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| starring = [[Aaron Paul]]<br />[[Dominic Cooper]]<br />[[Kid Cudi|Scott Mescudi]]<br />[[Imogen Poots]]<br />[[Ramón Rodríguez (actor)|Ramón Rodríguez]]<br />[[Michael Keaton]]<!--PER BILLING BLOCK.-->
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| music = [[Nathan Furst]]
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| cinematography = [[Shane Hurlbut]]
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Need for Speed
Theatrical release poster
Directed byScott Waugh
Screenplay byGeorge Gatins
Story byGeorge Gatins
John Gatins
Produced byJohn Gatins
Patrick O'Brien
Mark Sourian
StarringJim Mrozek
Dominic Cooper
Scott Mescudi
Imogen Poots
Ramón Rodríguez
Michael Keaton
CinematographyShane Hurlbut
Edited byPaul Rubell
Scott Waugh
Music byNathan Furst
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12) (UK)
  • March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$66 million[2]
Box office$203,277,636[3]

Need for Speed is a 2014 American 3D action film directed by Scott Waugh, written by George Gatins and John Gatins and produced by DreamWorks Pictures. It stars Aaron Paul as street racer Tobey Marshall, who sets off to race cross-country, as a way of avenging his friend's death at the hands of a rival racer. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on March 14, 2014, in 3D, IMAX, and conventional 2D theaters. The storyline, in particular, the cross country racing and settings in countryside rather than cities, is loosely based on Need for Speed: The Run, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit[disambiguation needed] and Need for Speed: Rivals.[citation needed] The film grossed $203 million internationally, against a $66 million production budget.

Plot

Tobey Marshall is a former race car driver who owns a Mount Kisco, New York garage, where he and his friends tune performance cars. Struggling to make ends meet, he and his crew participate in street races after hours. One day, Dino Brewster, Tobey's former rival, arrives at his garage in a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with an offer to complete the build of a rare Ford Shelby Mustang worked on by the late Carroll Shelby.[4] Dino wants Tobey and his crew to complete the project in exchange for 25% of the car's estimated selling price of $2 million. Despite objections from the crew, Tobey agrees to the deal.

Upon completion of the project, the Shelby Mustang is put up for auction at a party. Tobey and Dino meet Julia, an Englishwoman who agrees to pay $3 million if the car can go over 230 mph, as Tobey claims. The next morning at a nearby track, Tobey gets the Mustang to reach 234 mph, prompting Julia to purchase it for $2.7 million. Later, Dino challenges Tobey and his partner Little Pete to race his uncle's three illegally imported Koenigsegg Agera R from his mansion to a bridge over Interstate 684.[5] If Tobey wins, he gets Dino's 75% of the Mustang deal; if he loses, he gives up his 25%. During the race, Dino tags Little Pete's car, sending it to flip down a ravine before bursting into flames. Dino disappears from the scene, and Tobey is sent to jail for involuntary manslaughter, as there is no evidence pointing to Dino's involvement.

Two years later, Tobey is released on parole and he sets out to avenge Little Pete's death. He is able to borrow the Shelby Mustang he had worked on from Julia. Tobey and Julia set to enter the De Leon, a winner-take-all race organized by local DJ Monarch; for this, they have to reach San Francisco before the race starts in two days. The Shelby Mustang causes an interstate chase with police and other racers,[6] as Dino offers his rare Lamborghini Sesto Elemento to anyone who can stop Tobey from entering the race,[7] which prompts a huge number of street racers trying to kill Tobey.

