2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious film poster
Directed by	John Singleton
Written by	Michael Brandt Derek Haas
Produced by	Lee Mayes Neal Moritz
Starring	Paul Walker Tyrese Gibson Eva Mendes Cole Hauser James Remar Ludacris Devon Aoki
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release dates	June 6, 2003
Running time	101 minutes
Language	English
Budget	~ US$76,000,000

2 Fast 2 Furious (Commonly known as 2F2F, and known as Wild Speed X2 in Japan) is a 2003 film that is the second installment of The Fast and the Furious film series, following 2001's The Fast and the Furious. It stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki and Ludacris; and was directed by John Singleton. The soundtrack was composed by David Arnold.

Paul Walker returns as former cop Brian O'Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce (Tyrese). The duo transport a shipment of dirty money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone (Cole Hauser), while working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes (Mendes) to bring Verone down.

The total production budget of the film was approximately US$76 million, with estimated marketing costs of US$40 million. The total running time is 101 minutes, with an MPAA rating of PG-13.

Prelude

The "Tricked Out Edition" DVD release of The Fast and the Furious and the regular DVD release of 2 Fast 2 Furious include a short prelude video that bridges the gap between the two films. It contains no dialogue; instead, background music and sound effects play throughout. The prelude depicts how Brian travels across the southern United States street racing and his acquiring of the Skyline GT-R along the way while eluding authorities because of his letting Toretto escape at the end of the first film.

Plot

Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), the disgraced cop from the first film, is on the run because he let Dominic Toretto (played by Vin Diesel) escape. He comes to Miami to start a new life. Here he makes new friends Tej (Ludacris) an ex-street racer and well-known car tuner Jimmy (Jin) as well as Suki (Devon Aoki) - also a street racer. O'Conner is now known by his street name "The Bullet", and competes with fellow street racers in high stakes races to win money utilizing the skills he learned as a member of Toretto's now disbanded team.

One night after winning a race, he is caught by US Customs agents after his car is disabled by the fictional harpoon-like ESD (Electronic Disruption Device) that is deployed by US Customs Agent Markham. He is arrested and his former boss FBI Agent Bilkins makes a deal with him saying that if he accepts to take part in a mission, his criminal record will be wiped clean.

Custom Honda S2000 at the Petersen Automotive Museum

O'Conner and Bilkins then travel to Barstow, California where O'Conner proposes the deal to his childhood friend and ex-con Roman Pierce (Tyrese). Together their mission involves working undercover as street racers for a drug lord - Carter Verone, with help from Monica (Eva Mendes) an undercover U.S. Customs agent who becomes Carter's love interest. They win a highly charged "audition" race and strike a deal with Verone, who stated, "Drive the package to the Keys and I'll personally hand over 100Gs($100,000) at the finish line". Roman Pierce requests that the prize be $100,000 for both himself and O'Conner.

This leads to several scuffs and car sequences throughout the movie, along with some spectacular car races. During the course of the movie O'Conner and Pierce begin to realize the major trouble they are in and ask Tej to arrange a race for "pink slips" with two of the racers from the audition race earlier in the movie; O'Conner and Pierce win Korpi's 1969 Yenko Camaro and Darden's 1970 Challenger R/T.

Later on that night O'Conner and Pierce arrive at Verone's nightclub so Verone can "persuade" a police detective named Whitworth into keeping the local police away from O'Conner and Pierce so they may transport the money. The next morning they embark on the mission in their Mitsubishis with Verone's money in the trunks and two of his henchmen riding along. During the transportation of Verone's money the corrupt Detective Whitworth calls in the army of police units he has waiting nearby. During the chase they lead the police to a warehouse complex. The police surround the front of the garage area so O'Conner's and Pierce's street racer friends create a "scramble" diversion allowing O'Conner and Pierce to sneak away in the Camaro and Challenger continuing their mission. First to be driven out from the garage were 4 new Dodge Rams to ram the police cars, then hundreds of cars, including O'Conner and Pierce. As the drama unfolds, Verone tries to escape aboard his yacht after informing Monica that he knew she was an undercover U.S. Customs agent. While aboard the yacht he scolds her on her slip-up for informing U.S. Customs agents about Verone's intention to flee the country via a secluded airfield. The finale occurs with O'Conner's Camaro jumping off of a nearby ramp and landing on the top of the yacht to save Monica. At the end Verone is arrested and the duffle bags carrying his drug money are recovered, save for an undisclosed amount having been secretly stolen by both O'Conner and Pierce.O'Conner says to Pierce "Pockets aint empty Cuz!!!"

