2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
Directed by	John Singleton
Screenplay by	Michael Brandt; Derek Haas;
Story by	Michael Brandt; Derek Haas; Gary Scott Thompson;
Based on	Characters; by Gary Scott Thompson
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz
Starring	Paul Walker; Tyrese Gibson; Eva Mendes; Cole Hauser; Chris "Ludacris" Bridges; James Remar;
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by	Bruce Cannon; Dallas Puett;
Music by	David Arnold
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 3, 2003 (Universal Amphitheatre); June 6, 2003 (United States);
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Germany; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$76 million
Box office	$236.3 million

2 Fast 2 Furious (alternatively known as The Fast and the Furious 2 or Fast & Furious 2) is a 2003 American action thriller movie. It was directed by John Singleton and it was produced by Neal H. Moritz. It was written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. It is the second movie in The Fast and the Furious franchise. Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Ludacris, and Cole Hauser are in the movie. The movie follows former cop Brian O'Conner, who teams up with Roman Pearce and U.S. Customs Service agent Monica Fuentes to bring down drug lord Carter Verone.

Cast

Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner: A former LAPD police officer who became a fugitive after letting Dominic Toretto escape in the previous film and now lives in Miami. He drives a 1999 Nissan Skyline GTR R34 and a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII.
Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce: Brian's childhood friend who is on house arrest after serving time in prison, for which he still blames Brian. He drives a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GTS.
Eva Mendes as Monica Fuentes: A U.S. Customs agent working undercover as Carter Verone's aide and Brian's love interest.
Cole Hauser as Carter Verone: A drug lord whose organization the Customs Service sent Monica and later Brian and Roman to infiltrate.
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Tej Parker: A race host and a friend of Brian. He arranges high stakes street racing events.
James Remar as Agent Markham: A U.S. customs agent in charge of the operation against Verone; Monica's superior.
Devon Aoki as Suki: A friend of Brian, Tej, and Jimmy. She is the only named female racer in the movie, and her crew is made up entirely of women. She normally drives a hot pink custom Honda S2000.
Thom Barry as Agent Bilkins: An FBI agent reprising his role from the first film. He acts as Brian's handler for his undercover operations.
Edward Finlay as Agent Dunn: A U.S. Customs agent who is Markham's number two in the operation.
Mark Boone Junior as Detective Whitworth: A Miami detective who is forced by Verone to give Pearce and O'Conner a window to deliver his package.
Mo Gallini as Enrique: Verone's bald henchman.
Roberto Sanchez as Roberto: Verone's henchman and Enrique's partner.
MC Jin as Jimmy: A mechanic who works for Tej and is a close friend of Brian.
Amaury Nolasco as Orange Julius: A street racer who drives an orange Mazda RX-7.
Michael Ealy as Slap Jack: A street racer who drives a gold Toyota Supra.
John Cenatiempo as Korpi: A street racer who drives a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko S/C.
Eric Etebari as Darden: Korpi's friend who drives a 1970 Dodge Challenger.
Neal H. Moritz as a Police Officer: The film's producer, Moritz makes a cameo appearance as a police officer during a chase scene.

Accolades

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
MTV Movie Award	Breakthrough Male	Ludacris	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Remake or Sequel	2 Fast 2 Furious	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content)	2 Fast 2 Furious	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards	Choice Breakout Movie Actor	Michael Ealy	Nominated
	Choice Movie Chemistry	Paul Walker	Won
	Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence	Paul Walker vs. Tyrese Gibson	Won
	Choice Summer Movie	2 Fast 2 Furious	Nominated

Sequel

None of the original cast wanted to do another film, so Universal made a standalone sequel called The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Moritz returned and they hired director Justin Lin, who directed installments in the series.^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
↑ "2 Fast 2 Furious". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
↑ Lawrence, Derek (April 11, 2017). "Vin Diesel Was Originally Eyed to Star in 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'". EW.com. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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[afi-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[2] "2 Fast 2 Furious". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[mojo-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[4] Lawrence, Derek (April 11, 2017). "Vin Diesel Was Originally Eyed to Star in 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'". EW.com. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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