YOU RIDE, I RIDE - screenplay written by RonJammin
AFTER DEFEATING DECKARD SHAW AND GANG, DOMINIC TORETTO AND CREW REUNITE AT BRIAN & MIA'S SPANISH VILLA HOME FOR A WEDDING. ALL ROADS LEAD TO TOKYO, AND TO GOODBYE..
//BEACH YOU THERE//
DAYTIME. SPAIN.
A 1970 DODGE CHARGER BURSTS ONTO SCREEN AS IT ROARS IN THE LEAD OF TWO KOENIGSEGG AGERA S MODELS.
DOMINIC TORETTO SMILES BIG AS HE GLANCES IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. ROMAN PEARCE GROWS RESTLESS AS HE SPEEDS UP AND ATTEMPTS TO TAKE THE LEAD.. WITH TEJ FOLLOWING.
ROME: "THIS DUDE'S **ALWAYS** GOTTA TAKE THE LEAD. NOT THIS TIME, (SHIFTS) HA HA!"
SUKI (PASSENGER SEAT) AND JIMMY (BACKSEAT) GROW WORRIED AS HE CONTINUES TO INCREASE SPEED..
JIMMY: "NOT THAT I AIN'T GRATEFUL FOR YOU DRIVIN' US.. BUT YOU KNOW THIS AIN'T NO RACE, RIGHT?!"
SUKI: "YEAH, BOY- (GRASPS DASHBOARD) TAKE IT EASY, YOU MUST HAVE **RACE WARS** FEVER?!"
ROME: "EY, THAT BACK SEAT WASN'T CHEAP, BRUH- AND I AIN'T EVEN **THINKIN'** 'BOUT RACE WARS NO MORE!"
JIMMY: (LOOKS AT SUKI AS THEY SHARE A LAUGH) "YEAH RIGHT, YOU JUST MAD 'CAUSE YOU GOT SMOKED, ROME!"
ROMAN RAISES HIS UPPER LIP AS HE SHIFTS AND PULLS UP RIGHT BEHIND TORETTO AS TEJ PARKER GROWS CURIOUS..
TEJ: "WHAT'S THIS FOOL DOIN'?!"
MEGAN RAMSEY (PASSENGER SEAT): "I DON'T KNOW- SOMEBODY SHOULD TELL HIM THIS AIN'T EXACTLY A RACEWAY.."
ROMAN SMILES CONFIDENTALLY AS HE SPEEDS UP AND DRIFTS AROUND TORETTO AS THE ROAD WINDS AROUND- NOT NOTICING THE INCOMING VEHICLES..
JIMMY: "ROME- (POINTS) WATCH OUT!"
HE AND SUKI BRACE FOR IMPACT AS PEARCE COMPLETES THE TURN AND QUICKLY RETURNS TO THEIR LANE..
ROME: (TO PASSING VEHICLES) "SORRY (WAVES), MY BAD."
SUKI: (SLAPS ROME'S SHOULDER) "TU ES LOCO!"
JIMMY: "YOU NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP, BRO."
ROME PAYS NO ATTENTION TO THEM AS HE GLANCES IN HIS REAR-VIEW MIRROR SEVERAL TIMES, TAKING NOTICE OF TORETTO..
DOM LIFTS HIS FINGERS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKES HIS HEAD AS HE NOTIONS THAT ROME CAN TAKE THE LEAD.
ROME: (PRETENDING TO ADJUST MIRROR) "IS THAT- TORETTO.. I SEE BACK THERE? YA'LL SEE WHAT I'M LOOKIN' AT?"
THEY SHAKE THEIR HEADS AT EACHOTHER AS ROMAN IS ALL SMILES AND LAUGHS!
ROME: "HE JUST A SMALL DOT NOW, AM I GOIN' TOO FAST?! HA HA HA!"
AS THEY CONTINUE ON, SUDDENLY- A RED '69 CHEVELLE SS SPEEDS OUT OF THE UPCOMING TUNNEL AND MERGES IN FRONT OF THEM..
HECTOR SMILES BIG AS HE GLANCES IN HIS SIDE-VIEW MIRROR..
HECTOR: (LAUGHS) "HOW YOU LIKE THEM APPLES, BRO?!"
JIMMY PATS ROME ON THE SHOULDER AS HE SNARLS BACK AT HECTOR..
