Maps of Movies
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Where The Fast and the Furious says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
An LA street-racing story shot from a Dodger Stadium parking lot to a desert parkway near Hemet, while half the places in the plot have no known location.
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Scenes and places
The truck hijack at the port (2001)
Three modified Honda Civics hijack a trailer full of electronics and vanish into the night. The robbery sets the whole case in motion: the police want the crew, and Brian is sent in to find it.
Set in Port of Los Angeles — The container port where a crew in three modified Honda Civics hijacks a semi-truck trailer of electronics. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A huge container port on San Pedro Bay, southwest of downtown Los Angeles.
The getaway on the Terminal Island Freeway (2001)
The hijackers race the stolen load away from the port along the freeway. Brian, an LAPD officer, gets his undercover assignment at the same time.
Set in Terminal Island Freeway — The road the Civics take to escape with the stolen trailer; the point shown is the Terminal Island area, not the road itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A freeway that runs through the industrial Terminal Island area beside the port.
Toretto's Market & Cafe (2001)
Brian goes undercover as a customer at the cafe run by Dom's sister Mia, watching Dom and his crew. Vince grows suspicious of him and picks a fight, which puts his cover at risk.
Set in Toretto's Market & Cafe — The family cafe, run by Mia, where Dom's crew hangs out and where Brian starts his undercover work.
A cafe run by Dom's sister Mia; the sources name no real-world location for it.
Harry's garage (2001)
After the fight, Dom wants Brian gone from his job and his market. Harry talks Dom around and keeps Brian employed, so he stays close to the crew.
Set in Harry's garage — The parts shop where Brian has his undercover job and where Harry talks Dom out of firing him.
A performance-parts garage; the sources name no real-world location for it.
Testing the Eclipse at Dodger Stadium (2001)
Brian tries out his modified Eclipse in a parking lot. He is preparing it to impress the street racers whose scene he has to enter.
Set in A parking lot where Brian tests his Eclipse — Brian tries his modified Eclipse in a parking lot before taking it to the street. The plot summary does not place this scene, so its order here is approximate.
A baseball stadium on a hill north of downtown Los Angeles, with large parking lots.
Filmed at Dodger Stadium parking lot (Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, United States) — Filmed here: the opening scene where Brian tests his Eclipse in the parking lot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The car meet and the first race (2001)
Brian brings his Eclipse to a street meet hoping to find a lead on the crew. With no cash, he puts the car up in a race against Dom, then police arrive and Dom has to run.
Set in A street car meet — Brian puts his Eclipse up in a street race against Dom; the plot gives no real location.
An impromptu street race closed off for the night; the sources name no real location.
Little Saigon: Tran destroys the Eclipse (2001)
Fleeing the police, Brian drives Dom into a rival gang's territory. Johnny Tran and his cousin Lance destroy the Eclipse, and the two have to go home by cab.
Set in Rival gang territory — After the police chase, Brian and Dom end up on a rival gang's turf, where Johnny Tran and Lance wreck the Eclipse.
The Vietnamese-American district in Orange County, with its shopping malls and restaurants.
Filmed at Little Saigon, Westminster (Little Saigon · Westminster, Los Angeles, United States) — Filmed in Little Saigon: the scene where Tran destroys the Eclipse. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Dom's house (2001)
Brian arrives at Dom's house after the wrecked car and the cab ride. Dom reminds him he now owes a ten-second car, and Brian is let further into the crew.
Set in Dom's house — The house where Dom's crew gathers; the plot gives no street address.
A trio of hillside neighborhoods just northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Filmed at Angelino Heights (Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, United States) — Filmed in the neighborhoods around the Toretto house; the sources give no exact address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Silver Lake (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, United States) — One of the three neighborhoods named for the Toretto house; the sources give no exact address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Echo Park (Echo Park, Los Angeles, United States) — One of the three neighborhoods named for the Toretto house; the sources give no exact address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hector's garage (2001)
Hector comes to Harry's garage to buy parts for Honda Civics, so Brian follows him to one of his garages. Dom and Vince find Brian there, and he has to talk his way out.
Set in Hector's garage — Brian looks through one of Hector's garages for the Civics used in the heists.
One of Hector's garages; the sources name no real-world location for it.
Race Wars (2001)
Brian and Dom go to the big import-car show in the desert. A drag race goes wrong and Dom ends up in a heated confrontation with Tran.
Set in Race Wars — The desert car show that Dom's crew attends.
A former air base turned airport in San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles.
Filmed at San Bernardino International Airport (San Bernardino, Los Angeles, United States) — Filmed here: the venue for Race Wars, which drew over 1,500 import car owners and enthusiasts. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The last truck heist (2001)
Dom, Letty, Vince and Leon try to hijack a truck, and the driver fires back. The plan goes wrong and things escalate beyond Brian's control.
Set in A highway for the final heist — The road where Dom's crew tries to hijack a truck.
A parkway in the San Jacinto Valley, south of Hemet, near Diamond Valley Lake.
Characters
- Brian O'Conner — An LAPD officer sent undercover to find the crew behind the truck hijackings.
- Dominic Toretto — A notorious street racer and the leader of the crew Brian infiltrates.
- Mia Toretto — Dom's sister, who manages Toretto's Market & Cafe.
- Letty — Dom's girlfriend and a member of his crew.