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Brothers Joseph and Zachary Kotzker discuss the Fast and Furious franchise from the best viewpoint possible: complete ignorance. Join them as they consume the entire franchise In Reverse order, starting with Fast X and moving backwards towards the very beginning.

25 MAR

S3E8. The Fast and the Furious - A Kiss on the Top of His Bald Head

At long last, we've done it. Finally, years now after the original prophesy delivered to Zach in a dream, we've fulfilled our ultimate goal of watching the entire Fast franchise back-to-front. We've finally sat down and watched the original 2001 film, The Fast and the Furious. In some ways, it was exactly what we expected. But in some other important ways, it was almost nothing like what we expected. So how does it hold up against everything that came afterwards? What does it mean for the finale to come full circle to the beginning? In this, our season 3 finale and the fulfillment of our original promise, join us as we pull out all the stops for a true extravaganza episode. And thank you, as always, for listening. Special thanks to our brothers and returning special guests, Michael and David! Episode Links The Fast and the Furious -- IMDb The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) -- Wikipedia Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

3 h y 12 min
11 MAR

S3E7. Racer X and Beyond - Return to Banana Pirate Island

We're finally almost ready to watch the first film, 2001's The Fast and the Furious. But before we can do that, we've got one last origin point to take a look at, some bonus content about the original film to analyze, and some important housekeeping to get out of the way. We discuss the true story of the 1998 VIBE Magazine article Racer X, which inspired the first film, and also bonus material for The Fast and the Furious: an alternate ending, as well as some interviews regarding the real world of street racing! Finally, we wrap this one up with an in-depth discussion of the (unofficial) completely authoritative one true timeline of the Fast Saga, and nail down our official tier rankings of all the films in this franchise that we've seen so far. So buckle up for one last ride before our season finale, and our discussion of The Fast and the Furious! Note: Zach's timeline slides are embedded as chapter art in the podcast file if your podcast player supports that, if not, head to our Instagram (link below) to see them! Episode Links Racer X -- Kenneth Li, VIBE Magazine Racer X Reunion -- John Kennedy, VIBE Magazine Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

2 h y 7 min
25 FEB

S3E6. Better Luck Tomorrow - The Drifter in the Rye

Continuing our exploration of the origins of the franchise, we turn this episode to a film we knew very little about going in-- Justin Lin's 2002 film Better Luck Tomorrow. Mainly known to Fastheads as the origin of Sung Kang's character Han Lue, we didn't really know what to expect going into this movie. We were, generally speaking, pleasantly surprised by this very early work of Justin Lin's, and it left us with a lot to think about-- both in terms of the messages and themes of the film itself, as well as-- somewhat complicatedly-- how it relates to the broader Fast Saga. The tone and content of this episode is a little different than what we normally do on this show, and in addition to discussing some heavier-than-usual topics we were unable to avoid spoilers in our discussion past a certain point. Important listening notes and warnings are as follows-- and if you'd like to watch the film before listening, we do wholeheartedly recommend that. Content Warning: This film is loosely based on true events, so as part of the discussion of this film we discuss the details of a real murder. If you'd like to skip that, it is marked as a chapter if your player supports those, and if not, the section to skip is from 01:16:38 to 01:28:40. Also, in discussing this film we cover some of the events of the film which themselves might be disturbing to listeners, and which include drug use, prostitution, murder, and self-harm. Please exercise your own judgement about your comfort level with these topics. Spoilers Note: As mentioned, spoilers begin at 00:22:55, after which point they are discussed freely as we found it impossible to discuss this film and its connection with the broader Fast Saga without discussing the ending. Feel free to go watch the movie and then return to listen, OR to ignore this warning entirely-- exercise your own judgement. Episode Links Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) -- IMDb Better Luck Tomorrow -- Wikipedia Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

1 h 44 min
11 FEB

S3E5. Point(s) Break - Of Street and Screen

Welcome back to In Reverse: Start Line! This episode is our Point Break episode, of course, in which we'll analyze both the original Point Break (1991) and the reboot (2015). The similarities between Point Break (1991) and The Fast and the Furious (2001) are often cited, so in our exploration of the origins of the franchise, it only felt right to include these two. We'll compare and contrast them with each other, of course, and with The Fast and the Furious (2001). But before we even get to that-- there's exciting franchise news! We didn't want to keep you waiting, of course, so we open up this episode discussing all the exciting new details about the future of the franchise and its 25th anniversary celebration. It's a fairly packed episode to welcome you back from the mid-season break-- enjoy! Note: Spoiler block in this episode is from 01:21:53 - 01:35:46. If you want to avoid spoiler discussion you can use the chapter marker (if your player supports it) or just scrub to the latter timestamp. Episode Links News Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift – a High-Speed Roller Coaster Coming to Universal Studios Florida in 2027 -- Universal Corporate Communications PUMA Basketball Teams Up with ‘Fast & Furious’ -- License Global Next ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie ‘Fast Forever’ Sets Spring 2028 Release Date -- Variety The Points Break Point Break (1991) -- IMDb Point Break (2015) -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