SUKI: (CLOSES IN FOR A SIDE-HUG) "SORRY, BOY- BUT YOU CAN'T WIN EVERY RACE!"
ROME: (TRIES TO CALM HIMSELF) "THIS AIN'T NO RACE, WE JUST HAVIN' FUN."
JIMMY AND SUKI BURST OUT LAUGHING AS THEY CONTINUE ON.
//FAST FAMILY//
DOM AND THE OTHERS SLOWLY ARRIVE AT THE SPANISH VILLA (FROM FURIOUS 6) AND DIVIDE UP AS THEY SEARCH FOR PARKING AMONGST THE SELECTION OF RACE CARS, HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND MORE.
ROMAN IS SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES PRESENT..
ROME: "I THOUGHT WE GON' BE THE ONLY GUESTS, BRI' AIN'T GOT THIS MANY FRIENDS?!"
JIMMY: "HUH. (LOOKING AROUND) MAYBE HE INVITED THE CREW FROM YOUR GUYS' AUTO SHOP BACK IN MIAMI?"
ROME: "I DOUBT IT."
SUKI: (TAPS HIM ON THE SHOULDER) "AH, COME ON. YOU STILL UPSET THAT PLACE WENT UNDER?"
ROME: "IT WENT UNDER 'CAUSE EVERYONE WAS SKIMMIN' OFF THE TOP!"
SUKI: (SMILES) "LIKE YOU DIDN'T?!"
ROME: (LOOKS AROUND) "LET'S FIND US A SPOT.."
JIMMY AND SUKI SHARE ANOTHER SMILE!
DOMINIC REVS HIS ENGINE TWICE AS HE SPOTS O'CONNER NEARBY WHILE PARKING. BRIAN SMILES BIG AND NODS AT TORETTO AS HE HANGS UP HIS PHONE AND HEADS HIS WAY.
TEJ, ROME & THE OTHERS PARK THEIR VEHICLES AND EXIT, THEN MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE VILLA. WE NOTICE RAMSEY HAS A BABY BUMP AS SHE SLOWLY EXITS THE VEHICLE..
BRIAN: (SHAKES HANDS WITH DOM THEN COMES IN FOR A HUG) "GOOD TO SEE YOU, DOM. THANKS FOR COMING."
DOM: (TAKES NOTICE OF THE 2015 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA) "I GOTTA SAY, I'M IMPRESSED O'CONNER. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE '12 SKYLINE?"
BRIAN: (HANDS IN POCKETS) "AH, THAT'S LONG GONE. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT- THIS CAR BELONGS TO YOUR SISTER!"
DOM: (SMILES BIG) "**MIA**TA, NICE!"
BRIAN AND DOM MAKE THEIR WAY OVER TO THE MINIVAN..
BRIAN: "I'M STILL ROLLIN' WITH THIS RIGHT HERE."
DOM: (SMILES) "DON'T WORRY, O'CONNER- WE'LL GET YOU ANOTHER RACIN' CAR SOMEDAY."
BRIAN: "NAH, THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE AS WELL. (DOM GROWS SAD FOR A MOMENT AS HE GLANCES AT BRIAN) BUT BESIDES, WE'RE GONNA NEED THE ALL THE ROOM IN THERE.."
DOM: (RAISES AN EYEBROW) (BIG SMILE SURFACES) "YEAH.. SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYIN,' BRI'?!"
BRIAN: (BIG SMILE AS HE LOOKS DOWN) "WE HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED IT YET BUT I WANTED YOU TO BE THE FIRST TO KNOW. MIA'S PREGNANT WITH BABY #2!"
THEY COME IN FOR A HUGE HUG AS THE OTHER GUYS FINISH ADMIRING THE VILLA AND JOIN THEM..
JIMMY AND SUKI GREET BRIAN..
JIMMY: "THIS IS A NICE PLACE, O'CONNER! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD SUCH GOOD TASTE- (GLANCES AT OTHER CARS) AND SO MANY FRIENDS?!"
BRIAN: (STILL HUGGING SUKI) "NAH, THOSE ARE ALL MIA'S FRIENDS FROM AROUND HERE. I JUST INVI-" (INTERUPPTED BY TWO HONKS.. AN INCOMING HECTOR WHO'S STILL LOOKING FOR PARKING)
ROME AND TEJ JOIN DOM AND THE OTHERS.
