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Fast & Furious (2009)

Fast & Furious poster
Directed by
Justin Lin
Genre
action film, thriller film
Country
United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7,874 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Dom Toretto and FBI agent Brian O'Conner must team up to bring down a drug lord after Dom's girlfriend Letty is murdered.

fast-pacedgrittyrevenge-drivenaction-packedintensevisceraladrenaline-fueledsuspenseful

What happens

Fast & Furious (also known as Fast & Furious 4) is a 2009 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the direct sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) as well as the fourth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. It stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. In the film, Dominic Toretto and FBI agent Brian O'Conner are forced to work together to avenge the murder of Toretto's lover Letty Ortiz and apprehend drug lord Arturo Braga. A fourth film was announced in July 2007, with the returns of Diesel, Walker, Rodriguez, and Brewster confirmed shortly after that. To account for the cast seeing absences from either of the previous two installments, the film was developed to place The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) as occurring beyond the events of Fast & Furious, while the short film Los Bandoleros (2009) was produced and released. Principal photography began in early February 2008 and wrapped up in August 2008, with filming locations including Los Angeles and the Dominican Republic. Lin, Morgan, and composer Brian Tyler returned in their roles from Tokyo Drift. Fast & Furious is the first theatrical release to feature D-BOX motion. It was also the first film in the franchise to be produced by Diesel. Fast & Furious premiered at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on March 12, 2009, and was released in the United States on April 3 by Universal Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its script but praised the action sequences. It grossed $360.4 million worldwide, exceeding expectations to become the then-highest-grossing film in the franchise. It was followed by Fast Five in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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