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 the franchise) into the teaching. We also talk about the action highlights of The Fate of the...

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. We explore Paul Walker's star turn (and his character's multiple Nobel prizes?!), the movie having...

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 very, very dumb stuff). We talk about the difficulty of sourcing and watching Shaky Shivers and...

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 clam chowder, we all remember watching this movie on VHS, and we talk about how young is too...

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 7, once again wonder if we could ever return to a smaller story, and discuss what works (and...

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 other than The Rock shedding career dead weight and re-embracing what works. We once again plug...

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. (Editor's Note: Only in retrospect did Joey realize that, yes, what he loved about this movie is...

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 minute, and wonder: who's the target demo for this movie? Matt shares some thoughts on what he'd...

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 then talk about the latest F&F news, including David Ayer clapping back, Sung Kang working...

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 whether or not Vin Diesel could learn the right lessons from RRR. We talk about the many plot...

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 game about the auctioneer's character name.  We give Chrissy the hard sell on Los...

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. Home Depot, Bow Wow's likeness being used in scams, and Gal Gadot shilling Goodles. We also dive...

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 the movie's attempts to get to 90 minutes any way they can, and organically find ourselves in need...

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" character of Diogo and the actor who portrays him (Luis Da Silva, Jr.). We break down the...

**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 what's going to be included on the Fast X Blu-ray/4K release. We also wonder: when are these...

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), discuss our return to the LA aqueducts, and realize that all Terminator sequel names also work for...

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 today, whether Dom has any sense of what a kilometer is, and why Letty is calling everyone...

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 receipts. We also open what may be the biggest mailbag ever, wherein Joey describes...

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 repeated close ties to Shark Week, and our picks for the (second) best shark movie. We then...

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 who in these movies? Will we ever see a car that is family? We lament a bygone era where...

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 first thought), and try to parse out the logistics of this internet café (and the drugs...

Happy Fastivus! On this date in 2001, the original The Fast and the Furious hit theaters, changing the world forever. Eighteen-and-a-half years later, we hopped on board. Today, we mark the release of the original movie’s release by celebrating Fastivus, coined by @ReactionRocket, with a reading of original poetry (written by Wes Hampton) and unveiling the inductees into the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame from our fourth annual ballot. You can find the text to Wes’s poem below, and you can...

It's another Life in the Fast Lane, and we've got "some drivin' for your ass! That's some drivin' for your ass!" We crack open the mailbox at 1327 to welcome in some new listeners and new patrons, and we receive a couple sets of new rankings. We work our way through some more Fast X reactions and thoughts and theories, wonder once again "what, exactly, makes a vehicle?", and atone for once again doing Wes dirty (this time, by accident, probably). We try to map out future release dates (as in:...

We're hopping in Uncle Jakob's cannon car and picking up Jessica Collins, a.k.a. Montez, to talk about Fast X! Montez somehow managed to go into this movie almost completely unspoiled, and she joins the show to share her favorite and least favorite moments and where she thinks we head next. We get our final Montez Minute until Hobbs comes out and admire Fast X's version of her titular segment. Joe pitches a new name for the sequel to Fast X. Montez explains how she thinks bombs and fire work...

We're kicking it WAY old school this week as Tobin Addington drops by to give us a little bit of film history as we discuss The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat! In what's quite possibly the first vehicle ever captured on film, we talk about the Lumiere Brothers' methodology in capturing this shot, the many iterations this film has seen throughout the years, and whether or not Dominic Toretto and the family could have hijacked this train. We also discuss the lessons that Thomas Edison learned...