Need for Speed

15:44 Abdul Malik Fajri

Need for Speed is a 2014 American 3D action film directed by Scott Waugh, written by George Gatins and John Gatins and produced by DreamWorks Pictures. It is the first Disney/Touchstone film to be based on an adaptation of the Need for Speed series of video games by Electronic Arts as well as the first not to distributed theatrically by Buena Vista International in Japan after the Japanese theatrical brand renamed Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. It stars Aaron Paul as street racer Tobey Marshall, who sets off to race cross-country, as a way of avenging his friend's death at the hands of a rival racer. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on March 14, 2014, in 3D, IMAX, and conventional 2D theaters. The storyline, in particular, the cross country racing and settings in countryside rather than cities, is loosely based on Need for Speed: The Run, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Need for Speed: Rivals. The film grossed $203 million internationally, against a $66 million production budget.

Plot

Tobey Marshall is a former race car driver who owns a Mount Kisco, New York garage, where he and his friends tune performance cars. Struggling to make ends meet, he and his crew participate in street races after hours. One day, Dino Brewster, Tobey's former rival, arrives at his garage in a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with an offer to complete the build of a rare Ford Shelby Mustang worked on by the late Carroll Shelby. Dino wants Tobey and his crew to complete the project in exchange for 25% of the car's estimated selling price of $2 million. Despite objections from the crew, Tobey agrees to the deal.

Upon completion of the project, the Shelby Mustang is put up for auction at a party. Tobey and Dino meet Julia, an Englishwoman who agrees to pay $3 million if the car can go over 230 mph, as Tobey claims. The next morning at a nearby track, Tobey gets the Mustang to reach 234 mph, prompting Julia to purchase it for $2.7 million. Later, Dino challenges Tobey and his partner Little Pete to race his uncle's three illegally imported Koenigsegg Agera R from his mansion to a bridge over Interstate 684. If Tobey wins, he gets Dino's 75% of the Mustang deal; if he loses, he gives up his 25%. During the race, Dino tags Little Pete's car, sending it to flip down a ravine before bursting into flames. Dino disappears from the scene, and Tobey is sent to jail for involuntary manslaughter, as there is no evidence pointing to Dino's involvement.

Two years later, Tobey is released on parole and he sets out to avenge Little Pete's death. He is able to borrow the Shelby Mustang he had worked on from Julia. Tobey and Julia set to enter the De Leon, a winner-take-all race organized by local DJ Monarch; for this, they have to reach San Francisco before the race starts in two days. The Shelby Mustang causes an interstate chase with police and other racers, as Dino offers his rare Lamborghini Sesto Elemento to anyone who can stop Tobey from entering the race, which prompts a huge number of street racers trying to kill Tobey.

Tobey and Julia manage to reach Utah, only to have their Shelby Mustang forced off-road by a couple of trucks that surround it by a cliff, which drivers are also for Dino's prize, but Maverick, a member of Tobey's crew, appears in a helicopter he stole from the National Guard and tows the Shelby Mustang mid-air to the Bonneville Salt Flats, where Tobey's crew awaits them. Maverick is later arrested by the military for theft of the helicopter.

After a long drive, Tobey and Julia manage to arrive in San Francisco to register for the race, but Julia has to be hospitalized as a result of the murder attempt by Dino's men by ramming the Mustang with a truck. Meanwhile, Anita, Dino's girlfriend and Little Pete's sister, has become aware of Dino's plans. She searches his computer and discovers the Koenigsegg Agera R, which Dino drove when Little Pete was killed, is stored in a local warehouse. Anita gives Tobey the location of the car, as well as her engagement ring from Dino, and tells him to inform Dino that she is through with him for the death of her brother. Since the Mustang is totaled, Tobey proceeds to take the Koenigsegg.

The next morning, Tobey surprises Dino by not only showing up in the Koenigsegg, but also giving him Anita's ring. Following a grueling race where several cars are eliminated (such as a GTA Spano, a Bugatti Veyron, a McLaren P1, and a Saleen S7) Tobey and Dino race side-by-side along the Pacific Coast Highway. Dino attempts to push Tobey off the road, but Tobey slams the brakes, causing Dino's car to crash and catch fire. Tobey sees the finish line, but turns around to pull Dino from the flames. After rescuing his adversary, Tobey does finish and win the race, but then both of them are arrested by the California Highway Patrol. With the missing Koenigsegg found, Dino is sent to jail for little Pete's death. Tobey serves six months in prison for illegal street racing before he is once again released and reunites with Julia in a 2015 Ford Mustang. The film ends as the couple heads to Utah to the military prison where Maverick is getting released early for good behavior because he started a fitness program for the inmates.

Cast

• Aaron Paul as Tobey Marshall, a blue-collar mechanic who is framed for a federal crime he never committed.
• Dominic Cooper as Dino Brewster, an entrepreneur in the world of car upgrades.
• Imogen Poots as Julia Maddon, a savvy exotic car dealer who connects the wealthy with high-end supercars.
• Scott 'Kid' Mescudi as Benny, a member of Tobey's crew.
• Ramón Rodríguez as Joe Peck, a member of Tobey's crew.
• Rami Malek as Finn, a member of Tobey's crew.
• Michael Keaton as Monarch, a reclusive and eccentric host of an "underground" supercar race competition.
• Dakota Johnson as Anita Coleman, Pete's older sister, Tobey's former girlfriend and Dino's fiancée.
• Harrison Gilbertson as Little Pete Coleman, Anita's younger brother and a member of Tobey's crew.
• Stevie Ray Dallimore as Bill Ingram

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed_(film)