HECTOR: (DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW DOWN, GLANCES OUT) "EY, SNOWMAN- WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO PARK?"
ROME: "EY, AMIGO- (TO HECTOR) CAN'T YA'LL SEE THEY'RE HAVIN' A CONVERSATION HERE?!"
TEJ: (WITH DRINK IN HAND) "AH, HERE WE GO AGAIN!"
THE OTHERS LAUGH AS THEY LOOK TO HECTOR..
HECTOR: "EY BRO, DOES THAT BIG ASS FOREHEAD OF YOURS (THEY BUST OUT LAUGHING) VALET PARK?!"
ROME: (TO THE OTHERS) "THIS FOOL CRAZY!" (TO HECTOR) "GIVE ME THEM KEYS, HOMEY- I'LL VALET THAT PIECE O' SHIT RIGHT BACK TO THE DUMP, BRUH!"
JIMMY RESTRAINS ROMAN AS THE OTHERS CONTINUE TO LAUGH, INCLUDING HECTOR..
HECTOR: "YOU CRAZY, ROMEY-ROME." (GLANCES TO THE BACK OF HIS CAR AS HE CONTINUES) "A'RIGHT, YOU BATOS GO PLAY, I'LL CIRCLE AROUND."
DOM SMILES AS THE OTHERS GROW CURIOUS WHO HECTOR BROUGHT WITH HIM.. THEN THEY HEAR SOME ARGUING IN ESPANOL AS THE DOS MEN EMERGE FROM THE VEHICLE..
TEJ: "I'S ABOUT TO GET LOUD IN PARADISE, O'CONNER.." (RAMSEY JOINS TEJ AT HIS SIDE)
LEO AND SANTOS CONTINUE TO ARGUE AS THEY EXIT HECTOR'S CAR AND JOIN THE GATHERING..
ROME: "WHO INVITED THESE TWO CLOWNS?!"
BRIAN, DOM AND TEJ GREET THEM.
DOM: (INTERRUPTS THEM) "LEO, SANTOS!"
LEO: (SHAKES HANDS WITH DOM) "SUP, BRO'? I WAS JUST TELLIN' MY MAN HERE THAT THIS AIN'T NO HOUSE, I'S A CASTLE." (SHAKES HANDS WITH BRIAN) "THIS A NICE PLACE, O'CONNER."
BRIAN: "THANKS, BRO. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN." (SHAKES HANDS WITH SANTOS)
DOM: "YEAH, WHERE YOU GUYS BEEN?"
BRIAN: "FIRST WEDDING INVITES I SENT VIA TEXT MESSAGE!" (THEY SHARE A LAUGH AS JIMMY, SUKI AND ROME JOIN THEM NEARBY)
SANTOS: "MY MAN HERE HAD SOME FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. WE HAD TO START FROM SCRATCH!"
LEO: "I AIN'T THE ONE WHO HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH MY FINANCIALS, I'S ALL ON YOU, BRO!"
DOM: "LEO AND SANTOS, I WANT YOU TO MEET JIMMY AND SUKI."
THEY SHAKES HANDS WITH EACHOTHER..
JIMMY: "SO YOU'RE THE GUYS THAT HELPED THEM OUT WITH THAT RIO HEIST?!"
LEO: "THA'S US, BRO."
ROME: "DON'T LET 'EM GLOAT, (PLACES ARMS AROUND THEIR SHOULDERS) 'CAUSE THEY BROKE AS A JOKE!"
JIMMY: (JOINS IN, FREESTYLES) "IF YOU AIN'T GOT THE CASH, THEN YOU AIN'T GOT NO STASH. BETTER GET YOUR SHIT IN ORDER, AND MAKE A RUN FOR THE BORDER!" (FIST-BUMPS W/ TEJ)
SANTOS: (RAISES FISTS) "YOU AN' ME, LE'S GO, BRO'!"
TEJ GETS IN THE MIDDLE AND RAISES HIS ARMS TO KEEP THEM SEPARATED..
TEJ: "FELLAS, FELLAS.."
DOM AND THE OTHERS LAUGH!
SUKI: (TO LEO AND SANTOS) "SORRY, BOYS. HE MEANS NO HARM." (HANDS THEM EACH $5) "HERE YOU GO. YOU GUYS CAN GO BUY YOURSELVES SOME CHARM DOWN THE STREET!"
