25 Years of ‘Fast & Furious’: How a street race movie became a global cultural empire

If you had told studio executives back in 2001—when a relatively modest, street-racing film called “The Fast and the Furious” first roared onto the big screen—that it would spawn a multibillion-dollar franchise spanning over two decades, they would have laughed you out of their offices. Yet here we are in 2026, celebrating 25 years of one of the most unexpected, unrelenting, and undying cinematic legacies in pop culture history. I can say all of these things because I have been following this high-octane saga since day one. These movies ultimately mattered more than critics wanted them to. The fact is, […]... Keep on reading: 25 Years of ‘Fast & Furious’: How a street race movie became a global cultural empire

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer