The Making of the Fast and the Furious Saga was a Sh*t Show
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Published 2021-07-21
Correction: Ja Rule did not ask for $30 million. It was for an unknown amount still considered too expensive for director John Singleton.
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From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Racer X Inspires Neal Moritz’s Film Franchise
01:08 - Casting Dominic Toretto: Timothy Olyphant?
01:45 - Vin Diesel & David Ayer Rewrite a More Diverse Film
02:22 - The Brotherhood of Vin Diesel & Paul Walker
03:12 - The Fast and the Furious Releases June 22, 2001
03:34 - John Singleton & Tyrese Join But Diesel Walks
04:30 - 2 Fast 2 Furious Releases June 6, 2003
04:47 - The Origins of Chris Morgan & Justin Lin
06:25 - Lin’s Troubles Lead to a Vin Diesel Cameo
07:37 - F&F: Tokyo Drift Releases June 16, 2006
08:03 - Lin & Diesel’s New Fast Mythology
09:53 - Fast & Furious Releases April 3, 2009
10:19 - Lin’s Commitment to Practical Stunts
12:23 - Diesel Casts The Rock, But Questions Tyrese
13:13 - Fast 5 Releases April 29, 2011
13:38 - Lin’s Raises the Stakes: Tanks & Planes
14:41 - Fast & Furious 6 Releases May 24, 2013
15:03 - James Wan Replaces Justin Lin
16:22 - Fighting Egos: Diesel, The Rock & Jason Statham
17:08 - Paul Walker: 1973 - 2013
18:55 - Completing Furious 7 Without Walker
20:07 - A Difficult Diesel
20:44 - WETA Digital Brings Paul Walker to Life
21:59 - Furious 7 Releases April 3, 2015
22:39 - Universal Avoids Making Diesel a Director
24:32 - Diesel & The Rock’s Feud Explodes
25:54 - The Fate of the Furious Releases April 14th, 2017
27:00 - A Return To Normal
Sources:
Box Office: bit.ly/2UwiQoO
Box Office Mojo: bit.ly/3xWC45k
Buzzfeed: bit.ly/3zpjmnv
CNN: cnn.it/3kB31b3
ComingSoon: bit.ly/3BsfovS
Deadline: bit.ly/3BrikZW
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Digital Spy: bit.ly/3hQnJ4O
Empire: bit.ly/3eAiww7
EW: bit.ly/36OHSSz
GamesRadar+: bit.ly/3rsXGnt
Grantland: bit.ly/3Bpo2LO
Hollywood Reporter: bit.ly/3kFzH3k
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IGN: bit.ly/3kE3ycc
LA Times: lat.ms/2Uo2vTb
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Men’s Health: bit.ly/2Uw7y3S
People: bit.ly/36Tu09L
Rolling Stone: bit.ly/3BowPxx
Rotten Tomatoes: bit.ly/3wV2d3k
SFGATE: bit.ly/36Tublr
TMZ: bit.ly/3iprHk4
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Uproxx: bit.ly/3xTHe20
USA Today: bit.ly/2ToApqe
Wall Street Journal: on.wsj.com/2Uwkxma
Featured Footage:
Ballers (2015-2019)
Cars (2006)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Fast and the Furious (1955)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)*
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)*
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)*
Fast & Furious (2009)*
Fast 5 (2011)*
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)*
Furious 7 (2015)*
The Fate of the Furious (2017)*
Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Gone In 60 Seconds (2000)
I Am Paul Walker (2018)
The Italian Job (2003)
Letterkenny (2016- )
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Pitch Black (2000)
Rick and Morty (2013)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
The Skulls (2000)
Speed Racer (2008)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Tron Legacy (2010)
*Including special features
ABC: bit.ly/3hVtyy9
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CBS: bit.ly/3ro9N5e
CNN: bit.ly/3Bnxdwj
Collider: bit.ly/3wTAmQU
Entertainment Weekly: bit.ly/2V0Xcc6
The Graham Norton Show: bit.ly/3zgJoZS
Hollywood Film Awards: bit.ly/2UW4uhk
The Jonathan Ross Show: bit.ly/3eBfqrC
MTV: bit.ly/3xXYmne
reelblack: bit.ly/3xUtKmT
SNL: bit.ly/3xU21Tj
Vanity Fair: bit.ly/3rogapa
Vibe: bit.ly/3Bqb0O3
WIRED: bit.ly/3hVnOnK
Music:
BT - The Fast and the Furious (OST)
David Arnold - 2 Fast 2 Furious (OST)
Brian Tyler - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (OST)
Fast & Furious (OST)
Fast 5 (OST)
Fast & Furious 6 (OST)
Furious 7 (OST)
The Fates of the Furious (OST)
The Muppets - Movin’ Right Along
Wiz Khalifa - See You Again w/ Charlie Puth
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All Comments (21)
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Mark Kermode says that a good documentary can make you interested in a topic you care nothing about. For me, this video does just that. Bravo
