answers: 2001
context: The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz, and written by Gary Scott Thompson and David Ayer. It is the first installment in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The film follows Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), an undercover cop tasked with discovering the identities and stopping a group of unknown automobile hijackers led by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). The film also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, and Ted Levine. Development for "The Fast and the Furious" </s> photography began in London, England in July 2012. Filming locations also included the Canary Islands, Glasgow, and Los Angeles. The film was first released in the United Kingdom, on May 17, 2013, followed by an international release on May 24, 2013. A sequel was released on April 3, 2015. Following their successful heist in Brazil (depicted in Fast Five), Dominic "Dom" Toretto and his professional criminal crew have fled around the world: Dom lives with Elena; his sister Mia lives with Brian O'Conner and their son, Jack; Gisele and Han live together; and Roman and Tej live in luxury. Meanwhile, </s> the racing element to the drifting subculture. While the movie was in post-production, Vin Diesel agreed to do a cameo in order for his production company to acquire rights to the Riddick character from "Pitch Black". The third movie was the least financially successful of the franchise but the Vin Diesel cameo received a very positive reaction from the audience. The studio told Diesel that it planned to use his cameo as a way to relaunch the Dominic storyline. Vin Diesel had made a string of box office flops such as "The Chronicles of Riddick", "Find Me Guilty" and the
question: when did the first fast and furious movie come out