1.6: The Pre-Crime of Fast & Furious

08/27/22 • 103 min

Fast & Furious. The movie too furious for definite articles!
This film shifted a sputtering series of gearhead movies onto the path to becoming a global phenomenon. The key? Screenplays written by three 14 year old boys in a Minority-Report-style vat of goo. Dom demonstrates Family by treating Letty like a one night stand! A Russian Nesting Funeral! Dom Toretto: Asphalt Psychic! Is the series Butt Infested or Butt infused? And was Eva Braun the Ultimate Ride or Die Bitch?
Lesson of the Episode: "The stupidest way to do something is always the best way to do it."

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1.5: The Origin of Film with Fast Five

Fast Five. TRAIN ROBBERY!
The Fast & the Fugitive! Family on the Run, and the only thing that would make it better is Tommy Lee Jones. This week In fast physics, mass is determined by the density of the cool. Elena & Dom don't have sex onscreen, implying that their child is the product of Immaculate Domception.
This episode's lesson: "The worse the Father, the greater his right to name his child."

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1.7: Crashing Into Tokyo Drift

TOKYO DRIFT! JAPAN BEFORE JUVY!
The movie that should have killed the franchise. The Minority-Report -Goo Screenwriters gave themselves a fascinating challenge: Can we make a movie with equally grotesque racial & sexual stereotypes? Spoiler Alert: Racism wins. Is Kid Rock's biggest hit just Doo Wop with Angry Drums & a Meth problem? Sean, our low rent Brian joins the Yakuza before he gets over jet lag. Mike & Brad embrace cancellation as both have a moment of cultural misidentification.
Lesson of the Episode?:"By watching these movies backwards, Brad accidentally watched them in the correct order."