Tobey and Julia manage to reach Utah, only to have their Shelby Mustang forced off-road by a couple of trucks that surround it by a cliff, whose drivers are also for Dino's prize, but Maverick, a member of Tobey's crew, appears in a helicopter he stole from the National Guard and tows the Shelby Mustang mid-air to the Bonneville Salt Flats, where Tobey's crew awaits them. Maverick is later arrested by the military for theft of the helicopter.[8]

After a long drive, Tobey and Julia manage to arrive in San Francisco to register for the race,[9] but Julia has to be hospitalized as a result of the murder attempt by Dino's men by ramming the Mustang with a truck. Meanwhile, Anita, Dino's girlfriend and Little Pete's sister, has become aware of Dino's plans. She searches his computer and discovers the Koenigsegg Agera R, which Dino drove when Little Pete was killed, is stored in a local warehouse. Anita gives Tobey the location of the car, as well as her engagement ring from Dino, and tells him to inform Dino that she is through with him for the death of her brother. Since the Mustang is totaled, Tobey proceeds to take the Koenigsegg.

The next morning, Tobey surprises Dino by not only showing up in the Koenigsegg, but also giving him Anita's ring. Following a grueling race where several cars are eliminated (such as a GTA Spano, a Bugatti Veyron, a McLaren P1, and a Saleen S7) Tobey and Dino race side-by-side along the Pacific Coast Highway.[10] Dino attempts to push Tobey off the road, but Tobey slams the brakes, causing Dino's car to crash and catch fire. Tobey sees the finish line, but turns around to pull Dino from the flames. After rescuing his adversary, Tobey does finish and win the race, but then both of them are arrested by the California Highway Patrol. With the missing Koenigsegg found, Dino is sent to jail for his involvement with Little Pete's death. Tobey serves six months in prison for illegal street racing before he is once again released and reunites with Julia in a 2015 Ford Mustang.[11] The film ends as the couple heads to Utah to the military prison where Maverick is getting released early for good behavior because he started a fitness program for the inmates.

Cast

Production

In July 2012, DreamWorks Studios was committed to a film based on the Need for Speed series of video games by Electronic Arts, initially with a release date of February 7, 2014, and later March 14, 2014.[19] Brothers George and John Gatins had written a script that was being shopped to studios by April of that year.[20] Taylor Kitsch was offered the lead role in July 2012,[21] though the role eventually went to Aaron Paul that October.[12] Paul had originally auditioned for the role of Dino Brewster, although director Scott Waugh and DreamWorks head Steven Spielberg decided against that and cast him as the lead.[22] The same month, Imogen Poots was cast as the female lead.[14] In January 2013, Dominic Cooper, Kid Cudi, Ramón Rodríguez, Rami Malek and Harrison Gilbertson were cast in the film.[23] Michael Keaton was cast in February 2013.[17]

Principal photography began in Macon, Georgia, in mid-April 2013.[24] Other filming locations include Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on May 12, 2013,[25] the 13th Street Bridge in Columbus, Georgia, and Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on June 1, 2013.[26][27] Other production locations include sections of California's Highway 1 north of Point Arena, CA, the Point Arena Lighthouse, and Highway 253 between Booneville, CA and Ukiah, CA.

For the film's chase sequences, the filmmakers decided against the use of computer-generated imagery, instead employing practical effects, which required the cast to receive extensive driving lessons.[22][28] For the final race sequences and the car crashes the production unit used propped supercars.

Release

On September 25, 2013, DreamWorks released the film's trailer[29] on iTunes.[30] Disney and DreamWorks announced the film's post-production conversion to 3D on February 5, 2014.[31]

Need for Speed held its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on March 7, 2014.[32] The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on March 14, 2014, in selected 3D, IMAX, and conventional 2D theaters.

Home media

Need for Speed would be released for DVD,Blu-Ray and Blu-ray 3D on 5 August, 2014. But pre "web-rip" release is already out on pirated torrents on 12 July, 2014 in High Definition resolutions.