BIG LAUGHS ALL AROUND AS LEO AND SANTOS SHAKE THEIR HEADS.
HECTOR APPROACHES THE SCENE AND TAKES NOTICE OF THE LAUGHTER..
HECTOR: (TO LEO AND SANTOS) "YOU TWO ESES 'CAUSIN' TROUBLE AGAIN?!"
HECTOR FISTBUMPS TEJ, BRIAN & DOM.
BRIAN: (COMES IN FOR A QUICK HUG) "THIS GUY. (BIG SMILE) THANKS FOR COMIN', BRO. GOOD TO SEE YOU."
HECTOR: "YOU KNOW THAT RACE WASN'T FAIR, BRO. BUT IT'S ALL GOOD, LET'S JUST SAY I LET YOU WIN!"
ROMAN: "YEAH, BY BEIN' MUCHO SLOWER, CUZ! HA HA!"
DOM & THE OTHERS LAUGH BIG.
HECTOR: "EY, IT WAS WINDY & SHIT OUT THERE, HOMES- PLUS.. (PAUSES AS THEY STARE) AH, FORGET IT (SHAKES BRIAN'S HAND), YOU FAST AS HELL, COP!"
MORE LAUGHS AMONGST THE CREW.
BRIAN: "ALRIGHT YA'LL, I'M HEADIN' INSIDE TO GET CHANGED. HELP YOURSELVES TO SOME FOOD (NOTIONS TO CATERED TABLES). I'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN A BIT."
THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE TABLES..
ROMAN: (TO HECTOR) "WINDY, REALLY?! WE AIN'T PLAYIN' GOLF OUT THERE, BRAH!"
SANTOS: (ADMIRING THE FOOD) (TO LEO) "GO GET SOME TUPPERWARE, BRO."
DOM TAKES IN THE MOMENT AS HE SMILES, THEN TURNS AND EXITS TO THE HOUSE..
JIMMY: (EATING) "'EY DOM, YOU GOOD, BRO?"
DOM: (TURNS, BIG SMILE) "NEVER BETTER. GONNA CHECK ON MIA, ENJOY THE FOOD! I'LL BE BACK IN A BIT."
LEO: (STOCKING UP ON FOOD) "CAN'T LET ALL THIS COMIDA (FOOD) GO TO WASTE, BRO!"
TEJ PREPARES A HUGE PLATE OF FOOD FOR MEGAN.
RAMSEY: "EASY, PAPI! YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME HAVE A **FOOD BABY** TOO?!"
TEJ: "OH, THIS IS JUST YOUR **FIRST** PLATE! (HANDS HER THE PLATE, KNEELS DOWN AND RESTS HIS HEAD ON HER STOMACH AND HOLDS HER AS SHE GIGGLES) GOTTA MAKE SURE OUR BABY'S WELL FED."
//WHAT REALLY MATTERS//
DOMINIC ENTERS THE VILLA. WE SEE A WEALTH OF VARIOUS PEOPLE ENTERING & EXITING. HE GLANCES UPSTAIRS WITH A THOUGHTFUL LOOK ON HIS FACE..
DOM: (SMILES) "IT'S YOUR DAY, MIA."
HE THEN PROCEEDS TO A NEARBY ROOM TO MEET WITH BRIAN. BUT THE ROOM IS EMPTY. HE EXITS AND LOOKS AROUND DOWNSTAIRS BUT CANNOT LOCATE HIM. DOM THEN HEADS UPSTAIRS TO CHECK ON MIA..
DOM: (KNOCKS TWICE THEN ENTERS, SMILING) "THERE SHE I-"
MIA IS COMFORTING BRIAN, WHO IS TEARY-EYED AS HE SITS IN A CHAIR. SHE RUBS HIS SHOULDERS AND KISSES HIS CHEEK..
MIA: "HEY DOM."
DOM: (CONCERNED) "ISN'T THIS BAD LUCK, WHAT'S WRONG, O'CONNER?"
BRIAN RAISES HIS HEAD AND PLACES HIS JOINED HANDS UNDERNEATH HIS CHIN, STRUGGLING TO SPEAK AS HE SHAKES HIS HEAD..
MIA: "HE WISHES THAT- (CHOKED UP FOR A MOMENT AS THE TEARS SURFACE) HAN & GISELE, COULD BE HERE TODAY."
