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Dominic Toretto The Fast and the Furious film series character 
Dominic Toretto in the Fast Five theatrical trailerFirst appearance The Fast and the Furious Last appearance Fast Five[1] Created by Gary Scott Thompson Portrayed by Vin Diesel Information Nickname(s) Dom Aliases Matt Zimmermann Gender Male Occupation Street racer
MechanicFamily Unnamed father
Mia Toretto (sister)Significant other(s) Leticia Ortiz (ex-girlfriend)
Elena Neves (love interest)Affiliation Crew members:
- Brian O'Conner
- Han Lue
- Roman Pearce
- Tej Parker
- Gisele Harabo
- Tego Leo
- Rico Santos
Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character portrayed by Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious film series created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson. Dom is first introduced in the film The Fast and the Furious (2001)[2]. He is alluded to, but does not appear, in the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and has a cameo role at the end of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). He is again a main character in Fast & Furious (2009) and Fast Five (2011).[3]
The role put Diesel on Hollywood's A-list, and won him the 2002 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team with Paul Walker.[2] Diesel's portrayal of the character has been given much of the credit for the longevity of The Fast and the Furious film series, and the actor has become strongly identified with the character.[4]
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Development
The Fast and the Furious film series was inspired by an article on street racing, "Racer X", that appeared in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine.[5] Vin Diesel was reportedly paid $2.5 million to star as Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious.[2] Having witnessed his father's death in a stock car race, Dominic is left with the responsibility of watching his younger sister, Mia Toretto, and leading the racers dependent on him.[6] Diesel was reportedly paid $15 million to star in and produce Fast Five.[7]
Appearances
Dom Toretto is portrayed by Vin Diesel as an elite street racer, auto mechanic, and ex-convict. The character is the brother of Mia Toretto and former love interest and ex-boyfriend of Leticia "Letty" Ortiz. Throughout the series, Dom's crew has perpetrated many high-speed truck hijackings, stealing millions of dollars in merchandise. He has spent most of his life running from the law. In Fast Five, Dom and Brian O'Conner get caught in a crossfire with employees of Hernan Reyes, a ruthless drug lord, and are thought to have killed three DEA agents, but to gain their freedom they must confront Reyes, who wants them dead and evade hard-nosed elite DSS federal agent Lucas "Luke" Hobbs.
Characterization
Toretto has been described as "a gruff but affectionate father to his loyal pack of renegades, providing them with barbecue, protection, and a rough moral code to live by."[8] Vin Diesel has described Toretto as "a character who is strong, who is a caretaker."[2]. In contrast to O'Conner's estranged relationship with his father, Toretto is shown to "put family first" and be very protective of Mia. The character is also implied to be religious, asking Jesse to bless their food in The Fast and the Furious and Vince in Fast Five.
In Fast Five, Dom recalls his father's influence on him. After helping Mia with her homework and sending her to bed, the street racer would read his daughter's next chapter to help her the following day. On Sundays, the family would attend church and host a barbecue for neighbors who also attended church.
Cars
Dom's Charger
In three of the films Dom drives his deceased father's black 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.[9] In the first film, Dom tells Brian that he and his dad built the 900 horsepower car, but that he had never driven it, because according to him "scares the shit out of [him]."[10] In the first film, Dom uses it to help Brian by attacking one of Tran's henchmen. He later races Brian's Supra with it, however he totals it when he collides with a truck. In Fast & Furious he sees that Letty has rebuilt it for him, as she was hoping that he would return to the United States. Later in the film, Brian and Dom work on it together after a fight between the friends. Later Dom takes it to Mexico and shields Brian's car with it, but destroys it by running into a stack of propane canisters in the tunnels. In the final scene of the film, Brian is shown to have rebuilt it, and Dom recognizes the sound of the engine. In Fast Five, it is shown that Brian brakes in front of the bus, causing the bus to collide with it, then causing the bus to flip. Dom uses it throughout the film to win cars to test for their vault heist. Meanwhile Hobbs uses it to track the location of Toretto, by having his men check camera feeds for a 1970 Charger. When Hobbs comes to arrest Toretto, he crashes his Gurkha F5 into his Charger, triggering a fight between the pair. The car goes through some changes. In the first film, it is silver trimmed, while in the fourth film it is black trimmed, with an extra grill cover. In the fifth film it is Matte Black, the wheels are now black, and the intake has been removed. The car has been in a series of promotions: Car Town offered the versions from both the first and fifth films, while Mafia Wars offered the first.
