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The Fast And Furious

Workprint2001Action / Crime / ThrillerEdition: 2001

Undercover LAPD officer Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) infiltrates the underground street-racing scene of Los Angeles while investigating a series of high-speed truck hijackings. As Brian becomes increasingly involved with charismatic street racer Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew, his loyalties begin to shift. Caught between his duties as a police officer and his growing friendship with Dom, Brian must decide where his true allegiance lies.

DIRECTORRob Cohen
EDITION RUNTIME1 hr 37 min
FILE SIZE1.51 GB
FILE FORMATAVI
RESOLUTION1440x1080

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THE DIFFERENCES

What changed in this version?

This early workprint of The Fast and the Furious is a fascinating example of the film before its final theatrical presentation.

Originally circulating as a low-resolution VCD in 2001, the workprint contains unfinished audio, alternative editing choices and expanded picture framing.

One of its most significant differences is the complete absence of the finished musical soundtrack, leaving the film's dialogue and sound effects largely intact.

The workprint also omits an entire montage that appears in the theatrical version, making it slightly shorter even before accounting for the missing end credits.

Differences from the Theatrical Version

  • Missing music soundtrack: The workprint has no finished background songs or musical score. Dialogue and sound effects remain audible.
  • Missing arrest montage: An approximately 2-minute-20-second sequence showing police preparing to arrest Johnny Tran and Lance, intercut with Dom and Letty, is absent.
  • Expanded picture framing: The open-matte presentation exposes additional image information, especially towards the bottom of the frame.
  • Alternative opening: The main-title sequence contains slightly shorter footage than the theatrical release.
  • Shortened racing footage: Several shots involving Brian's car and other vehicles are a few frames shorter.
  • Different garage sequence: A shot of Dom opening the garage door is shortened.
  • Shortened romantic sequence: Brian and Mia's kissing scene is slightly shorter.
  • Alternate final action shot: A shot of Brian running is presented at normal speed rather than the theatrical version's slow motion.
  • Missing credits: The workprint ends without the theatrical credits and the additional footage of Dom driving in Baja.

Picture and Sound Quality

The original workprint was distributed on Video CD, a format that offered significantly lower picture quality than DVD or Blu-ray.
The version labelled 1080p Upscale has been digitally enlarged from its low-resolution source.
Although upscaling can improve presentation on modern displays, it cannot fully restore the fine detail lost in the original VCD transfer.
The source's original softness, compression artefacts and limited detail may therefore remain visible.