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Family và friendship are important values."> Positive Messages

Family & friendship are important values.

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Though the movie tries to lớn show depth lớn the characters -- one mourns the loss of his father, another has ADHD -- the time devoted lớn the unrelenting oto races & chases prevents any further developments. Despite being a gang leader, Dominic believes in loyalty to lớn friends and family."> Positive Role Models

Though the movie tries to lớn show depth lớn the charac


Main characters come from various racial-ethnic backgrounds và though they're gang members, they're also the film's heroes. Female characters are binary, either tough women with agency like Letty, or objectified eye candy in skimpy outfits that follow the cars và their drivers. Two women kiss (not romantically; it's done to excite racers -- most of them men). A character has ADHD."> Diverse Representations

Main characters come from various racial-ethnic ba


Frequent street races and car chases. Pictures of a man after he was beaten in the face repeatedly with a wrench. A character gets a nozzle shoved into his mouth & is forced lớn drink motor oil. The same person is later kicked in the head. A trucker fires a shotgun at drivers trying khổng lồ hijack his truck. Machine-gun fire in a drive-by shooting. A character gets hit in the head with a baseball bat. A fistfight results in visible blood. Explosions, but nothing graphic. Men grope at women's breasts và rear ends without consent."> Violence & Scariness

Frequent street races và car chases. Pictures of


A woman's breasts are shown through a wet shirt. A woman tells a driver at the starting line of a street race that if he wins, he gets lớn have a threesome with her & another woman. Characters kiss passionately in a few scenes. Background characters also kiss in suggestive ways meant lớn excite the racers."> Sex, Romance và Nudity

A woman"s breasts are shown through a wet shirt. A


The "N" word is used once. A character is called a "f--got." A couple instances of "f--k." "S--t," "hell," & "bastard" are all used. In one scene, two women are called "skanks.""> Language

The "N" word is used once. A character is called a


Corona beer bottles are prominently shown. A character drinks Snapple. Pizza Hut logo featured on a pizza-delivery vehicle. Và the film itself is the first of many sequels."> Products và Purchases

Corona beer bottles are prominently shown. A chara


Characters drink at a house tiệc nhỏ and smoke cigarettes."> Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

Characters drink at a house các buổi party and smoke cigare


Parents Need lớn Know

Parents need to know that The Fast & the Furious is a heist film that spawned a franchise that includes sequels, spin-offs, và an animated series. Violence includes non-graphic shoot-outs that leave one character dead & another seriously wounded. There are photos of an injured man, though it"s not gory…


Though the movie tries to lớn show depth to the characters -- one mourns the loss of his father, another has ADHD -- the time devoted lớn the unrelenting oto races and chases prevents any further developments. Despite being a gang leader, Dominic believes in loyalty to lớn friends và family.

Products và Purchases


Corona beer bottles are prominently shown. A character drinks Snapple. Pizza Hut hình ảnh featured on a pizza-delivery vehicle. Và the film itself is the first of many sequels.



Of corse most kids this age are probably after seeing gunshots blood and all that in games You
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In THE FAST & THE FURIOUS, Brian (Paul Walker) is an LAPD officer who"s sent to infiltrate the hidden world of street racers. He also becomes interested in Mia (Jordana Brewster), the sister of gang leader -- và the fastest driver of them all -- Dom (Vin Diesel). Brian quickly becomes a thành viên of Dom"s ragtag team of outcasts, which includes mechanic Jesse (Chad Lindberg), brooding Vince (Matt Schulze), và fellow racer Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). But after races & chases in various locales, it turns out that neither Dom nor Brian has been telling the truth. Both will have lớn put what they care about most on the line before it"s all over.


This franchise starts with a bang, in what is one of the best executed kích hoạt films of the early 2000s. Best remembered for its sleek cars, exciting races, and nonsensical plot, The Fast & the Furious should also be regarded for its inclusivity, as it has one of the most diverse ensembles in its genre.

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Nothing in the film is supposed khổng lồ be taken at face value, which is why the story is filled with cliches, borrowing from Western, police, và heist sub-genres, & its plots and twists can be predicted from a mile away. The point is lớn sit back, relax, & enjoy the wild ride.


Families can talk about the way outcasts create families, such as the scene in The Fast and the Furious where Dom presides over a barbecue dinner with his friends và colleagues. What does the idea of found family mean to you?

How are women portrayed in this movie? vày they feel lượt thích positive portrayals, or bởi they fall into stereotypes? Can both be true at the same time?

What bởi vì you think is the appeal of movies in which cars are altered khổng lồ go at very fast speeds and the drivers take outrageous risks? What are some of the stunts best filed under "Don"t try this at home"?


In theaters: June 22, 2001 On DVD or streaming: June 3, 2003 Inclusion Information: Latino actors Run time: 106 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 MPAA explanation: violence, language, & brief sexuality Last updated: June 1, 2023

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Sleek and shiny on the surface, The Fast và the Furious recalls those cheesy teenage exploitation flicks of the 1950s. Read critic review


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Dominic (VIN DIESEL) & Brian (PAUL WALKER).
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Dominic (VIN DIESEL) và Letty (MICHELLE RORIGUEZ).
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A street race goes wrong.
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MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ as Letty.
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Street racing crew members.
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Director ROB COHEN (right) with PAUL WALKER & VIN DIESEL.
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JA RULE as Edwin.
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An attempted big-rig hijacking.
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JOHNNY STRONG as Leon.
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Movie Info


Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) enjoys the adrenaline of street oto racing and his fans treat him lượt thích a rock star. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to lớn take Brian (Paul Walker), a newcomer to street racing, under his wing. Dom"s sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realize he"s an undercover cop, and Dominic & his rival Johnny Tran are both the prime suspects in a case involving dirty money & big-rig hijacking.

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Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Violence)

Genre: Action, Adventure

Original Language: English

Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2001 wide

Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2003

Box Office (Gross USA): $144.5M

Runtime: 1h 47m

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Production Co: Universal Pictures, Neal H. Moritz Productions, Original Film

Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital