It became known that an auction of cars of the star of the film "Fast and the Furious" Paul Walker will be arranged. However, it is impossible not to take into account the fact that, at the insistence of the relatives of the deceased actor, the sale will be anonymous. Preventing car dealers from raising prices is the purpose of such a measure.
Moreover, it is still unknown where exactly the auction will take place. However, it is safe to say that about 30 cars will be exhibited. , and will also be among them.
As it was known earlier that one of the actor's cars, banned for operation in the USA due to heightened danger during operation and enough high content toxins in exhaust gases, namely GT of blue color from the fourth part of the film "Fast and the Furious" has already participated in the auction. Basically, all the cars that took part in the filming of the eighth part of "Fast and the Furious" were transported from Japan. It is also worth mentioning that these vehicles did not have engines when transported. They purchased the motor in the USA. After filming, law enforcement officers insisted that the cars be put up for sale abroad.
It is reported that, where its price was 413 thousand dollars, however, buyers were in no hurry to purchase a car. It is worth mentioning the fact that its price was $ 4 million after the news of the death of the actor.
The leading roles of the film - Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson were able to get to the premiere of "Fast and the Furious 5" in Moscow. Upon closer examination, the famous actors turned out to be very simple guys. They went straight to the journalists from their room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. They were dressed at home - t-shirts and jeans. Paul Walker walked around in flip flops.
Behind Paul Walker - already four "Fast and the Furious". Since the first series, the actor has turned from a blond youth into a very textured man. Paul likes to say that he grew up with his character. Meanwhile, he still has not lost his boyish fuse - Walker loves adventure in any form - whether it's hunting for sharks or racing on sports tracks. The actor has a healthy love of life and willingly shares positive during personal communication.
Paul, what cars do you prefer?
- I drive aggressively, it can be seen in my movements. But I'm not one of those guys who, to impress, overtake you on the track, pressing on the gas. My driving style depends on the situation. I would describe it as soft speed control.
Favorite car?
- I love Porsche. My favorite car is a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS. Classic, vintage! The golden era of this brand. I also like risky cars, well, like GT. In general, I do not think that you can judge a person by his car. If a person has a lot of money, but at the same time he drives some very a simple car, that commands respect. I have friends who make very good money, but they also drive pickup trucks. This is cool. Buying super-expensive cars is a compensation for complexes. I'm not talking now about the size of manhood. But if a person has a lot expensive cars, then he needs to either go to a psychologist or pray to a church.
How many cars do you own?
- A lot of. 18 pieces. Yesterday I bought a Carrera RS, 1973 release. Color - white-blue. Bought from a guy in Georgia. The car has been my lifelong dream for as long as I can remember.
Perhaps you have heard of Russian supercar"Marousia". Wouldn't you like to ride?
- Ma-ryu-sya? Wow...must take a look!
What do you think about women driving?
It seems to me that, in general, women - the best drivers than men. Because men want to be macho, they want to control and dominate everything, and women - they are more relaxed about everything. On the other hand, they are slightly more passive in driving. I taught many people how to drive cars on the track, and I can say that the women of participation are faster. Men get behind the wheel and they immediately need to press the gas. They accelerate and crash into something. Women harness for a long time, but they go fast.
The characters of Fast & Furious 5 constantly talk about the freedom they long for - freedom from circumstances, the past, the fear of being caught. Your hero Brian is first and foremost. How free do you feel yourself?
My profession allows me to be free. I travel a lot, and this is what I love more than anything in the world. I would not be able to work in the office from 10:00 to 17:00. It's not about me. I love to live with a backpack. I grab things and rush to the other side of the earth. And I love my job. I love her because she allows me to live the way I want. To be free.
Read: Filming Fast & Furious 5 was a challenge for me
I think a lot of people, like me, love the Fast & Furious franchise. Fast "charged" cars, gunfights, a lot of drive and a sharp plot - all the attributes of a good blockbuster. And on the eve of the release of the next, seventh picture, I want to look back at the entire history of the series and remember what kind of cars the main characters of the criminal action movie drove.
"The Fast and the Furious" or "Fast and Furious 1"
The first "The Fast and the Furious" premiered on June 18, 2001. The film was based on the article "Racer X", written by Kenneth Lee, published in the May 1998 issue of Vide magazine. The article talked about the life of a street racer from New York. The author showed the life of street racers who gave all their money just to have another race between Nissan 300ZX and Mitsubishi Starion.
