The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)

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

On docks outside Los Angeles, a semitruck is loaded with electronics, but a corrupt dock worker informs an unknown person about the truck shipment. During the night, while the truck drives on the interstate, it is approached by three heavily modified black Honda Civics with green underglow. The occupants of the Civics immobilize the truck driver, hijack the truck and escape, passing through a roadblock and stealing thousands of dollars worth of shipment.The next day, undercover LAPD officer, Brian OConner, is assigned to find the gang responsible for those crimes. Brian uses his cover job at a mechanics shop to infiltrate the local street racing scene. While visiting Torettos Market, a local drugstore, he flirts with the shops hostess, Mia Toretto, the sister of a wellknown street racer, Dominic Toretto, who is sitting in the back. While eating, Doms crew, consisting of his girlfriend Letty, Leon, Vince, and Jesse arrive. Vince, who has a crush on Mia, starts a fight with Brian. Dominic scolds Vince, but sends Brian away while warning him never to come back. ........

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