Fast Family, we’re halfway there. It’s Day 5 of celebrating the legacy of Fast and Furious, which brings us to a fan-favorite: Fast Five. 

If Fast & Furious rebooted the franchise, Fast Five solidified what it would turn out to be. In this movie, Dom and his crew plan a huge heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent. It really shifted the focus of the franchise from standard street racing to focus more on big action pieces (brawls, gun fights, and the heist itself).

Check out the legacy trailer for Fast Five below.

Fast Five marks the point the franchise leaned into making an ensemble film. The gang’s (almost) all here in this one, as they say: Vin Diesel (Dom), Paul Walker (Brian), Jordana Brewster (Mia), Tyrese Gibson (Roman), Ludacris (Tej), Matt Schulze (Vince), Sung Kang (Han), Gal Gadot (Gisele). Plus, it introduces Elsa Pataky as Elena, a new love interest for Dom who shapes the arc of the rest of the series; and Dwayne Johnson as Hobbs, a character who ultimately gets his own spinoff (which also results in an off-screen feud with star Diesel).

The movie really solidified the “bigger and better” approach to the Fast Saga. It’s outrageous and fun – no wonder it remains a favorite installment among the Fast Family.

(It’s also the movie that really starts wracking up civilian casualties. Dragging that safe through Rio de Janeiro killed SO many people y’all.)

More ‘Fast & Furious’ Legacy Highlights

Universal Pictures is currently dropping special legacy trailers for each film in the Fast and Furious franchise, leading up to the reveal of the Fast X trailer. Here’s the highlights so far:

The Fast and the Furious legacy trailer

2 Fast 2 Furious legacy trailer

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift legacy trailer

Fast & Furious legacy trailer

Fast X, the tenth film in the franchise, will premiere in May. 

Meanwhile, check back to THS for more Fast and Furious legacy trailers leading up to the debut of the Fast X trailer on February 10.

So, is Fast Five your favorite in the franchise? Let me know in the comments below.

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