Rob Cohen, director of The Fast and the Furious, liked the street life described in the article, and after the adaptation of the script, filming began. Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg and Eminem claimed the lead role, but the choice fell on the little-known Paul Walker in those days.
The beginning of the picture immediately plunges us into a criminal abyss, where a gang of dashing raiders led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is robbing a truck full of equipment. Vehicles featured in the episode Honda Civic Si Coupé in black. In the next episode, we see Brian O'Connor, a police officer trying to infiltrate a gang of raiders, for which he has to participate in street races.
In total, the main character in the picture had three cars. The first one he lost to Dominic in a race is green Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. This car was destroyed after a showdown with a Japanese racing gang. Brian's work car is a red Ford F-150 pickup truck, and later the "blonde" drove around in Toyota Supra Mk4 orange color, which he subsequently gave to Dominic. The hero of Vin Diesel rode a Mazda Rx-7, and then moved to, on which he crashed at the end of the film.
In the picture "lit up" Nissan Silvia S14, Nissan Cefiro, Honda S2000, Nissan Skyline GT-R R33, Honda Integra Coupe and also Volkswagen Jetta- the only one european car shown in this movie.
1 / 7
2 / 7
3 / 7
4 / 7
5 / 7
6 / 7
7 / 7
Critics reacted to the picture in two ways. In addition, the plot was put with a constantly pumped-up drama, staging races and stunts. The actors were also praised, however, according to film experts, the film called "Fast and Furious" lacked speed. The mass audience fell in love with the picture, and on the very first weekend, "Fast and the Furious" collected 40 million dollars with a budget of 38, and the total fees in the world amounted to 127 million dollars. Initially, it was not planned to shoot a sequel, however, having seen the wild success, the studio thought about creating a sequel.
The prehistory of "Double Fast and the Furious"
Before the release of the second part, a short film "Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious" appeared, telling how the character of Paul Walker crossed the line of the law and turned into a street racer, and this 6-minute film shows the story of the emergence of Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, which was Brian's first car in 2 Fast 2 Furious.
"2 Fast 2 Furious" or "Double Furious"
Having called the former team, the studio did not count the director Rob Cohen and Vin Diesel, who refused because of the filming of another action-packed action movie "Three X's". John Singleton became the director of 2 Fast and the Furious, and Tyrese Gibson, who was well known to the director after filming in the comedy drama The Kid, was chosen as Paul Walker's partner. The role of the main villain went to Cole Houser.
The second picture continued all the undertakings of the first film. On June 3, 2003, 2 Fast 2 Furious was released. There were even more tuned cars, beautiful girls and exciting races. But even despite this, the picture is considered the simplest of the entire franchise, and critics called it a bad sequel to the most interesting original, scolded for the lack of validity of the actions of the characters and for the “raw” script. But even the cold reviews of critics did not discourage the audience's interest in the film, and the picture collected more than 230 million dollars on a budget of 76.
So, Brian O'Connor's first car was the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, which became wildly popular just after this film. Unfortunately, the car did not survive to the end of the picture, but was “killed” by the writers. O'Connor switched to yellow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII, and his partner Roman received a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The change of cars did not stop there. After another race, the main characters won Dodge Challenger 1970 and chevrolet camaro SS 1969, on which they "arrived" to the end of the film. In addition to these cars, the film starred Lincoln Navigator, Honda S2000, dodge ram, Toyota Supra Mk4 and Mazda RX-7, which were driven by secondary characters.
"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" or "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"
The third part of the series was released on June 4, 2006. This film, until the very end, had no connection with the first two tapes, and chronologically it goes between the 6th and 7th films. Directed by Justin Lin. Lead Producer Neil Moritz liked the director's work in Better Tomorrow, which, by the way, is an unofficial prequel to the third Fast and the Furious, or rather, to one of the characters - Khan, whose role was superbly played by Sang Keng.
The third film was the least successful and, with a budget of $ 85 million, collected "only" 158. Critics scolded the picture for the script, lack of humor, and drama. However, the third film marked the release of the subsequent parts, because in the last scene Dominic Toretto was "resurrected". After the release of the third part, Justin Lin and Chris Morgan (head writer) lingered in the racing franchise for a long time.
The plot of the film, although it was moved to the other end of the world - in Tokyo, but still returned to the spirit of the first part. Street racing was again in the spotlight, with the only difference being that this time the cars “knocked down” sideways and burned tires in a crazy drift, because according to the director, drifting is. And in this Justin Lin was absolutely right. The cast has completely changed, with Lucas Black (Sean Boswell) playing the lead role of a schoolboy who likes to drive a car.
