It’s been greater than twenty years because the unique The Quick and the Livid raced onto screens around the globe and kicked-off a franchise now heading into its eleventh installment. However, keep in mind the early days? You already know. The great ol’ days when it was all about an undercover cop making an attempt to bust not only a group of unlawful avenue racers, but additionally carry them down for the horrendously heinous felony actions of stealing [gasp] DVD gamers. Effectively, if you happen to’re making an attempt to enter the way-back machine and transport your self to a time when DVD gamers have been as scorching as VR headsets, you had higher get a transfer on it, as The Quick and the Livid is ready to drive off into the horizon from its Netflix streaming spot on December 31.

That very first film launched audiences to an LAPD officer, Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), who was despatched on an undercover project alongside the FBI to bust the road gang chargeable for shaking down a semi loaded with scorching digital tools. After being fired resulting from some not-so-terrific police work, Brian pours himself into the road racing recreation to show himself as a powerful detective however as an alternative turns into embroiled within the crew’s beef with a rival gang. Together with Walker, the debut installment additionally launched audiences to different franchise mainstays, together with Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster.

Not solely was testosterone going all fuel, no brakes on the set of the unique movie, the place a household was born and a bromance between main stars Walker and Diesel has since turn into a factor of legend, however the film additionally went pedal to the metallic with audiences. Towards a reported manufacturing price range of $38 million, the primary movie sped right into a field workplace haul of effectively over $207 million. To Common Photos, it was clear — Quick & Livid pandemonium had crossed the end line. From there, issues took off with the franchise, with the sequel, 2 Quick 2 Livid, zooming onto screens two years later in 2003. And from there — effectively the historical past effectively sufficient with Quick X: Half 2 now in manufacturing.

The A-Checklist Faces of the Quick Franchise

Exterior of Marvel and DC, you’d be hard-pressed to search out one other franchise as crammed to the gills with A-list actors than that of Quick & Livid. Through the years, the films have solely continued to nab larger names because the titles roll alongside, with the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Brie Larson, Jason Momoa, John Cena, Rita Moreno, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, and Helen Mirren all swinging by to affix the household at one level or one other.

You’ll want to kick it old skool with The Quick and the Livid earlier than the long-lasting film leaves Netflix on December 31.

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