2 h y 19 min
24/12/2025

S3E4. Last xXxMas - The End of the Xander Zone

Merry xXx'mas, all! Can you believe this is the third one of these we've done? For better or for worse, this is our third xXx'mas, and it's still just as hard to find information about these films without surfacing pornography as it was when we first started. This episode, we're talking about the film that started the Xander Zone, 2002's xXx. Watching this movie was an eye-opening experience in far more ways than we anticipated, and so this episode we've prepared for you is a fun and exciting holiday special-- filled with twists, turns, trivia, and revelations! We've got cocktails, we've got mix-em-ups, we've got bits and skits galore! So everyone, strap on your snowboards, grab your Xander Cage-branded energy drinks-- and then cozy up to that xXx'mas fire, and prepare to be whisked away to the Xander Zone... one last time. Episode Links xXx (2002) xXx (2002 film) -- Wikipedia xXx (2002) -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse Content Warning: The section of this episode from 00:51:15 - 01:00:59 contains some discussion of the allegations of sexual violence, abuse, and misconduct made against certain individuals involved with the production of this film. It also includes discussion about the death of a stunt performer on the set of this film. We included these discussions because we believe they are important. If you for any reason would like to skip over this discussion, you can use the chapter marker (if your player supports it) or just scrub to the latter timestamp. Please consider supporting survivors of sexual violence by giving to RAINN at https://give.rainn.org/a/donate Please consider supporting stunt performers by continuing to support SAG-AFTRA (https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved) and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation (https://sagaftra.foundation/individual-giving/).

2 h y 38 min
10/12/2025

S3E3. Days of Thunder & Donnie Brasco - We Used to Make Movies

This episode, we're going all the way back to the original pitch that Paul Walker made to Rob Cohen for what would become The Fast and the Furious: "Days of Thunder meets Donnie Brasco." So, we've gone and watched both of those films, and they're a little different from the ones we usually watch on this show... For one thing, they're not in any way connected to the Fast franchise outside of that initial idea, and for another, we actually recommend you watch these movies for a change! So in light of that, we've dispensed with most of our usual recounting of the plot of the films, and instead focused for most of the episode on spoiler-free analysis of how these movies inform the The Fast and the Furious (2001). We hope you'll join us in watching both of these, and we hope you'll appreciate what turned out to be a fascinating lense through which to view the very beginning of the Fast franchise. Note: Spoiler block in this episode is from 00:47:38 - 01:05:39. If you want to avoid spoiler discussion you can use the chapter marker (if your player supports it) or just scrub to the latter timestamp. Episode Links Days of Thunder (1990) Days of Thunder -- Wikipedia Days of Thunder (1990) -- IMDb Donnie Brasco (1997) Donnie Brasco (film) -- Wikipedia Donnie Brasco(1997) -- IMDb Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

1 h 23 min
26/11/2025

S3E2. Just “Italian Job” - It’s Cleaner

Happy Thanksgiving to all! On this episode, we'll be discussing the 2003 film The Italian Job, a film of dubious connection to the Fast & Furious franchise but with plenty of F&F DNA to decode nonetheless. Depending on how you interpret a line of Deckard Shaw's in the film Hobbs and Shaw, this might be an actual bona fide entry in the Fast & Furious franchise, but you'll have to listen in order to hear our full breakdown and opinions on how this movie could or could not fit in with the rest of the FFuniverse. And make sure you stick around after the credits roll for some discussion about a currently relevant (in a first for us) and recently released movie as well. We hope you enjoy, and from our family to yours, we are so thankful to you for listening! Episode Links The Italian Job (2003 film) -- Wikipedia The Italian Job (2003) -- IMDb SHOWSTOPPERS. THE MINIS OF 2003’S THE ITALIAN JOB. -- Mini.com This one has the best quality photos of the custom battery systems and electric motors they had to hack together for the Minis The Minis in 2003’s The Italian Job Were Electric Because LA Didn’t Want Fumes in Its Subway Tunnels --TheDrive Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

1 h 43 min
12/11/2025

S3E1. The Fast and the Furious - The Drift Racer and Grogu

We're very excited to be back for another season, and we've got an exciting premiere episode for you all. We're finally tackling the one movie everyone has been waiting for-- The Fast and the Furious! That's right... the 1954 one. This season, we'll be discussing the roots and beginnings of the franchise from every angle, so it only made sense to start with the namesake. And we seriously did not expect there to be nearly as much connective tissue as there turned out to be. We've also got a B-side to this episode, where we discuss some bombshell news about the future of the franchise and the development of the next film, so there's a lot to dig into in this premiere. Welcome, one and all, to Season 3-- In Reverse: Start Line! Episode Links The Fast and the Furious (1954 film) -- Wikipedia The Fast and the Furious (1954) -- IMDb Fast & Furious & Way Less Expensive. A Star Film Franchise Gets a Reality Check. -- Ben Fritz @ The Wall Street Journal Our Links Our website: https://www.inreversecast.com Our social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inreversecast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InReverseCast Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@inreverse

1 h 35 min

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Brothers Joseph and Zachary Kotzker discuss the Fast and Furious franchise from the best viewpoint possible: complete ignorance. Join them as they consume the entire franchise In Reverse order, starting with Fast X and moving backwards towards the very beginning.

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Joseph Kotzker & Zachary Kotzker
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2023 - 2026
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