when did fast and furious come out

The first movie in the Fast & Furious franchise, “The Fast and the Furious,” came out in U.S. theaters on June 22, 2001.

Quick Scoop

• The original film is titled “The Fast and the Furious” , not just “Fast and Furious.”

• It was released on June 22, 2001 , kicking off the street-racing and heist franchise that’s still running today.

• Later entries used shorter titles like “Fast & Furious” (the 2009 film), which sometimes causes confusion about which movie people mean.

A bit of context

• The 2001 movie introduced Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner and turned into a long-running saga with sequels like “Fast Five,” “Furious 7,” and “Fast X.”

• The 2009 film simply called “Fast & Furious” (without “The” and “and the”) was released theatrically on April 3, 2009 , which is why some people think that is when “Fast and Furious” came out.

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