2 Fast 2 Furious [HD] DVD

2 Fast 2 Furious
Vin Diesel opted to not appear in the sequel to the film the shot him to stardom in the first place, The Fast and the Furious. With the character of Dominic Toretto out of the picture, 2 Fast 2 Furious concentrates exclusively on the latest exploits of undercover agent Brian O'Connor, played by Paul Walker. In addition, with director Rob Cohen passing, producers have added a dash of credibility to the sequel by hiring John Singleton to helm. What does completely remain from the first film is the presence of fast-living underground street-racing gangs. Moving from Los Angeles to Miami, O'Connor is looking to redeem himself after the events of the first movie, so he again goes undercover to infiltrate another group of thuggish car enthusiasts. This time around he's enlisted the help of ex-con Roman Pierce (Tyrese) and fellow agent Monica Celemente (Eva Mendes) to bring down Carter Verone (Cole Hauser), an importer/exporter who heads up a massive drug trafficking operation. Heading up the supporting cast are hip-hop stars Ludacris and Fabolous. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Cast Paul Walker as Brian O'Connor Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce Eva Mendes as Monica Fuentes Cole Hauser as Carter Verone Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Tej James Remar as Agent Markham Thom Barry as Agent Bilkins Michael Ealy as Slap Jack Mark Boone, Jr. as Detective Whitworth Devon Aoki as Suki Roberto Sanchez as Roberto Matt Gallini as Enrique Edward Finlay as Agent Dunn Amaury Nolasco as Orange Julius Jin as Jimmy Eric "Kaos" Etebari as Scott Darden

Crew Lawrence Hubbs - Art Director Joel Merritt - Animator Mamie McCall - Animator Justin Jones - Animator Gilberto Gonzales - Animator Jamie Dixon - Animator Paolo Moscatelli - Animator Aliza Chameides - Animator Carol Ashley - Animator Thomas Dadras - Animator Robert Lurye - Animator Rebecca Marie - Animator Fumi Mashimo - Animator Douglas Shamburger - Boom Operator Lori S. Wyman - Casting Kimberly Hardin - Casting Paul Stewart - Consultant/advisor Melodee Sutton - Consultant/advisor Kevin Reagan - Consultant/advisor Elayne Keratsis - Coordinator Collin Fowler - Coordinator Heather Leiberman - Co-producer Heather Holmes - Costume Designer Yaa Boaa Aning - Costume Designer Jacqui G. - Costume Designer Sanja Milkovic Hays - Costume Designer Michael Waxman - First Assistant Director Bruce Franklin - First Assistant Director Frank Davis - First Assistant Director John Singleton - Director Terry J. Leonard - Second Unit Director Bruce Cannon - Editor Dallas Puett - Editor Joe Gareri - Executive Producer Michael Fottrell - Executive Producer Lee R. Mayes - Executive Producer Donna Battersby-Greene - Hair Styles Rod Ortega - Hair Styles Gianna Sparacino - Hair Styles Sherrill Smith - Location Manager Everett Holzer - Location Manager Elizabeth A. Elwell - Location Manager David Arnold - Composer (Music Score) Elizabeth Lambert - Makeup Linda Melazzo - Makeup Erin Brasfield-Koplow - Makeup Billy Clevenger - Camera Operator John "Buzz" Moyer - Camera Operator Michael McGowan - Camera Operator Bob M. Scott - Camera Operator Adam Kowalski - Camera Operator Keith Brian Burns - Production Designer Matthew Leonetti - Cinematographer Michael St. Hilaire - Cinematographer Matthew Binns - Production Manager Doug Major - Producer Catherine Sudolcan - Producer Neal H. Moritz - Producer Rick Simpson - Set Designer Jon Danniells - Set Designer Nicholas Scott - Set Designer CIS Hollywood - Special Effects Syd Dutton - Special Effects Bill Taylor - Special Effects Hammerhead Productions - Special Effects Robert Frenandez - Sound Mixer Annie Ellis - Stunts Denise Gallo - Stunts Butch Brickell - Stunts Jim Pratt - Stunts Dennis Deveaugh - Stunts Stacy Courtney - Stunts Eric Chambers - Stunts Grady Bishop - Stunts Thomas Robinson Harper - Stunts David D. Darling - Stunts Scott Workman - Stunts Bob Brown - Stunts Matthew Leonard - Stunts Malosi Leonard - Stunts Oakley Lehman - Stunts Bobby Aldridge - Stunts Terri Garland - Stunts J.C. Robaina - Stunts David Lomax - Stunts Joe Stone - Stunts R.J. Chambers - Stunts Ted White - Stunts Glenn Wilder - Stunts Chick Bernhardt - Stunts Cliff Happy - Stunts Mark Hicks - Stunts Steve Holladay - Stunts Lincoln Simonds - Stunts Alexander Edlin - Stunts Debbie Evans - Stunts Kerry Rossall - Stunts Bob Minor - Stunts Rick LeFevour - Stunts Kevin Jackson - Stunts John Sarviss - Stunts John-Clay Scott - Stunts Jim Wilkey - Stunts Jerry Wills - Stunts Stan Barrett - Stunts Hal Burton - Stunts Jeannie Epper - Stunts Frank Ferrara - Stunts Kurtis Epper Sanders - Stunts Bill Scharpf - Stunts Freddie Hice - Stunts Tom Turvey - Stunts Brian Burrows - Stunts George E. Sack Jr. - Stunts Tony Brubaker - Stunts Billy Bates - Stunts Artie Malesci - Stunts Coordinator Terry J. Leonard - Stunts Coordinator Paula Maurice - Supervisor/Manager David Sosalla - Special Effects Supervisor William Robbins - Special Effects Supervisor Dr. Ken Jones - Special Effects Supervisor Michael J. Wassel - Special Effects Supervisor Al di Sarro - Special Effects Supervisor Terry Miller - Unit Production Manager Michael Brandt - Screen Story Derek Haas - Screen Story Gary Scott Thompson - Screen Story Derek Haas - Screenwriter Michael Brandt - Screenwriter Michael St. Hilaire - Additional Cinematography Mary Catherine Wright - Production Assistant Erica Beck - Production Assistant Josue D. Aguilar - Production Assistant Mike Bowman - Production Assistant Sonja Christoph - Production Assistant Jovan Conde - Production Assistant Steven R. Dale - Production Assistant Oscar Aguirre - Production Assistant Nicole Yoblonski - Production Assistant Cristina Fuentefria - Production Assistant Shupai Rwizi Sr. - Production Assistant Jose A. Calderon - Production Assistant Brian Bentham - Production Assistant Nadine Tuttle - Production Assistant Anthony Bodden - Production Assistant Brooke Walkey - Production Assistant James Joyner - Production Assistant Stephanie Lundy - Production Assistant Eduardo Lytton - Production Assistant Gabriel Quintero - Production Assistant Christrian Labarta - Production Assistant Carol Ann Lafferty - Production Assistant Reginald Valcin - Production Assistant Dixiana Rubio - Production Assistant Warren Hathaway - Production Assistant Xelinda Yancy - Production Assistant Dominique Martinez - Production Assistant Sandra Woodward - Production Assistant Thad Beier - Visual Effects Supervisor Trademark Animal Talent - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Justin Brandstater - Matte Artist Kelvin McIlwain - Matte Artist Tammy Sandler - Unit Publicist Justin Bourret - Associate Editor Kathy Nelson - Executive Music Producer Warner R. Wacha - First Assistant Camera William McConnell - First Assistant Camera Mark Santoni - First Assistant Camera Peter Farber - First Assistant Camera Christopher M. Fisher - First Assistant Camera Michael J. Walsh - Gaffer Gary T. Ryan - Gaffer Bill Smaling - Gaffer Keith A. Mingo - Grip Michael L. Larson - Grip Raymond Javier Orraca - Grip Michael A. Dittmeier - Grip John S. Leeward - Grip Chris Young - Grip Timothy Black - Grip Brian Pruitt - Grip Lloyd Barcroft - Key Grip Thomas Smaling - Key Grip Michael E. Matteson - Key Grip Carlton Kaller - Music Editor Jordan Corngold - Music Editor