S3 EP.8: Spotting Cops a Quarter Mile at a Time – A Review of The Fast Franchise

The guys (Kareem, Ken, and Pat) are joined by guests Cole (roguejedi23) as they review the first two movies of the Fast and Furious franchise. Tangents include the difference between homage and rip off, can you run a business off street racing profits, fight for your food sandwich shops, and more.

Show Notes

A review of The first two F&F movie

The Fast and Furious

The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film directed by Rob Cohen from a screenplay by Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, and David Ayer, based on a story by Thompson. The first installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, the film stars Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner and Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster in supporting roles. In the film, a recent spate of truck hijackings causes O’Conner, a police officer, to go undercover and befriend Toretto, a local street racer, to investigate the matter.

2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 action film directed by John Singleton from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, based on a story by Brandt, Haas, and Gary Scott Thompson. It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001), and is the second installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, which stars Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner alongside Tyrese Gibson and Eva Mendes. In the film, ex-LAPD officer Brian O’Conner and his friend Roman Pearce (Gibson) go undercover for the United States Customs Service and the FBI to apprehend a drug lord in exchange for the erasure of their criminal records.

Topic 1: Movie Recaps

Round table overview of the movies, their plots, and characters

Topic 2: What would the series have been if it followed Brian instead of Dom?

As former law enforcement, Brian has more legal connections to erase the sticky illegal parts of the plots.
Brian’s nomadic existence would have allowed for more diverse casting and locales
Following Brian means less family and more James Bond like scenarios

Topic 3: Will Monica Fuentes, Suki, & Carter Verone ever make it into the franchise?

Tyrese (Roman) and Ludacris (Tej) make it out of the sequel, how has Monica not shown up to help, or Carter Verone to exact revenge on Brian and Roman? It’s been 20 years.
What happened between Tej and Suki?

Topic 4: Where is Dom when the second movie takes place?