Turbo Charged Prelude To 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003

If you are doing a chronological re-watch of the franchise, you must include this short. Watch The Fast and the Furious , then immediately watch this, then 2 Fast 2 Furious . The emotional arc of Brian—from cop to fugitive to undercover operative—makes zero sense without the Prelude .

At the lot, Brian spots a weathered, factory-stock 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 . He buys it with cash, strips it down, repaints it platinum silver, adds the iconic blue racing stripes, and tunes the twin-turbo engine.

The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious is a six-minute short film released on June 3, 2003, as a bridge between the first two Fast & Furious

When 2 Fast 2 Furious was greenlit, Vin Diesel opted not to return. The writers needed to explain how Brian went from "fugitive cop in Los Angeles" to "street racer working undercover for the FBI in Miami." Enter director John Singleton (who helmed the sequel) and director Philip G. Atwell, who crafted this six-minute masterpiece to answer the fan’s burning questions.

: Archival footage of Vin Diesel and appearances by Peter Aylward and Rodney Neil as police officers.

Completely silent; rely entirely on actor expressions and environmental cues.

Turbo Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious (Video 2003) - IMDb

Brian leaves Los Angeles just ahead of a police raid, traveling across the U.S. Sun Belt (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas).

To understand the importance of The Turbo Charged Prelude , we have to rewind to the end of The Fast and the Furious (2001). In the finale, Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) lets Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) escape the police, sacrificing his own badge in the process. The movie ends with Brian driving off into the sunset in his Toyota Supra, presumably heading for Mexico.