Dominic Toretto
Encyclopedia
Dominic 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). 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).
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
. 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.
film series was inspired by an article on street racing
, "Racer X", that appeared in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine. Vin Diesel
was reportedly paid $2.5 million to star as Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious
. 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. Diesel was reportedly paid $15 million to star in and produce Fast Five.
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 Ortiz. Throughout the series, Dominic'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, Dominic 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 Luke Hobbs.
, protection, and a rough moral code to live by." Vin Diesel has described Toretto as "a character who is strong, who is a caretaker.". 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, Dominic 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.
. 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]." 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.
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
in The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (film series)
The Fast and the Furious is a series of action films that focuses on street racing and heists. Produced by Universal Studios, the series was established in 2001 with the eponymous first installment, which has since been followed by four sequels, and two short films that tie into the series...
film series created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson
Gary Scott Thompson
Gary Scott Thompson is a screenwriter, television producer, and director. Spending much of his childhood in American Samoa, Thompson first gained exposure to the world of entertainment as an actor, studying the craft from such notable actors as Powers Boothe. Eventually settling on writing, he...
. Dom is first introduced in the film The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...
(2001). He is alluded to, but does not appear, in the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 street racing action film directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series following The Fast and the Furious . It stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki, and Chris Bridges; and was directed by John Singleton. The...
(2003), and has a cameo role at the end of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by Justin Lin. It is the third installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the sixth in terms of series chronology...
(2006). He is again a main character in Fast & Furious (2009) and Fast Five (2011).
The role put Diesel on Hollywood's A-list, and won him the 2002 MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general...
for Best On-Screen Team with Paul Walker
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious. His other films include Joy Ride, Running Scared, Into the Blue and Eight Below...
. Diesel's portrayal of the character has been given much of the credit for the longevity of The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (film series)
The Fast and the Furious is a series of action films that focuses on street racing and heists. Produced by Universal Studios, the series was established in 2001 with the eponymous first installment, which has since been followed by four sequels, and two short films that tie into the series...
film series, and the actor has become strongly identified with the character.
Development
The Fast and the FuriousThe Fast and the Furious (film series)
The Fast and the Furious is a series of action films that focuses on street racing and heists. Produced by Universal Studios, the series was established in 2001 with the eponymous first installment, which has since been followed by four sequels, and two short films that tie into the series...
film series was inspired by an article on street racing
Street racing
Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal motor racing which takes place on public roads. Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned and coordinated. Well coordinated races are planned in advance and often have people communicating via 2-way radio/citizens' band radio and...
, "Racer X", that appeared in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine. Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
was reportedly paid $2.5 million to star as Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...
. 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. Diesel was reportedly paid $15 million to star in and produce Fast Five.
Appearances
Dominic Toretto is portrayed by Vin DieselVin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
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 Ortiz. Throughout the series, Dominic'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, Dominic 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
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
agents, but to gain their freedom they must confront Reyes, who wants them dead and evade hard-nosed elite DSS
Diplomatic Security Service
The U.S. Diplomatic Security Service is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Department of State. The majority of its Special Agents are members of the Foreign Service and federal law enforcement agents at the same time, making them unique...
federal agent Luke Hobbs.
Characterization
Toretto has been described as "a gruff but affectionate father to his loyal pack of renegades, providing them with barbecueBarbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
, protection, and a rough moral code to live by." Vin Diesel has described Toretto as "a character who is strong, who is a caretaker.". 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, Dominic 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.
Dominic's Charger
In three of the films Dom drives his deceased father's black 1970 Dodge Charger R/TDodge Charger (B-body)
The Dodge Charger was a mid-size automobile produced by Dodge. The 1966-1974 Chargers were based on the Chrysler B platform. The 1975-1978 Chargers were based on the Chrysler Cordoba.-Origin of the Charger:...
. 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]." 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
Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...
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
Car Town
Car Town is a social network game developed by , a same developer which creates Nitto 1320 Legends. This game lets users collect and modify virtual cars. The object of the game is to win races and to build a collection of cars, while the focus of the game is more on collecting them. It currently...
offered the versions from both the first and fifth films, while Mafia Wars
Mafia Wars
Mafia Wars is a multiplayer Social network game created by Zynga.In Mafia Wars the gamers play as gangsters building their own mafia. The players fight other players online and complete tasks to gain rewards and strength in the game. The game is a freemium game, meaning it is free to play normally...
offered the first.
Car list
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| The Fast and the Furious The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film... |
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| 70 Dodge Charger R/T Dodge Charger (B-body) The Dodge Charger was a mid-size automobile produced by Dodge. The 1966-1974 Chargers were based on the Chrysler B platform. The 1975-1978 Chargers were based on the Chrysler Cordoba.-Origin of the Charger:... |
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| 94 Toyota Supra Toyota Supra The Toyota Supra is a sports car/grand tourer that was produced by Toyota Motor Company from 1979 to 2002. The styling of the Toyota Supra was derived from the Toyota Celica, but it was both longer and wider. Starting in mid-1986, the Supra became its own model and was no longer based on the Celica... |
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| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by Justin Lin. It is the third installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the sixth in terms of series chronology... |
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| 66 Pontiac GTO Convertible Pontiac GTO The Pontiac GTO is an automobile built by Pontiac Division of General Motors in the United States from 1964 to 1974, and by GM subsidiary Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006. It is considered an innovative, and now classic muscle car of the 1960s and 1970s... |
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| 70 Dodge Charger R/T Dodge Charger (B-body) The Dodge Charger was a mid-size automobile produced by Dodge. The 1966-1974 Chargers were based on the Chrysler B platform. The 1975-1978 Chargers were based on the Chrysler Cordoba.-Origin of the Charger:... |
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| 73 Chevrolet Camaro F-Bomb | |
| Fast Five | 70 Dodge Charger R/T Dodge Charger (B-body) The Dodge Charger was a mid-size automobile produced by Dodge. The 1966-1974 Chargers were based on the Chrysler B platform. The 1975-1978 Chargers were based on the Chrysler Cordoba.-Origin of the Charger:... |
| 63 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Grand Sport Chevrolet Corvette C2 The Chevrolet Corvette , also known as the Corvette Sting Ray, is a sports car produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1963 through 1967 model years.-Origin and development:... |
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| 11 Dodge Charger R/T Police Car Dodge Charger (LX) The Dodge Charger LX is a rear-wheel drive four-door automobile introduced in February 2005. Built by Chrysler for its North American Dodge brand, the car was created to continue the Dodge Charger line, and replaced the Dodge Intrepid as Dodge's full-size sedan... |
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| 10 Dodge Charger SRT8 Dodge Charger (LX) The Dodge Charger LX is a rear-wheel drive four-door automobile introduced in February 2005. Built by Chrysler for its North American Dodge brand, the car was created to continue the Dodge Charger line, and replaced the Dodge Intrepid as Dodge's full-size sedan... |
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| 09 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Dodge Challenger The Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles marketed by the Dodge division of Chrysler.The first generation Dodge Challenger was a pony car built from 1970 to 1974, using the Chrysler E platform and sharing major components with the Plymouth Barracuda. The second... |