Fast & Furious (2009 movie) facts for kids

Fast & Furious (also known as Fast & Furious 4) is an exciting action movie from 2009. It was directed by Justin Lin and the story was written by Chris Morgan. This movie is the fourth part in the popular Fast and the Furious film series.

What makes this movie special is that it brings back the original main actors: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. The story picks up after the first movie, The Fast and the Furious, which came out in 2001. This means you get to see the same familiar faces continuing their adventures.

Fast & Furious was released on April 3, 2009. It earned a lot of money worldwide, making about $363 million!

Main Characters

This movie features many talented actors playing important roles. Here are some of the main characters you'll see:

• Vin Diesel as Dominic "Dom" Toretto
• Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner
• Michelle Rodriguez as Leticia "Letty" Ortiz
• Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto
• John Ortíz as Arturo Braga / Ramón Campos
• Laz Alonso as Fenix Rise
• Sung Kang as Han Seoul-Oh
• Gal Gadot as Gisele Yashar
• Tego Calderón as Tego
• Don Omar as Rico Santos

Release Around the World

Fast & Furious was released in many countries around the world in 2009. Most places saw the movie in April of that year. For example, it came out in the United States, Canada, and Brazil on April 3, 2009. Other countries like France and Belgium got to see it a few days later, on April 8. Even more countries, like the United Kingdom and Australia, had their release dates later in April. The movie reached Japan much later, in October 2009.