Dom suspects that the police are on their trail, forcing the crew to disband and go their separate ways, with Han deciding to go to Tokyo. A sequel, Fast Five, was released in April 2011.įive years after escaping from the U.S., Dominic Toretto and his new crew, consisting of his girlfriend Letty, Tego Leo, Rico Santos, Cara and Han Lue, are hijacking fuel tankers in the Dominican Republic using heavily modified 19 Chevrolet trucks and a 1987 Buick Grand National. It also grossed $72.5 million worldwide during its opening weekend, the then-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 reviews with praise for reuniting the original cast and the action sequences, but criticism for its writing. Lin and Morgan also returned in their roles from Tokyo Drift, while Brian Tyler, who composed Tokyo Drift, returned to compose the score.įast & Furious was theatrically released worldwide by Universal Pictures on April 3, 2009, and was the first to feature D-BOX motion feedback technology. 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. In the film, fugitive Dominic Toretto and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Brian O'Conner form an unlikely pairing to apprehend a drug lord and avenge the murder of Toretto's lover, Letty 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, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Gal Gadot, and Laz Alonso.

It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001), The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Los Bandoleros (2009), which also serves as the fourth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. Fast & Furious (also known as Fast & Furious 4) is a 2009 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan.

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