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Fast Five
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2011 film directed by Justin Lin
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Fast Five is a 2011 American crime, action, and heist film directed by Justin Lin. The screenwriter is Chris Morgan, with music composed by Brian Tyler. Production was handled by Neal H. Moritz and Vin Diesel, who also served as executive producer. The film was produced by Original Film, One Race Films, and Universal Pictures, which also distributed it. Stephen F. Windon served as director of photography, while Christian Wagner and Fred Raskin were the film editors.
The narrative is set in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, and Florida, with filming taking place in Rio de Janeiro, California, and Atlanta, Georgia. The movie has a runtime of 131 minutes and is part of the Fast & Furious series. It was released in 2011 with a budget of 125000000 and generated revenue of 626100000. The film received a rating of 7.3 on IMDb and 7.2 on TMDb.
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7.2Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
Cast
- Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
- Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner
- Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto
- Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce
- Ludacris as Tej Parker
- Matt Schulze as Vince
Themes
- car race
- freedom
- fbi
- prison escape
- heist
- escaped convict
- street race
- money
- organized crime
- fugitive
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Encyclopedic overview
Fast Five (also known as Fast & Furious 5) is a 2011 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Fast & Furious (2009) and the fifth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, alongside Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang and Dwayne Johnson. In the film, Dom and Brian, along with Dom's sister Mia plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs.
While developing Fast Five, Universal Pictures deliberately departed from the street racing theme prevalent in previous films in the series, to transform the franchise into a heist action series involving cars. By doing so, they hoped to attract wider audiences that might otherwise be put off by a heavy emphasis on cars and car culture. Fast Five is considered the transitional film in the series, featuring only one car race and giving more attention to action set pieces such as brawls, gunfights, and the central heist. The production mounted a comprehensive marketing campaign, with the film being advertised through social media, virtual games, cinema chains, automobile manufacturers, and at NASCAR races.
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