DOM SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY OVER TO THEM, KNEELS BESIDE BRIAN..
DOM: "AH, THEY'RE ALWAYS HERE, IN SPIRIT. (LOOKS AROUND) THEY WOULD HAVE LOVED IT HERE."
HE RISES TO HIS FEET, AND PATS BRIAN ON THE SHOULDER..
MIA SMILES AT HER BROTHER..
DOM: "JUST CAUSE THEY AIN'T HERE ANYMORE, DOESN'T MEAN THEY AIN'T WITH US."
BRIAN COLLECTS HIMSELF AND STANDS UP. HE HUGS DOMINIC.
BRIAN: "THANKS, DOM."
BRIAN BEGINS TO EXIT DOWNSTAIRS TO GET CHANGED..
BRIAN: "SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS."
DOMINIC AND MIA COME IN FOR A BIG, LONG HUG AS THEY TAKE IN THE MOMENT.
WE CUT TO A WIDESHOT AND SEE MIA IN HER WEDDING DRESS. A LONG, WHITE DRESS.
MIA: "DOM, I'M NOT EVEN NERVOUS ABOUT TODAY. IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?!"
DOM: "IT'S BECAUSE YOU TWO ARE PERFECT FOR EACHOTHER."
MIA: "I WISH MOM & DAD COULD BE HERE TODAY."
DOM: (GLANCES AROUND) "OH THEY'RE HERE, TRUST ME. FAMILY IS ALWAYS PRESENT. (TAKES HER HAND AND SMILES) YOU READY?"
MIA TAKES A BREATH THEN NODS YES AS THEY SLOWLY EXIT THE ROOM. CUT TO A MONTAGE FEAT. THE GUYS DOWNSTAIRS W/ BRIAN HELPING HIM GET READY. THE LADIES ARE WITH MIA IN THE KITCHEN. DOM IS DOWNSTAIRS RESTING IN A CHAIR. HE SITS FORWARD, HANDS RESTING BELOW HIS CHIN AS WE LOOK BACK AT FAST & FURIOUS MOMENTS FEAT. BRIAN & MIA.
DOMINIC REACHES INTO ONE OF HIS PANTS POCKETS & REVEALS A PLANE TICKET. IT READS: "TOKYO, JAPAN." HE STARES AT IT FOR A MOMENT..
ROMAN ENTERS THE ROOM & PATS HIM ON THE SHOULDER..
ROMAN: "CAN'T WAIT, HUH?!" (HOLDING CHAMPAGNE GLASS)
DOM: "I THINK WE ALL DESERVE A LONG VACATION. AND IT'LL BE NICE TO MEET SOME OF HAN'S FAMILY."
ROMAN: (SITS ACROSS FROM TORETTO) "SO WHAT ABOUT THEM?"
DOM: "BRIAN & MIA?"
ROMAN NODS **YES**
DOM: "(SMILES) HONEYMOON IN VEGAS. TEJ & MEGAN ARE GONNA WATCH JACK WHILE THEY'RE GONE."
ROMAN: "I'S TOO BAD MY MAN AIN'T COMIN' TO TOKYO WITH US. NO OFFENSE, BUT OUR FAMILY'S GETTIN' TOO SMALL, TORETTO. I'M GLAD WE STICKIN' TOGETHER THOUGH." (THEY SHAKE HANDS AS A SUITED-UP HECTOR ENTERS)
HECTOR: (KNOCKS QUIETLY ON ENTRY-WAY) "I AIN'T INTERRUPTIN,' AM I?!"
ROMAN: "DAMN, BRUH- I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD BUY A SUIT FROM TOYS-R-US!" (DOM LAUGHS AS THEY RISE)
HECTOR: "OH, YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY, HUH?!"
ROMAN: "IS IT THAT TIME?"
HECTOR: "YOU KNOW IT. LE'S GO, CAN'T MISS MY MAN'S BIG DAY, HOMEY!"
ROMAN PUTS HIS ARM AROUND HECTOR'S SHOULDERS AS THEY EXIT.
//THE O'CONNERS//
(OUTSIDE, DAYTIME)
QUICK MONTAGE AS THE GUESTS GREET EACHOTHER, SHARE STORIES AND WITNESS THE WEDDING OF BRIAN O'CONNER & MIA TORETTO. DOMINIC WALKS HIS SISTER DOWN THE AISLE, AND JACK BRINGS THE RINGS (HELD BY MEGAN).
