The Fast and the Furious (2001) Movie, News, Video, Trailer

The Fast and the Furious (2001) Movie, News, Video, Trailer

The Fast and the Furious (2001)

The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American street racing action film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. The film is the first installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise and was distributed by Universal Pictures. The film follows undercover cop Brian O'Conner (Walker) who must stop semi-truck hijackers led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) from stealing expensive electronic equipment. The film's concept was inspired by a Vibe magazine article about street racing in New York City.

Filming locations include Los Angeles and parts of southern California. The Fast and the Furious was released on June 22, 2001 to financial success. The film's budget was an estimated $38 million, grossing $207,283,925 worldwide. Critical reaction was mostly mixed, according to review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, though both Diesel and Walker were praised in their roles and became household names both in the U.S. and 

Domenic 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

Production

Ronna Kress Casting

Doug Claybourne Executive Producer

Neal H. Moritz Producer

John Pogue Executive Producer

Jody Hummer Location Manager

Deborah Laub Location Manager

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Costume & Make-Up

Sanja Milkovic Hays Costume Design

Joy Zapata Hairstylist

Georgina Williams Hairstylist

Roddy Stayton Hairstylist

Michael Germain Makeup Artist

Deborah La Mia Denaver Makeup Artist

Garet Reilly Costume Supervisor

Irena Stepic Set Costumer

Lawrence Quon Set Costumer

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Directing

Rob Cohen Director

Deirdre Horgan Script Supervisor

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Writing

Ken Li Author

Gary Scott Thompson Screenstory

Gary Scott Thompson Screenplay

Erik Bergquist Screenplay

David Ayer Screenplay

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Sound

BT Original Music Composer

Becky Sullivan ADR & Dubbing

Lee Lemont ADR & Dubbing

Gregg Barbanell Foley

Laura Macias Foley

Sean Rowe Foley

Charles Deenen Sound Designer

Tim Walston Sound Designer

Glenn Hoskinson Sound Effects Editor

Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor

Howard Neiman Sound Effects Editor

Steve Nelson Sound Effects Editor

Kim Secrist Sound Effects Editor

Michael C. Casper Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Daniel J. Leahy Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jay Nierenberg Supervising Sound Editor

Bruce Stambler Supervising Sound Editor

Terry Wilson Music Editor

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Camera

Ericson Core Director of Photography

Malcolm Brown Jr. Camera Operator

Joseph V. Cicio Camera Operator

David E. Diano Camera Operator

Bruce Dickson Camera Operator

Lawrence Karman Camera Operator

John Trapman Camera Operator

Jeffery J. Tufano Camera Operator

James M. Muro Steadicam Operator

Kenji Luster Steadicam Operator

Bob Marshak Still Photographer

Pål Bugge Haagenrud Additional Camera

Joseph D. Urbanczyk Additional Camera

Michael Pescasio Additional Photography

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Editing

Peter Honess Editor

Robert Troy Dialogue Editor

John C. Stuver Dialogue Editor

Mildred Iatrou Dialogue Editor

Brett Carroll First Assistant Editor

Jonathan Lucas First Assistant Editor

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Art

Waldemar Kalinowski Production Design

Kevin Kavanaugh Art Direction

Florence Fellman Set Decoration

Monica Frommholz Art Department Coordinator

Michael Stone Assistant Art Director

Barry Kingston Construction Coordinator

Page Charles Construction Foreman

Alex Sessing Greensman

Tony Perez Leadman

Maria Baker Set Designer

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Crew

Matthew W. Mungle Makeup Effects

Bill MacSems Property Master

Todd Ellis Property Master

Eric Justen Sound Recordist

Andy Peach Sound Recordist

Matt Sweeney Special Effects Coordinator

Constance Bracewell CG Supervisor

Rebecca Marie Visual Effects Art Director

Mic Rodgers Stunt Coordinator

Jonathan Taylor Second Unit Cinematographer

David Marder Transportation Coordinator

John Feinblatt Picture Car Coordinator

Michael Singer Unit Publicist

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Visual Effects

Michelle Eisenreich Visual Effects Producer

Lori J. Nelson Visual Effects Producer

Mary Stuart-Welch Visual Effects Producer

Thad Beier Visual Effects Supervisor

Brad Kuehn Visual Effects Supervisor

Mike Wassel Visual Effects Supervisor

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Lighting

Antonio Soriano Gaffer

Carl Boles Gaffer

Dino Parks Gaffer

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Cast

Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto

Michelle Rodriguez as Letty

Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto

Rick Yune as Johnny Tran

Chad Lindberg as Jesse

Johnny Strong as Leon

Matt Schulze as Vince

Ted Levine as Sgt. Tanner

Ja Rule as Edwin

Vyto Ruginis as Harry

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The Fast and the Furious Trailer

A fierce and frenzied look at rival Los Angeles street teams who use street racing as a means of establishing power. Walker stars as a rookie cop who goes undercover, posing as a racing team member, in order to investigate a jewelry heist. Managing to integrate himself with the team's leaders at first, he finds himself in jeopardy when the other members being to suspect an imposter within their ranks, setting the stage for an exciting, climactic showdown.