The Fast and the Furious (also known as Fast & Furious) is an American franchise
including a series of action films, which center on illegal street racing and heists,
and various other media portraying the characters and situations from the films.
Distributed by Universal Pictures, the series was established with the 2001 film
titled The Fast and the Furious; followed by six sequels, two short films that tie
into the series, and a video game series. Having earned over $2.5 billion at the
worldwide box office as of April 2015, it has become Universal's biggest franchise of all time.
Furious 7 was the final film appearance of Paul Walker, who has starred as Brian O'Conner since 2001.
Walker died on November 30, 2013 in a single-car crash.
