"Fast and the Furious" - a film directed by John Singleton 2003 release. This part of the franchise is very different from other films in this series, because Dominic Toretto has never appeared in it. The central character of this picture is Brian O'Conner, one of the main characters of the last film. Despite the lack of connection with the previous picture, some actors of the "Fast and the Furious" began to actively appear in other parts of the franchise. They will be mentioned below.
"Fast and the Furious": the plot
At the center of the story is Brian O'Conner. A former undercover cop, now a street racer played by actor Paul Walker. "Fast and the Furious" talks about the events that happened with this character after his meeting with the Toretto family.
It all starts with the fact that Brian is invited to participate in illegal street races. The winner of the race, who is the first to reach the finish line, is entitled to a prize in the form of a decent amount of money. An experienced street racer, who drove with the House of Toretto himself, defeats his opponents and receives a well-deserved reward. It is possible that he would continue to calmly continue to participate in races, if not for an unexpected raid of police officers. Law enforcement officials grabbed O'Conner and took him to the police station, where, blackmailing the mistakes of the past, they offered him a deal.
Brian needs to pretend to be an ordinary street racer and infiltrate a dangerous criminal group named Carter Verone, in order to then bring him to justice. If the mission is successful, then the police, in turn, will forget about the past offenses of the protagonist. To complete this mission, O'Conner enlisted the support of his old friend Roman Pierce, played by another Fast and the Furious actor, Tyrese Gibson.
Later in the story, another heroine appears - a girl named Monica. She is Verona's right hand and lover, who also wants to use Brian for her purposes. Monica hides some very important secret, which subsequently will greatly surprise the protagonist.
Actors "The Fast and the Furious"
You already know the plot of the film, now it's time to talk about those people who took part in its shooting. Below is a list of the main characters featured in the film.
main characters
Paul Walker - Brian O'Conner. The central character of the picture and the series of films "Fast and the Furious" in general. Former policeman who now lives on street racing.
Tyrese Gibson - Roman Pierce. An old friend of Brian O'Conner, who, due to stupidity, ended up in jail. Despite hesitations and doubts, he eventually agrees to help a childhood friend complete a dangerous mission to capture Carter Verona.
Minor Characters
Eva Mendes - Monica. Beloved main antagonist, who, as it turned out through time, was an undercover agent. She lived with Verona for more than a year and planned to destroy his criminal empire from the inside.
Ludacris - Tej. A friend of Brian O'Conner and an advanced techie who has repeatedly helped the protagonist.
Chief villain
Cole Hauser - Carter Verona. The central antagonist of the picture, an influential criminal authority.
Interesting Facts
- This is the only part of The Fast and the Furious, in which Dominic Toretto (the character played by Vin Diesel) has never appeared. There are several versions of why the actor refused to play Double Afterburner: some claim that he demanded too much fee (over $ 20 million), while others say that Diesel simply did not like the plot of the picture. Initially, the creators had two versions of the scenario: one with the participation of Vin, and the other without. As you can already understand, the choice fell on the second option.
- No matter how strange it may sound, but the absence of Vin Diesel to some extent benefited the sequel. With the money that was originally intended for the star of the first film, the filmmakers were able to buy new cars for the shooting.
- The budget of the "Fast and the Furious" was significantly larger than the budget of the first film. Alas, the sequel box office did not greatly exceed the amount that the original collected.
- When the filming was over, actor Paul Walker was presented with a Nissan Skyline car, which he drove around at the beginning of the picture.
- Rob Cohen, director of the original Fast and the Furious, was disappointed that Diesel would not appear in the sequel, and therefore left the franchise after him. As a result, director John Singleton took his place.
- Villa, which according to the plot of the film belonged to Carter Verona, in real life was owned by the famous action movie actor Sylvester Stallone.
- The Fast and the Furious actors Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris were not just episodic characters. Roman Pierce and Taj returned in the fifth part of the franchise and became part of the team of Dominic Toretto. Since then, they have appeared in all the films in the series, which were released later.
Now you know about the actors of "The Fast and the Furious", as well as about the interesting facts of creating this picture. Let's hope this information was interesting to you!