2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast

We're headed back to the other timeline (??) to talk about Hobbs & Shaw with returning guest Kate Hudson! To coincide with the launch of her new podcast, Bravo Replay, we're wondering: which F&F movie is the most like a reality show? Which reality stars most closely align with Hobbs & Shaw? We get Kate's revised rankings (and her history with IMDb's Crazy Credits) before we discuss patron Randy Ca...

We're back with our first Life in the Fast Lane in more than a month, and we're talking all about Bram Stoker's 2 Fast 2 Furious! You'll understand why when you hear us talk about the ninety-fifth minute of 2 Fast 2 Furious, which includes more than one moment that we completely forgot about. We also catch up on a lot of news about the Fastiverse in On the Streets, which also marks the moment when...

Happy Thanksgiving! We're trying to get home to our families -- any way we can -- to talk about Planes, Trains & Automobiles! After trying to think of the (very) few Thanksgiving-based movies that have been made, we talk about the (insane) original runtime of this movie, John Hughes's original casting ideas, and the wild things this production decided to (or had to) spend money on. We talk about t...

It's time to talk about more men in rooms (!!!) as we're joined by Aaron Neuwirth (of Out Now with Aaron and Abe) to talk about The Taking of Pelham One Two Three! After talking for a while about men staring at analog boards, we talk about the film's success exclusively in cities with subway systems and how the film's New York spirit shines through. We also talk about the many movies The Taking of...

We're firing up the zombie cars once again as we talk about The Fate of the Furious with Joshua Gulam, Fraser Elliott, and Sarah Feinstein, the co-editors of Full-Throttle Franchise! We talk about their book -- an academic book about Fast & Furious (published with Bloomsbury Press) -- where the idea came from, new descriptions and theories found within the text, and how they incorporate it (and th...

Happy Halloween! We're joined by returning guest (and lover of schlock) Christian Larson to talk about Troma's 1986 film Monster in the Closet. Shot in 1983 (but released three years later), this kids movie (?) marks the film debut of Paul Walker (and also Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson). We talk about our history with Troma, the movie's sort of surprising tone, and its earworm (or not) xylophone song. W...

It’s time for another installment of Life in the Fast Lane, and Joe has a question for you: won’t anyone please think of the children? We kick things off with a relatively action-packed minute (#94) of 2 Fast 2 Furious, which includes a technological impossibility. We then shift into news about the Fast & Furious from both the real world and the dream world (including some heavy stuff and some ver...

We’re taking a little journey on a little boat named the Titanic, and joining us on this expedition is Walt Hickey! After hearing about Walt’s new book, You Are What You Watch, we talk about non-cars that matter to him (cinematic and otherwise) before reading some truly pathetic crazy credits (and being reminded about IMDb’s humble origins). Joey recounts the tale of PCP in this film production’s...

The sins of London have followed us home, so we're once again talking about Furious 7, this time with Matt Delhauer! After getting a sense of Matt's history with the franchise (and his rankings), we find out the characters he most wants to see return to these movies as well as the character meeting we never got (but would have loved to see). We gauge the family's levels of invincibility in Furious...

It's time for another Life in the Fast Lane, and this episode is all about those pretty little customs agents. (You know the ones, those who betray your confidence.) The minute features some good small acting (and not much else), but it's a very "loosey goosey" conversation as we imagine owning yachts and reading Yachting Monthly. We then explore news about F&F, which is basically non-existent oth...

We're headed back to 1970s Japan with the resident historian Mike Manzi to talk about the inspiration for Speed: The Bullet Train! After learning about Mike's favorite vehicles, we hop aboard a train that can't go below 80 KPH to discuss another great title card, what might be cut from the Japanese version of the film, and the way the movie can create tension from a bunch of guys in a room. (Edito...

We're once again grabbing our uwabaki (more on that later) as we're joined by Matt Stuertz to talk about The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift! Matt begins by dispelling Joey's expectations of his F&F experience and tastes before sharing his rankings and when he thinks these movies work best. We dig deep into Lucas Black's age in this movie, once again worry about breaking this down minute by minu...

We've made our way to Tarpon Point for another Life in the Fast Lane, and we're wondering: where'd THESE guys come from? After coming to terms with how long it's going to take us to work our way through Tokyo Drift (on a minute by minute basis), we dive into the ninety-second minute of 2 Fast 2 Furious, where new henchmen arrive and every line of dialogue is delivered with the same intonation. We...

