehicle Dept., Grand Theft Auto, Top Grossing Films of 2001

Screenplay

Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, David Ayer

Cast

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Rick Yune, Ted Levine, Ja Rule, Thom Barry, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, Matt Schulze, Vyto Ruginis

Cinematography

Ericson Core

Director

Rob Cohen

Music

BT (Brian Transeau)

Other

Felipe Borrero, Gary Jones, Happy Walters, Peter Honess, Kevin Kavanaugh, Sanja Milkovic Hays, Waldemar Kalinowski

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Mediastream Film, Universal Pictures