It is time to assemble the team. Two precision podcasters Max Roberts and Logan Moore don’t crack under the pressure of discussing this transformative film. Can the Fast Family pull off the great heist of all and become a billion dollar franchise?

Fast Five * Release Date - April 29, 2011 * Director - Justin Lin * Producers - Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, and Michael Fottrell * Writer - Chris Morgan * Actors - Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Gal Gadot, Sung Kang, and Dwayne Johnson * Composer - Brian Tyler * Stunt Coordinators - Mike Gunther and Troy Robinson * Budget / Profit - $125 million / $626.1 million

Rotten Tomatoes - 78% critic and 83% viewers

Links * Fast Five Wikipedia * Fast Five Trailer * Assembling the Team * The Vault Heist in Fast Five Was Pulled Off with Practical Effects * Pressure, Crunch, Blacklist Fears: The MCU's Visual Effects Artists Speak Out * Top Gun: Maverick Practical Effects * Soundtrack + Music + Spotify + YouTube * Fast Five Cars

This episode was originally recorded on August 30, 2022.

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