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Every time I watch Vin Diesel take on 50 men on his own I just think “he probably wrote this scene himself”
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Their love for Paul was the most genuine thing (besides the fact that they milked it for marketing). U can tell because the franchise immediately split into two after he died.
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I cried laughing in the theater when Dom said “the streets always win”. These movies gained comedic value with every rendition. Really took jumping the shark as their formula
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F7 is unironically the only action movie that made me cry at the end, with the memorial. They did the end perfect and so respectfully.
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"3 bald guys in a movie..." Bruce Willis was sitting by the phone WAITING the entire time.
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Vin Diesel is a DnD fan? This makes so much sense, as this entire franchise is essentially about a cabal of magical physics wizards.
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The thought of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker running from the cops down an alleyway while giggling is one of the best things ever
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It’s crazy to see how unpopular Tokyo Drift was at its release - everyone I know, myself included, see Tokyo Drift as the one of the best, if not THE best, in the series.
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The Rock added some legit star-power to Fast5 despite not being an actual star in Hollywood, which in turn made him an actual movie star. Mental how things work
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People that have contracts that say they can't be portrayed as "weak" in any way aren't real actors. Imagine if Christian Bale had a contract like that so Batman could never lose a fight. It would be ridiculous.
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Furious 7 should’ve been the end. The series could’ve ended cool. No one would’ve batted an eye.
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Tokyo drift is still my favorite. Lucas black is probably the biggest downside. But I loved the way it looked, I loved the cast, and I LOVED the races. Really wish the studio hadn't interfered as much as they did
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Vin was actually decent in the first one, and in Saving Private Ryan. It sucks that he went down a different career path as far as what roles he took lol.
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A film critic might call Tokyo Drift a failure. However that movie single handedly sparked a burning passion for cars inside millions of young boys all around the world. I would call that a success, since after all, these were originally meant to be movies about cars instead of ridiculous action films.
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I still get emotional when the topic of Paul Walkers death comes up. It just made me so sad because I grew up with this series and it almost single handedly made me into a car enthusiast. As cheesy as these movies have become, they still have a special place in my heart.
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The first movie will always be my favorite. Everything was just taken more seriously and it was grounded. The stunts were cool but weren't exaggerated like future movies. And Vin Diesel actually gave a shit about his acting. I liked that he was a deuteragonist more than a protagonist. It wasn't the Dominic Toretto movie it was a Brian O'Conner movie.
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RIP John Singleton. A director who could glide from studio tentpoles to intimate dramas almost seamlessly. The man died way too young but gave us a small legacy to appreciate.
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Fast & Furious may be one of the most mediocre money printing franchises in film history, but no other action movie can compare to Fast Five. The world's first car commercial disguised as a heist movie. Badass.
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It’s crazy how the “worst fast” ended up becoming the best fast and furious