Elizabeth Dion - Post Production Coordinator Lisa Rodgers - Post Production Supervisor Debby Freeman - Production Coordinator Kevin J. Long - Properties Master Philip G. Schneider - Properties Master Andy Koyama - Re-Recording Mixer Chris Carpenter - Re-Recording Mixer Rick Kline - Re-Recording Mixer Alicia Accardo - Script Supervisor Trisha Burton - Script Supervisor Jason Roberts - Second Assistant Director Ty Arnold - Second Assistant Director Tom Ozanich - Sound Effects Director Alan Rankin - Sound Effects Director Hector Gika - Sound Effects Director Roland N. Thai - Sound Effects Director Michael Kamper - Sound Effects Director Kenneth L. Johnson - Sound Effects Director Ann Scibelli - Sound Effects Director Peter Zinda - Sound Effects Director Randy Kelley - Sound Effects Director Robert Graham - Special Effects Coordinator John "Buzz" Moyer - Steadicam Operator Eli Reed - Still Photographer Greg Hedgepath - Supervising Sound Editor Crystal Dowd - Visual Effects Producer Julie Orosz - Visual Effects Producer Mark Russell - Visual Effects Producer Michelle Eisenreich - Visual Effects Producer Fred Stafford - ADR Editor Warren Drummond - Assistant Art Director E. Melanie Moore - Assistant Costumer Designer Pat Fitzpatrick - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Jennifer Radzikowski - Assistant Location Manager Kitty Terry - Assistant Location Manager E. Melanie Moore - Assistant Location Manager Susanne Ragnarsson - Assistant Location Manager Gregory Nye - Assistant Production Coordinator Simi Wein - Assistant Production Coordinator Nicholas Romanac - Assistant Properties Michael J. Flynn - Assistant Properties Kevin Kropp - Assistant Properties Jimmi Lyon - Best Boy Electric Troy Schultz - Best Boy Grip Gary Schwab - Best Boy Grip Shawn Whelan - Best Boy Grip Kris Guthrie - Best Boy Grip David Robinson - Best Boy Grip Melanie Hartford - Casting Assistant Billy R. Murphy - Casting Assistant Leah Daniels-Butler - Casting Associate Jeffrey W. Petersen - Chief Lighting Technician Michael Metzel - Construction Coordinator Nelson Werntz - Construction Coordinator Camille Argus - Costumes Supervisor Michael Hertlein - Dialogue Editor Jeff Hinz - Dolly Grip Jim Green - Dolly Grip Russell E. Curtis - Electrician Stephen V. Raybourn - Electrician Jason Barfield - Electrician Ben J. Kanegson - Electrician Wayne Schneiderman - Electrician Jack H. Rose II - Electrician James Reeves - Electrician Kai Morbey - Electrician Daniel M. Tobias - Electrician Frederick Valentine - Electrician Winsome Sinclair - Extra Casting James Moriana - Foley Artist Jeffrey Wilhoit - Foley Artist Bob Beher - Foley Editor Steve Ellsworth - Key Costumer Irena Stepic Rendulic - Key Costumer Pauletta Lewis-Irwin - Key Hairstylist Hallie D'Amore - Key Make-up Will A. Brantley - Leadman Michael Calabrese - Leadman Cobette Harper - Personal Assistant Duane A. Johnson - Personal Assistant Pamela Lyn Weiss - Personal Assistant Jonas Barnes - Personal Assistant Greg Faysash - Second Assistant Camera Peter Geraghty - Second Assistant Camera William C. McConnell Jr. - Second Assistant Camera Sean Gilbert - Second Assistant Camera Martin Lee - Second Assistant Camera Cheeba White - Second Second Assistant Director Karen Radzikowski - Second Second Assistant Director Diane Calhoun - Second Second Assistant Director Christian Clarke - Second Second Assistant Director Chris Alicea Jr. - Set Dresser Stuie Wein - Set Dresser Brian McGee - Storyboard Artist Bobbi Banks - ADR Supervisor Barbara Harris - ADR Voice Casting Scott Clements - Cable Person James Harris - Construction Foreman David T. Alban Jr. - Construction Foreman Nerses Gezalyan - Foley Mixer Craig