Fast Five (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 5 or Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist) is a 2011 American heist action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. A sequel to 2009’s Fast & Furious, it is the fifth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise and stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Dwayne Johnson, and Joaquim de Almeida.
Fast Five follows Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Walker), and Mia Toretto (Brewster) as they plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes (de Almeida) while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson).
- Starring : Vin Diesel / Paul Walker / Dwayne Johnson
- Genre : Action / Adventure / Thriller
- Country : United States
- Language : English / Portuguese / Spanish / Italian / French
- Director : Justin Lin
- Production : Universal Pictures / Original Film / One Race Productions / Dentsu
- Distributor : Universal Pictures / Bontonfilm / Finnkino / Forum Cinemas / Solar Pictures / Tatrafilm / Toho-Towa / United International Pictures (UIP) / Universal Pictures International (UPI) / Westec Media Limited / Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais / Argentina Video Home / Film1 / Hollydan Works / Home Box Office (HBO) / National Broadcasting Company (NBC) / USA Network / Universal Pictures Finland / Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) / Waylen Group
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Fast Five release date
- April 20, 2011 : Australia
- April 21, 2011 : UK
- April 21, 2011 : Ireland
- April 28, 2011 : Germany
- April 29, 2011 : Canada
- April 29, 2011 : Spain
- April 29, 2011 : USA
- May 4, 2011 : France
- May 4, 2011 : Philippines
- May 4, 2011 : Sweden
- May 5, 2011 : Singapore
- May 6, 2011 : India
- September 22, 2011 : Singapore (IMAX version)
- September 23, 2011 : Japan (limited)
- October 1, 2011 : Japan
Fast Five cast
- Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
- Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner
- Jordana Brewster as Mia
- Tyrese Gibson as Roman
- Ludacris as Tej(as Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges)
- Matt Schulze as Vince
- Sung Kang as Han
- Gal Gadot as Gisele
- Tego Calderon as Leo
- Don Omar as Santos
- Joaquim de Almeida as Reyes
- Dwayne Johnson as Hobbs
- Elsa Pataky as Elena
- Michael Irby as Zizi
- Fernando Chien as Wilkes(as Fernando F. Chien)
While developing Fast Five, Universal Studios 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 gun fights, brawls, and the heist of $100 million. The production mounted a comprehensive marketing campaign, marketing the film through social media, virtual games, cinema chains, automobile manufacturers, and at NASCAR races.
Fast Five was released first in Australia on April 20, 2011, and then in the United States on April 29, 2011. The film achieved financial success, breaking box office records for the highest-grossing April opening weekend and the second-highest spring opening weekend, and surpassing Fast & Furious to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise. Fast Five grossed over $625 million worldwide, making it number 66 on the all-time worldwide list of highest-grossing films, in unadjusted dollars, and the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2011.
Fast Five received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the combination of comedy and “action sequences that toy idly with the laws of physics”; some labeled it the best film in the series. Johnson was singled out for praise in numerous reviews for his performance, with critics calling him “the best thing, by far, in Fast Five” and remarking that scenes shared by Johnson and Diesel were often the “best moments”. Despite the positive response, many were critical of the film’s running time, considering it too long, and others criticized the treatment of women, stating ” cameo strikingly in buttock form. Others actually have first names.” South American reviewers were critical of the film’s portrayal of Rio de Janeiro as a haven for drug trafficking and corruption, labeling it a “stereotype”. A sequel, Fast & Furious 6, was released in May 2013 to box office success, surpassing Fast Five as the highest-grossing film in the franchise. Another sequel, Furious 7, released in April 2015, soon surpassed Fast & Furious 6, grossing over $1.5 billion worldwide.
As Dominic “Dom” Toretto is being transported to Lompoc Prison by bus, his sister Mia Toretto and friend Brian O’Conner lead an assault on the bus, freeing Dom. While the authorities search for them, the trio escapes to Rio de Janeiro. Awaiting Dom’s arrival, Mia and Brian join their friend Vince and other participants on a job to steal three cars from a train. Brian and Mia discover that agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are also on the train and that the cars are seized property. When Dom arrives at the train with his accomplices, he realizes that one of them, Zizi, is only interested in stealing one car, a Ford GT40. Dom has Mia steal the car herself before he and Brian fight Zizi and his henchmen, during which Zizi kills the DEA agents assigned to the vehicles. Dom and Brian are captured and brought to crime lord Hernan Reyes, the owner of the cars and Zizi’s boss. Reyes orders the pair interrogated to discover the location of the car, but they manage to escape and retreat to their safehouse.
While Brian, Dom, and Mia examine the car to discover its importance, Vince arrives and is caught trying to remove a computer chip from it. He admits he was planning to sell the chip to Reyes on his own, and Dom forces him to leave. Brian investigates the chip and discovers it contains the complete financial details of Reyes’ criminal empire, including the locations of US$100 million in cash.
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