Brian saves Park, who in turn becomes the FBI's new informant and gets Brian into a street race. Dom arrives at Park's apartment first and hangs him out of the window by his ankles before Brian arrives. His search also leads him to Park, and he tracks him down using an illegal modification record on his car. Meanwhile, FBI agent Brian O'Conner is trying to track down a Mexican drug lord, Arturo Braga, whose identity to the public is unknown. He visits the only car mechanic that sells nitromethane in LA and forces him into giving the name David Park, the man who ordered the fuel, and informing him that the only car that uses nitromethane in the area is a green 1972 Ford Torino Sport. Dom heads back to Los Angeles to attend her funeral and examine the crash and finds traces of nitromethane.
In Panama City, Dom gets a call from his sister Mia, who tells him Letty has been murdered. Realizing that he must move on, Dom runs, leaving Letty behind to protect her from harm. Dom suspects the police are on their trail, forcing the crew to disband. A sequel, Fast Five, was released in April 2011.ĭominic Toretto and his new crew, consisting of girlfriend Letty, Tego Leo, Rico Santos, Cara and Han Lue, are hijacking fuel tankers in the Dominican Republic. 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 Maand was theatrically released worldwide by Universal Pictures on April 3. 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, with whom Toretto holds a personal grudge.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.