Jaeger - Foley Supervisor Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter Molly McGuire - Production Secretary Emily Sherman - Production Secretary Walter P. Anderson - Production Sound Mixer Mark Weber - Production Sound Mixer Craig Barnett - Special Effects Foreman Tim Walkey - Special Effects Foreman Christopher Adams - Special Effects Foreman Richard Perry - Special Effects Technician Mark Hawker - Special Effects Technician Steve Kelley - Special Effects Technician Norman G. Sadler - Special Effects Technician Howard Cross - Special Effects Technician Mike Kirchmeier - Special Effects Technician Jon Bethke - Special Effects Technician Kevin Lester - Special Effects Technician Michael Paris - Special Effects Technician Ken Speed - Special Effects Technician Mike Reedy - Special Effects Technician Russell Tyrrell - Special Effects Technician Durk Tyndall - Special Effects Technician Richard Jones - Special Effects Technician Kenny Gorrell - Special Effects Technician Kevin Harris - Special Effects Technician Peter Damien - Special Effects Technician Don Hamzik - Video Assist Jeb Johenning - Video Assist Sharon Smith Holley - Visual Effects Editor Alexa Marino - Art Department Coordinator Scott Janush - Assistant Avid Editor Maggie Ostroff - Assistant Editor David Raymond - Assistant Editor Bobby Bowman - First Assistant Sound Editor Victor Ennis - First Assistant Sound Editor Marc Nanjo - Compositor Patrick Phillips - Compositor Michael Degtjarewsky - Compositor Maureen Healy - Compositor Chris Flynn - Compositor Brian Wolf - Compositor Paul Luna - Compositor Bob Wiatr - Compositor Patrick Kavanaugh - Compositor David S. Williams, Jr. - Lead Compositor Ricardo Torres - Lead Compositor

2 Fast 2 Furious
With its Miami Beach setting, cadre of evil-druglord villains, and gravity-defying car chases, director John Singleton's follow-up to 2001's sleeper hit The Fast and the Furious isn't really trying to live up to its predecessor so much as it's attempting to be the big-screen equivalent of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In that respect, it can only fail. The Playstation title boasts a better cast than the Vin Diesel-less 2 Fast 2 Furious, not to mention more-authentic production design, visually coherent stunts, and -- most importantly -- a keen awareness of its own clichés. But perhaps that's an unfair comparison. To its credit, 2 Fast substitutes an irrepressible, off-the-cuff turn from Tyrese for the MIA Diesel, and Singleton doesn't try to downplay the various ethnicities of his cast the way Rob Cohen did with the first film. Of course, this means that whitebread lead Paul Walker seems even squarer than he did last time around, and as a result, his buddy-buddy rapport with Tyrese comes off less like 48 Hours and more like a middling episode of Fox's Fastlane. (Accentuating the TV feel is Singleton's reliance on David Arnold's cheesy score.) Still, Singleton's able to score enough points with his kinetic-if-ridiculous street-racer opening to make one think that there still might be some life left in this franchise after all. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish, French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Inside 2 Fast 2 Furious Driving school with the cast Supercharged stunts Making music with Ludacris Outtakes Thrilling deleted scenes Tricking out a hot import car Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious Spotlight on the cast: Paul Walker, Tyrese and Devon Aoki Spotlight on the cars: the Spyder, the Evo VII, the S2000 Animated anecdotes Feature commentary with director John Singleton DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 108 min