"The Fast and the Furious" is a 2001 action film directed by Rob Cohen. It is the first installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise and stars Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, and Ted Levine. In the film, Brian O'Conner, an undercover cop, is tasked with discovering the identities of a group of automobile hijackers led by Dominic Toretto.

Preparations for "The Fast and the Furious" began after Cohen was introduced to illegal street racing in May 1998. Walker and Diesel were cast in late 1999. The production attended illegal street races, and is notable for its inclusion of street racers.

"The Fast and the Furious" was theatrically released in the United States on June 22, 2001, by Universal Pictures.

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