The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.
Practical Effects
Zero CGI cars—every crash is real metal.
Cinematography
Helicopter shots that'll make your palms sweat.
Acting
Rami Malek's wild card energy steals scenes.
Director
Scott Waugh
Aaron Paul
Tobey Marshall
Dominic Cooper
Dino Brewster
Imogen Poots
Julia Maddon
Kid Cudi
Benny Jackson
Rami Malek
Finn
Ramón Rodríguez
Joe Peck
Harrison Gilbertson
Little Pete Coleman
Dakota Johnson
Anita Coleman
Stevie Ray Dallimore
Bill Ingram
Michael Keaton
Monarch
Brian Keaulana
Right Seater
Carmela Zumbado
Jeny B
Jalil Jay Lynch
Jimmy MacIntosh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Mustang GT500 sells for $2.7 million at auction in the film; the actual hero car sold for $300k in 2019.
This was DreamWorks' final live-action film before restructuring—fitting endnote for practical-effects spectacle in the CGI era.
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