Justin Lin

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: The Fast and the Furious (2001); Better Luck Tomorrow (2002); The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006); Fast Five (2011); F9 (2021); Fast & Furious (series).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Roger Corman film: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Fast and the Furious (2001), which they directed: Roger Corman film ⇒ The Fast and the Furious (the host's read). The first film borrowed its title from a 1960s Corman exploitation movie.
    “it borrowed its title from a somewhat well-known Roger Corman exploitation movie from the 1960s”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:08:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (lineage) · through F9 (2021), which they directed: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ⇒ F9 (the host's read). F9 gives Tokyo Drift a big shout out and brings back Han.
    “it's a movie that has a huge cult fan base that gets a pretty big shout out in F9.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:43:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

F9 (2021): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), which they directed: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ⇒ F9 (the host's read). F9 gives Tokyo Drift a big shout out and brings back Han.
    “it's a movie that has a huge cult fan base that gets a pretty big shout out in F9.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:43:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Fast and Furious 6 (2013): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Fast Five (2011), which they directed: Fast Five ⇒ Fast and Furious 6 (the host's read). Fast 6 plays post Fast Five with the cargo plane set piece.
    “That's when they do the whole thing with the cargo plane.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:38:26 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)

Mission: Impossible (1996): 1 line

  1. lineage (franchise influence) · through The Fast and the Furious (2001), which they directed: The Fast and the Furious ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The modern MI films combine Bourne-style hand-to-hand combat with Fast and the Furious over-the-top action.
    “the 2 biggest influences on Mission Impossible are born in the Fast and the Furious.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:18:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (6) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Justin Lin → Fast Five. Sean credits Justin Lin as most responsible for pushing the franchise from street racing to bigger action.
    “Justin Lynn is probably most responsible for taking the franchise from this grounded street level action”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:04:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.