1 / 2
2 / 2
Chevrolet appears at the beginning of the movie Monte Carlo 1970, in which the protagonist races with Dodge Viper, after which, after making several somersaults through the roof, Chevy goes under pressure, and Sean (the main character) goes to Tokyo to avoid a prison term. Here he quickly fits into the local car party, where, after meeting Khan, he receives the keys to.
As later shown in the film, this car was equipped with the legendary RB26DETT - Nissan engine Skyline GT-R. Sean again crashes the car in the race, trying to get the nose of the local DK, i.e. "King of drift", which, by the way, rode a Nissan 350Z z33.
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
After the loss of another car, the main character sits down at the "steering wheel" of Mitsubishi Lancer evolution VIII. This car, by the way, was specially converted to rear-wheel drive in the film.
After another chase, this car of the protagonist is also sent for write-off, and with it the Mazda RX-7 goes to scrap, taking with him his driver, Khan. next car Shona became a classic Ford Mustang Fastback 1969, on which the engine was installed from the same, broken, Nissan Silvia. In this car, Lucas Black's character takes revenge on DK, destroying his gray Nissan 350Z z33 along the way. And finally, the last victim, i.e. the car, the main character again becomes the Nissan Silvia S15, on which he accepts the challenge of Dominic Toretto. Well, Vin Diesel himself came to race a Plymouth Roadrunner GTX.
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
Minor characters also rode interesting cars. So, the assistant of the "King of Drift" drove a golden Nissan 350 Friday Z, and Sean's friend rides a Volkswagen Touran turned into the Hulk. The main character's girl. By the way, the real “King of Drift” Keiichi Tsuchiya also starred in this film, who played the episodic role of a fisherman who watched the main character learn to “fall sideways”.
How to return Toretto?
It was firmly decided to return the characters of the first tape to the world of "Fast and the Furious". Before the release of the fourth part, a short prelude called "Bandits" appears again. It tells about what happened in the Dominican Republic, about the reasons that pushed Dominic and his gang to engage in robbery. In general, the short film brings us back to the main characters of the first tape - Domenic Toretto, Letty and others, and also introduces the character of Khan into the story.
"Fast & Furious" or "Fast and Furious 4"
The fourth part appeared on the screens of the world on March 12, 2009. The film's official slogan is "New Cars, Old Team". Directed by Justin Lin again, and the script came from the pen of Chris Morgan. Both, by the way, were absolutely supportive of producer Neil Moritz in bringing Vin Diesel and Paul Walker back into the franchise.
The film immediately begins with a good reference to the first part, again the first shots show the scene of a truck robbery, with the only difference being that this is not in the USA, but in the Dominican Republic, and instead of vehicles, the tractor is carrying tanks of gasoline.
Dominic Toretto and Letty show up at the Buick Grand National, where they rob a fuel truck in a rather original way. After a not-so-successful robbery, the team decides to split up, and Toretto leaves the Dominican Republic. The plot switches to Brian O'Connor, who, after the second part, regained his police badge. Another jump in the plot - Letty dies, and Dominic Toretto returns home to the United States, where the police are looking for him. In the garage of his house, he discovers the ill-fated half-disassembled black Dodge Charger 1970, in which he almost died in the first picture. Next, Dom goes to the scene of the death of his girlfriend in a red Chevrolet Chevelle.
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
After the next vicissitudes of the plot, the characters of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker must participate in the race, for which the heroes need to prepare cars. Brian will have to choose a car from hundreds standing at the police impound. His choice falls on two Nissan Skyline R34 and Nissan GT-R.
Taking the beloved 34th nissan body Skyline, he sets on it and spends necessary improvements. Dominic builds a Chevrolet Camaro SS in his garage. Another character appears at the race, which we will meet in the next films of the franchise - Gisele Harobo, driving around on a white Porsche Cayman S. In addition to Nissan and Chevrolet, BMW M5 E39 and Nissan 240SX take part in the race, which, by the way, did not reach the finish line, colorfully crashing halfway.
1 / 2
2 / 2
After another series of plot twists, Dominic meets Ford Grand Torino, whose driver is responsible for the death of Letty, who crashed on Plymouth road runner. A yellow Ford Mustang and an Infinity G37 appear in the picture, but before they even spend 10 minutes on the screen, they explode along with Skyline and Chevy of the main characters. After the shootout, O'Connor and Toretto drive off in a Hummer H1, which they park in the police station and swap for a Subaru. Impreza WRX STI. Later in the film, Dominic's sister's car, the Honda NSX, appears for a moment.