Our next pit stop on the “planes, trains, but NO automobiles” lap is RRR, and we have to wonder: is this a Fast & Furious movie? After discussing our limited history with Bollywood films, Joe admires their pageantry and Joey shares his love for a delayed title card. We talk about character parallels to the family, how this movie follows Chris Morgan’s directive of “cool wins every time,” and wheth...

We're returning to Fast & Furious 6, which our guest Chrissy Shackelford (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) calls "the quintessential Fast & Furious movie." (Also, in case you're wondering: Chrissy is doing *so* good. Thanks for asking.) After Joe explains Duck Dynasty, we uncover more terrible crazy credits, discuss Gisele's sacrifice (now that we know she's still alive), and play a guessing ga...

Gather round, family, and grab a seat, for it's time for you all to hear The Ballad of Jimbo's Shrimp Shack. After debating how to pluralize "Life in the Fast Lane," we dive right into 2 Fast 2 Furious (Minute 91), where Joe regales us with a wild Floridian tale. We work through a diverse array of Fast and Furious news, including an "explanation" for Roman throwing the powder in Fast X, Tyrese vs....

We're ass sliding our way back to the 1980s for our next pit stop and the best bicycle/BMX movie of all time: Rad! We talk about whether this is the most 1980s movie ever made, the fine work done by Vinegar Syndrome, and the movie's parallels to High School Musical. Joe pitches Rad: After Dark and has his Pittsburgh radar ding once again. We hear another hot take on what makes a vehicle, discuss t...

We're headed back to Rio (for the first time in the Fast X era) to talk with Lisa Williams about the original Reyes in Fast Five! After covering more CrAzY cReDiTs, we dive into minutiae with Lisa. We wonder if Mia has ever been in a "real" restaurant before, how bad everyone smells in this movie, and the logistics of both Reyes's money and Tej's garages. We dive deeper into both the "fan favorite...

**OPPENHEIMER SPOILERS FROM 41:00 TO THE END OF THE EPISODE** It's time for another Life in the Fast Lane, and we have finally reached *the* minute: the Internet Movie Minute Database! After breaking down the minute of 2 Fast 2 Furious that includes everyone's favorite line, we pivot to a real lack of news about the Fast & Furious (because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes) and try to figure out wh...

Our next pit stop in the planes, trains, but NO automobiles lap features our best non-car action yet: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. We talk about what you're allowed to do while you're the Governator, the what-almost-was character reversals in this movie, and Denzel nearly being cast in the film. We talk about Arnold as an Uncle Jakob type (and whether he's more like Jason Statham or John Cena), dis...

We're basking in love for Shea Whigham as we're joined by Jay Cluitt (Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast) to talk about Fast & Furious! We learn about Jay's rocky history with the franchise -- and not the Maivia kind -- before discussing a few potential franchise crossovers and diving into more CrAzY cReDiTs! We talk about how different Fast & Furious is from the version of this movie that would release t...

It's time for another Life in the Fast Lane and we're testing out a new run of show as we enter the era of Crazy Credits. We're kicking things off with the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (#89), which features a lot of locations and very little action. We then jump into Fast & Furious news to talk about the newest confirmed title (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes) and to reassess Fast X's box office...

It may be the 4th of July... but don't go in the water! We're joined by "Shark" Hofmeyer (Movies, Films & Flix; Deep Blue Sea - The Podcast) to talk about Jaws. Despite being the internet's foremost expert on shark cinema, this is the first time Mark's ever talked about Jaws on a podcast, and we are honored to have him. We share memories of the Jaws ride at Universal Studios, the F&F Family's repe...

We're headed back to Miami to talk about 2 Fast 2 Furious, and we're joined by returning guest Andy Tudor! We talk about his input toward the most recent movies, the proposed sequel to his game Fast & Furious Crossroads (which would have featured Jason Momoa), and how the newer F&F films are making use of ideas. We ask: What does Andy love about 2 Fast 2 Furious? Can we mix up who hangs out with w...

We're closing out our stretch of Fast X bonus episodes by welcoming back Cara Gael O'Regan to talk about the latest F&F installment! Exciting update this time: we finally re-watched the movie ourselves, and this time we had pause and rewind technology at our disposal. In this episode, we talk about how much therapy Little B is going to need, lament the lack of Mia in this movie (even less than we...