Car list
Film Car[9][11][12] The Fast and the Furious 93 Mazda RX-7 95 Honda Civic 70 Dodge Charger R/T 94 Toyota Supra The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 70 Plymouth Road Runner Los Bandoleros 66 Pontiac GTO Convertible Fast & Furious 87 Buick GNX[13] 70 Chevrolet Chevelle 09 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 70 Dodge Charger R/T 73 Chevrolet Camaro F-Bomb Fast Five 70 Dodge Charger R/T 63 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Grand Sport[14] 11 Dodge Charger R/T Police Car 10 Dodge Charger SRT8 09 Dodge Challenger SRT8 References
- ^ "Fast Five premiere". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-15. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/galleries/photo/redcarpet/env-et-fast-five-premiere-pictures,1,7619828.photogallery?index=lat-fiveguys_ljq65hnc20110416134003. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b c d Krulik, Nancy (2002). Vin Diesel: Fueled For Success. Simon & Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 99780689859823. http://books.google.com/books?id=TnoGZ-fsu0AC&pg=PA74&dq=toretto. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Fast Five Carjacks the Box Office with a Furious $83.6 Million". Time Magazine. 2011-05-01. http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2068813,00.html. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Ditzian, Eric (2011-05-02). "Why 'Fast Five' Dominates Box Office A Decade After Franchise Debut". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663085/fast-five-box-office.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Robin, Michael (2002). Vin Diesel xxxposed. Simon and Schuster. pp. 75–78. ISBN 9780743470858. http://books.google.com/books?id=43iv9qsLiisC&pg=PA75.
- ^ Grewen, David (2009). Manhood in Hollywood from Bush to Bush. University of Texas Press. pp. 192. ISBN 9780292719873. http://books.google.com/books?id=jz-ERyRmbe4C&pg=PT204.
- ^ "Hollywood's Top 40". Vanity Fair. 2011-03. http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/03/hollywood-top-earners-201103?currentPage=1. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ Stevens, Dana (2011-04-29). "Fast Five reviewed: a tenderhearted family drama starring Vin Diesel.". Slate Magazine. http://www.slate.com/id/2292592/. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ a b Palmer, Kris (2006). The Fast and the Furious: The Official Car Guide. MotorBooks. pp. 26, 14, 90, etc.. ISBN 9780760325681. http://books.google.com/books?id=5_jj4j7IE1EC&pg=PA26.
- ^ Huffman, John. "Driving the 1970 Dodge Charger From Fast Five:Behind the Wheel of Dominic Toretto's Menacing Coupe". Home>Articles<Car Features. Edmunds insideline.com. http://www.insideline.com/dodge/charger/driving-the-1970-dodge-charger-from-fast-five.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Simona (9 August 2006). "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - cars". TopSpeed. http://www.topspeed.com/cars/the-fast-and-the-furious-tokyo-driftcars-ar11897.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Staff, Insideline. "Fast Five: The Fast and the Furious 5 Movie Cars". Home>Cars. Edmunds insideline.com. http://www.insideline.com/fast-furious-5-movie-cars.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ McCarthy, Dennis. "Fast & Furious Cars: 1987 Buick Grand National GNX". Home>Articles>Car Features. Edmunds insideline.com. http://www.insideline.com/buick/grand-national/fast-furious-cars-1987-buick-grand-national-gnx.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ Huffman, John. "Driving the Fast Five 1963 Corvette Grand Sport and Video: Behind the Wheel of a Fabulous Fake". Home>Articles>Car Features. Edmunds Inside Line. http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/18/video-inside-line-drives-a-trio-of-fast-five-cars/#continued. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
External links
The Fast And The Furious Films The Fast and the Furious (2001) · 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) · The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) · Fast & Furious (2009) · Fast Five (2011)Short films Turbo-Charged Prelude (2003) · Los Bandoleros (2009)Related films Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)Soundtracks The Fast and the Furious (2001) · More Fast and Furious (2001) · 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) · The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) · Fast & Furious (2009) · Fast Five (2011)Video games Characters Dominic Toretto · Other charactersCategories:- Lists of film characters
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