Soundtracks

"Fortunate Son" Written by John Fogerty Performed by Aloe Blacc Courtesy of XIX Recordings/Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Magic Hearts" Written and Performed by Calvin Love Courtesy of Autumn Tone Records

"Slow Down" Written by Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Fare Performed by Poolside Courtesy of Day & Night Recordings

"Cars With The Boom" Written by Elana F. Cager, Lawrence Davis, Rachel Patricia De Rougemont, Paul Klein and Joseph Louis Stone Performed by L'Trimm Courtesy of Essential Media Group LLC

"Fly Like An Eagle" Written by Steve Miller

"Back In The Saddle" Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry Performed by Aloe Blacc Courtesy of XIX Recordings/Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Siempre Amore" Written by Bobby Summerfield and Matt McGuire Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

"All Along The Watchtower" Written by Bob Dylan Performed by Jamie N Commons Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Roads Untraveled" Written by Chester Charles Bennington, Robert G. Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joseph Hahn and Mike Shinoda Performed by Linkin Park Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

"Hero" Written by Scott Mescudi and Skylar Grey Performed by Scott Mescudi, featuring Skylar Grey Kid Cudi appears courtesy of Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Skylar Grey appears courtesy of Kid In A Korner / Interscope Records

"Butterflies & Hurricanes" Written by Matthew Bellamy and Christopher Wolstenholme Performed by Muse Courtesy of Idea Generation


The background music were composed by [Nathan Furst]

1 Marshall Motors 2:29

2 Lighthouse 1:25

3 Mt Kisco 4:47

4 Mustang Offer 1:44

5 Identical Ageras 2:02

6 Koenigsegg Race 2:05

7 Pete’s Death 3:59

8 Right Seater 2:08

9 You Always Go Back 3:42

10 Motor City Mayhem 2:09

11 Grasshopper1:42

12 Hot Fuel 5:13

13 Crazy Little Tart 5:17

14 Switching Seats 1:54

15 Utah Escape 3:54

16 California Crossing 3:40

17 Broken 6:26

18 De Leon Begins 7:01

19 Lethal Force 4:25

20 In the Lead 4:32

Reception

Box office

Need for Speed has earned $43,369,179 in North America and $159,700,000 in other countries, as of May 19, 2014, for a worldwide total of $203,069,179.[3] In North America, it topped the box office with $6.66 million on its opening Friday, March 14, 2014.[33] However, the film finished in third place over the three-day weekend (Friday-to-Sunday) with $17.8 million.[34][35] Outside North America, the film debuted in first place with $45.6 million on the same weekend as its North America release.[36] It remained in first place for a second weekend.[37] Overall, the film's largest territory is China, where both the film's opening weekend ($21.1 million)[38] and its total earnings ($66.2 million)[39] are higher than in North America. Following these two territories in total earnings is Russia and the CIS with $13.8 million.[40]

Critical response

Need for Speed received generally negative reviews from film critics. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 23% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 150 reviews, with an average score of 4.3/10; the site's consensus states: "With stock characters and a preposterous plot, this noisily diverting video game adaptation fulfills a Need for Speed and little else."[41] On Metacritic it holds a score of 39/100 based on 38 reviews, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.[42]

Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, remarking that "Paul has talent, though the actor's idea of simmering intensity in the context of Need for Speed comes off more like serial killer in the making. Cooper, by contrast, seems to be having some fun playing a dashing, dastardly, sexy beast." Philips added, "At its occasional best, the thrills in the film recall the delirious fun of the Fast & Furious franchise."[43] Betsy Sharkey of Los Angeles Times felt similarly, writing "In trying for the vicarious varoom of the street-racing video game that inspired it, and no doubt dreaming of Fast success, Speed clocks in at a long two-plus hours and falls painfully short."[44] Jason Torchinsky of the automotive blog Jalopnik decried the movie for insulting gearheads with its far-reaching suspension of disbelief on many plot points and tropes, and "spoiled" the ending of the movie by stating it was nothing more than a glorified car commercial for the 2015 Ford Mustang.[45]

A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave a more positive review, praising the film's car chase sequences, while declaring the overall film "an energetic, unpretentious B movie".[46]

West Coast Midnight Run publication's Jon Shiin declared the movie “emotionally softer and more Valentino than Fast and Furious high octane threads.” relative to its main competition.[47]

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  9. ^ FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK
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