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The Fast & Furious Franchise

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The Fast & The Furious Franchise  (2001-2015) A Retrospective & Review by Grant Kanigan Vin Diesel & Paul Walker cross the finish line in The Fast and the Furious     As Owen Shaw, (Luke Evans), explains to Dominic Toretto in Furious 6 , it's inspiring to see "A street kid, start[ing] out stealing DVD players in East L.A., [and] end[ing] up heisting $100 million in Rio," years later. It's also ridiculous, absolutely illogical and completely insane. Yet, with a diverse cast led by a capable Vin Diesel, The Fast & The Furious has also become one of the most successful franchises in cinematic history. Before I review the brilliantly entertaining seventh entry, I'd like to take a few paragraphs to walk through the films leading up to the latest instalment, and explore how a simple racing flick released in 2001 spawned a multi- billion dollar franchise: The Fast & the Furious, (2001) Directed by: Rob Cohen Written by: Gary Sco