Need for Speed (2015 Film)

Need for Speed is a 2015 Warner Bros action film, starring Dylan O'Brien, Alice Braga, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Sung Kang, Robert De Niro, Dwayne Johnson, Jay Baruchel and Keith David. The film was directed by James Wan, and written by Wan and Joss Whedon. The film was scored by Brian Tyler. It is a remake of the 2014 film.

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach, California.

Plot
Retired master car thief Samuel "Sam" Fisher (Dylan O'Brien) is forced to return to Los Angeles and his former trade to steal 100 cars in one day for Korean crime boss Jung "Fixer" Han (Sung Kang). Han is threatening to kill Sam's brother Charles "Charlie" Fisher (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) after Charlie and his associates failed to make the deadline to deliver the stolen cars. Sam quickly reassembles his old crew including his mentor Neil Maroni (Robert De Niro), former girlfriend Ana Mendez (Alice Braga), former colleagues Richard "Rick" Wayne (Dwayne Johnson) and Otto "Cypher" Parker (Jay Baruchel). Fisher also reluctantly agrees to allow Charlie and his partner, Max Jones (Ross Lynch) to participate after being told by Neil that the job would be impossible without them.

LAPD Detective John Herbert (Keith David) and his partner Detective Dreyfus Berger (Liam Aiken) get wind of Fisher's return to town and begin investigating. Fisher decides to steal all 100 cars in one night so that the police won't be on to the thefts until it's too late. As the thefts begin, the plan is changed midstream when Herbert learns the identity of three cars to be stolen and stakes them out. Recognizing the police surveillance, Sam instead brazenly steals three alternate cars from a police lot.

After discovering the list of cars to be stolen, Herbert predicts that Sam will save a Ferrari, codenamed "Buddha", for last. Sam had unsuccessfully tried to steal the same model car numerous times in the past but each attempt ended badly. The group manages to steal all the cars, but when Detective Herbert catches Sam in the act of stealing Buddha a high-speed chase ensues through Long Beach. The chase ends when Fisher jumps the car over a traffic jam on the Vincent Thomas Bridge.

Sam arrives at Han's salvage yard 12 minutes after the deadline. Han and Sam argue over the deadline and the condition of the car, which sustained damage during the police chase. Jung decides to make an example out of Fisher and orders his men to kill him and crush the car. Sam manages to break free with the help of Charlie, and confronts Han himself. Han is interrupted from killing Sam by the arrival of Herbert, who has learned of Fisher's true reasons for pulling the job. When Han prepares to shoot an terrified Herbert, however, Sam pushes him over a railing, which makes Han fall into an cove he dig for Charlie and breaking his neck, killing him. John, indebted to Sam for saving his life, lets Fisher go. In return Fisher tells him where the stolen cars are. After Sam flees the scene, Detective Berger arrives with reinforcements and emprisions all of Han's henchmen.

The film ends at a barbecue held by Sam's crew in celebration of the success of the job. As a token of his gratitude, Charlie presents Sam with a pair of keys in a small box. As Sam is wondering what are the keys for, Neil invites everyone inside. Sam realizes that Charlie bought a rusty old Shelby GT500 for him to restore as his own. Sam is worried that Charlie stole the car but is assured that Charlie actually sold his chopper to buy it. The film ends with Sam and Ana driving off in the car, which stalls out.

Cast
Dylan O'Brien - Samuel "Sam" Fisher

Alice Braga - Ana Mendez

Thomas Brodie-Sangster - Charles "Charlie" Fisher

Sung Kang - Jung "Fixer" Han

Robert DeNiro - Niel Maroni

Dwayne Johnson - Richard "Rick" Wayne Jay Baruchel - Otto "Cypher" Parker

Ross Lynch - Max Jones

Keith David - Detective John Herbert

Liam Aiken - Detective Dreyfus Berger