To participate in the last chase, Dominic is finishing the same black Dodge Charger 1970, which was in his garage. The Ford Grand Torino also takes part in the race. During the chase, Toretto changes cars, jumping out of his Dodge on the move and climbing into a Chevrolet Camaro F-Bomb. The black Charger crashed again. Not a single car made it to the end of the film alive.
As a result, the collection of the picture amounted to more than 360 million dollars, with a budget of 85. It was a resounding success.
"Fast 5" or "Fast and Furious 5"
The fifth installment in the franchise was released on April 15, 2011. The director and screenwriter remained the same, but in 10 years the topic of street racing has exhausted itself. In the next tape, it was decided to build a plot around a robbery and, of course, cars, and Brazil became the filming location.
Attention in the picture was attracted not only by cars and chases, but also by parkour, fights, weapons and, of course, teamwork in a robbery. In general, the plot has changed a lot, but the characters have remained the same. The film starred all the characters of the fourth part, as well as Tyrese Gibson, who played the role of Roman in the second film, and Sang Keng, Khan from Tokyo Drift. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson played the role of half-cop, half-military Luke Hobbs, who hunted the Toretto gang, as the antagonist of the main characters. So, in the film we are waiting for the confrontation between two huge "jocks", Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson (already interesting), and if we add that this is a film from the Fast and the Furious series, then we can also expect super chases, powerful cars and all the attributes of the franchise .
The creators decided to keep the amount of computer graphics to a minimum, as fans spoke very unflatteringly about the artificial scenes in the second and fourth parts. Now the stunts were performed live, directed by directors Spiro Razatos and Jack Gill. The scene involving the theft of the safe took 4 weeks to shoot, and the stuntmen smashed over 200 cars. The episode with the theft of cars from the train was also performed live. In the film, it is noticeable that when the tow truck collided with the wagon, the train almost derailed.
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
In the film, again, a lot of the coolest cars appeared. Here again a black Dodge Charger 1970 flashes by, and its fate is again very sad. Appears original Nissan The Skyline KGC10 GT-X that just melted into the movie after driving Brian to his destination. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Grand Sport, removed from the train, was immediately drowned in the lake. In the same scene, on which no one really traveled, it was only dismantled and reassembled. Immediately flashed De Tomaso Pantera, whose fate is unknown. In general, the cars were stolen from the train, after which the train exploded, which attracted the attention of the police. After this incident, "hound" Hobbs appears in the film in a military Armet Gurkha F5, as well as his team in a GMC Yukon XL.
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
After the next plot twists in the film, the entire Toretto team appears. A Ford Galaxie 500 XL and a Ducati Streetfighter pass by as members of Dominic's gang arrive at the meeting point. Having thought through all the details of the robbery, the heroes decide to find suitable vehicles. Then Brian goes to a gang of Brazilian street racers, who win the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, but the car is not fast enough.
Next flash Toyota Supra Mk4, Nissan 370Z, Subaru Impreza WRX STI. All these cars also could not cope with the task, then the team decided to use disguise instead of speed, and since the target was in the police station, Toretto suggested using the police Dodge cars Charger, on which, after destroying half of the city, Dominic and Brian managed to steal the safe.
At the end of the film, the characters appear on new cars bought with money stolen in Brazil. Roman and Tej got Koenigsegg CCXR, Khan got Lexus LFA, Dominic appeared on, and Brian remained faithful to his beloved Nissan and bought a GT-R R35.
As a result, the film grossed almost $630 million on a budget of $125, and this success cast aside all doubts about the creation of the 6th part.
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
"Furious 6" or "Fast and Furious 6"
The next picture was not long in coming and was released on May 7, 2013. Justin Lin, Chris Morgan and Neil Moritz are back at the helm. As in the fifth part, it was decided to perform the stunts live, without using computer graphics, so the Dodge Charger SRT-8 flying through the nose of the plane, the tank and 250 crushed cars are all real. The film's budget this time was $160 million. And now the characters do not rob anyone, but rather help the law to catch the criminals.
good sequel - good cars. The film began the same way the previous one ended, with a race between the Challenger SRT-8 and GT-R R35, with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker behind the wheel, respectively. Then two motorcycles appear in the picture - Harley Davidson An XR 1200X owned by Khan and a Ducati Monster 1100 EVO owned by Gisele.