Featured cars

Featured cars in 2 Fast, 2 Furious include:

Car	Color	Year	Driven by	Condition/Fate in Film
Nissan Skyline GT-R(BNR34)	Aqua Metallic	1999	Brian O'Conner in prelude short movie	Street raced and driven across the southern US until its color change to House of Kolors Platinum Pearl toward the end of the prelude movie.
Mitsubishi 3000GT	Caracas Red	1995	Brian O'Conner in prelude short movie	Street raced and driven across the US until it is impounded when police are aware of his being in the vicinity.
Toyota Supra RZ JZA80	Bronze Metallic	1995	Slap Jack	Crashed through Pepsi billboard after bridge jump; Cosmetic, suspension/tire & gearbox damage; Repaired in time for warehouse scramble scene
Honda S2000	Pink with Asian presumably Suki graphics	2003	Suki Sushi	Jumped; Cosmetic damage and smashed radiator. Apparently fixed and driven by two of Suki's friends in warehouse scramble scene.
Mazda RX-7 FD3S	Red	1993	Orange Julius	Still in one piece by the time of the warehouse scramble.
Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34)	House of Kolors Platinum Pearl with Blue Graphics	2003	Brian O'Conner	Heavy Cosmetic, Cooling and Electronic Damage. Disabled by a fictional police electronic distruption device; Impounded (Note car was shown to have no damage even after hitting parking meter, yet frontal damage magically appears in last shot)
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Street Options	Lime Gold	2003	Brian O'Conner	Front air dam damage by boat yard gate post and ESD damage on left rear door; used by Tej to mislead police after warehouse scramble scene.
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder	Metallic Purple	2003	Roman Pierce	Still in one piece; used by Suki to mislead police after warehouse scramble scene.
Dodge Viper SRT-10	Yellow	2003	Unknown thug #1	Drove away after police showed up at boat yard.
Chevrolet Corvette Convertible	Dark Grey	2002	Unknown thug #2	Wrecked and Flipped on Interstate after colliding with red Saleen S281 Mustang (see below).
Saleen S281-E Mustang	Red	2003	Unknown thug #3	Flattened by semi-trailer's rear wheels after attempting to follow Brian and Roman between two Semi-Rigs and then hit by C5 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible afterward. (Note: Not an actual Saleen, in fact a V6 Mustang base model with Saleen parts, such as the body kit, dash gauges, decals and wheels)(Is now in a collectors garage in Farmington, NM.)
BMW 3-Series E36 M3 Coupe	Black	1995	Unknown thug #4	Unsuccessful merge attempt on offramp resulting in collision with water barrels with probable light to moderate cosmetic damage.
Ferrari 360 Modena	Red	1999	Carter	Minor Damage -- Driver-side window smashed by Roman.
Acura NSX	Light Brown w/ custom Louis Vuitton pattern	2000	Tej	Still in one piece at Tej's workshop
Dodge Ram 1500	Light Brown w/ custom Louis Vuitton pattern	2003	Tej	Still in one piece at Tej's workshop
Chevrolet-Yenko Camaro	Lemans Blue	1969	Korpi then Brian O'Conner at the end of the movie	Jumped onto Boat by Brian -- Wrecked (note, it was a cloned Yenko Camaro)
Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T	Vitamin C Orange	1970	Darden then Roman Pierce at end of movie	Rammed into SUV by Roman -- Wrecked (note, it was a cloned Hemi Challenger R/T)
Ford Excursion	Black	2002	US Customs

Critical reception

2 Fast 2 Furious was poorly received, scoring a "Rotten" 38% on Rotten Tomatoes. A.O. Scott of the New York Times called it "among the most lethargic action movies I have ever seen", while Richard Roeper said "Director John Singleton [goes] through the paces with a story that was old by the second season of Miami Vice.

Box office

US Domestic Total Gross	US$127,100,000
International	US$107,400,000
Gross Worldwide Takings	US$234,500,000

See also

• The Fast and The Furious
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack
• Marock, a film, like those in the The Fast and the Furious series, that has a street-racing scene
• Import scene
• Car racing
• Rice burner
• Nitrous oxide
• Boy racer

External links

• Official website
• 2 Fast 2 Furious Trailer
• Boxoffice information
• 2 Fast 2 Furious at IMDb
• 2 Fast 2 Furious at Rotten Tomatoes
• Internet Movie Cars Database - gallery of cars featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious