The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 American street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film in The Fast and the Furious film series. The film's concept was inspired by a Vibe magazine article about street racing in New York City, and its plot is loosely based on No Man's Land, and Point Break. This film bears no storyline relation to Roger Corman's The Fast and the Furious ,... despite that being the source of the title. The 2001 film became the original of a franchise series when it was followed by 2 Fast 2 Furious , The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift , Fast & Furious and Fast Five . Three modified 1993 Honda Civics follow a semi-trailer truck, and they manage to hijack the truck, stealing over $6 million in merchandise. LAPD officer Brian O'Conner is sent undercover on a joint LAPD-FBI investigation to apprehend the hijackers.
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| Release date: | June 18, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Rob Cohen |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 106 Minutes |
| Producer: | Neal H. Moritz |
| Editor: | Peter Honess |
| Music by: | BT |
| Cinematography: | Ericson Core |
| Screenplay by: | David Ayer, Erik Bergquist, Gary Scott Thompson |
| Estimated budget: | $38,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |