
A sequel, Fast Five, was released in April 2011. It also grossed $72.5 million worldwide during its opening weekend, which made it the highest grossing worldwide spring weekend opening of all time, until the release of Alice in Wonderland (2010). It grossed over $360 million worldwide, subverting expectations to become the then-highest-grossing film in the franchise, and the 17th highest-grossing film of 2009. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with praise for reuniting the original cast and the action sequences, but criticism for its screenplay. Fast & Furious is the first film to feature D-BOX motion.įast & Furious was scheduled to be released in June 2009, but premiered at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on March 12, 2009, and was theatrically released worldwide on April 3, by Universal Pictures. Lin, Morgan, and composer Brian Tyler returned in their roles from Tokyo Drift. Principal photography began in February 2008 and concluded that July, with filming locations including Los Angeles and the Dominican Republic. To account for the original cast seeing absences from either of the previous two installments, the film was developed to retcon 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. In the film, Toretto and O'Conner are forced to team up to apprehend a drug lord named Arturo Braga (Ortiz).Ī fourth film was announced in July 2007, with the returns of Diesel, Walker, Rodriguez, and Brewster confirmed shortly thereafter.

The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, with Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, and Laz Alonso in supporting roles. It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and is the fourth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise.


Fast & Furious (also known as Fast & Furious 4) is a 2009 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan.
