


note Roger Corman, who created the outline for that film, licensed the rights to its title to Universal. Not at all to be confused with the 1955 movie also named The Fast and the Furious, directed by John Ireland and starring Ireland and Dorothy Malone, though the fact that is one of the first films to have a feature-length Chase Scene may have had something to do with the 2001 film being given the same title. The movies are known for their unrelenting sequel escalation, steadily growing the films into one of the most popular, and financially successful, action franchises in recent memory. Here, the cars are fast, the drivers are furious, technology porn abounds and the cast of characters who eventually become "the crew" aren't just comrades, they're family. Fast & Furious, originally named The Fast and the Furious, is a series of action films, which center on illegal street racing and ( later) heists, produced by Universal.
