1 of 5 | From left to right, Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster celebrated the 25th anniversary of "The Fast and the Furious" at the Cannes Film Festival. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures announced Thursday that it will re-release the original The Fast and the Furious in theaters. The re-release begins Aug. 21.
The 2001 film screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May with a cast reunion at the festival. It originally opened June 22, 2001.
The street racing film with a young cast surprised analysts by opening with $40 million and launching a franchise. The original film introduced Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, whose street racing gang was his family.
Paul Walker played Brian O'Connor, the undercover cop infiltrating Dom's gang. Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez were also original cast members. Rick Yune played the antagonist and has not appeared in subsequent films.