IN FRONT OF THE PASTOR, FRIENDS & FAMILY - THEY EXCHANGE VOWS..
BRIAN: "A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE ALWAYS SAID, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE FAMILY. BEFORE I MET YOU, I HAD NO FAMILY. NO PLACE TO CALL HOME, ALL I KNEW WAS RACIN' CARS & GOIN' FAST. AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, (LOOKS OUT AT THE CREW) ALL OF US.. I KNOW IT WAS YOUR LOVE THAT GAVE ME THE STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH IT ALL. YOU & JACK MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME, AND I LOVE YOU FOREVER, BABE."
CUT BETWEEN SHOTS OF THE CREW DURING THEIR VOWS, PLUS WE NOTICE BIG PHOTOS TO THE SIDE OF HAN & GISELE, JESSE, VINCE & THE ORIGINAL CREW TOGETHER.
CUT TO DOM WHO'S SITTING BESIDE ROSA (VINCE'S WIFE) AND NICO (SITTING ON HER LAP). THEY SMILE AT EACHOTHER.
MIA: "LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GONNA STICK AROUND, WHO'S GONNA LEAVE & WHO'S GONNA COME BACK. YOU'VE TAUGHT ME THAT TRUE LOVE ALWAYS COMES BACK. OUR JOURNEY HAS LED US HERE, AGAIN. AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. PARADISE IS ABOUT MORE THAN WEALTH & HAVING A NICE HOME.. IT'S ABOUT WHO YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH THAT MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON. I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU, BRIAN O'CONNER, AND I NEVER WILL."
MILD APPLAUSE AS THEY HOLD EACHOTHER & KISS. SMILES ALL AROUND. JACK LEAVES TEJ & MEGAN'S COMFORT AND CRAWLS UP TO HIS PARENTS, HOLDING ON TO BRIAN'S LEG. BRIAN LOOKS DOWN AND SMILES, THEN PICKS UP THE TODDLER AND HOLDS HIM..
BRIAN: (BABY TALK) "ISN'T YOUR MOM PRETTY?"
JACK PETS MIA'S CHEEK AS HE SMILES, THEY SHARE A LAUGH.
THE RECEPTION IS HELD CLOSE TO THE CEREMONY AREA OUTSIDE. TABLES FULL OF FOOD & COMPANY. THE BRIDE & GROOM ACCEPT GIFTS FROM EVERYONE. MOST ARE ENVELOPES CONTAINING CASH.
DOM MAKES HIS WAY OVER, AND ASKS BRIAN & MIA TO COME WITH HIM. TEJ & MEGAN LOOK AFTER JACK AS THEY CONVERSE WITH ROSA (HOLDING NICO). BRIAN NODS AT TEJ, WHO NODS BACK WITH A SMILE..
THEY COME TO A STOP NEAR THE PARKING AREA.
BRIAN: "WHAT'S UP DOM, EVERYTHING OKAY?"
DOM SMILES BIG AS HE POINTS TO ONE OF THE PARKED CARS NEARBY..
DOM: "SEE THAT WHITE SKYLINE OVER THERE?"
BRIAN & MIA SPOT THE CAR..
BRIAN: (SMILES) "YEAH.. WHO DOES IT BELONG TO?!"
DOMINIC REACHES INTO HIS POCKET, AND REVEALS A SET OF KEYS..
MIA SLOWLY SMILES AT BRIAN, WHO IS FOCUSED ON THE CAR..
DOM: (HANDS KEYS TO BRIAN) "YOU, O'CONNER. IT BELONGS TO YOU." (PATS BRIAN ON THE SHOULDER)
MIA: "HOW DID.. YOU..(?)"
DOM: (GLOATS) "AH, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!"
BRIAN IS SPEECHLESS AS HE GIVES DOM A BIG HUG..
DOM: "FULLY-LOADED, 2015 NISSAN SKYLINE. NOT A FAMILY CAR THOUGH SO NO RACIN' WITH JACK!"
BRIAN: (STILL HUGGING) "THANKS DOM, FOR EVERYTHING."
MIA: "WELL.. (LOCKS EYES WITH BRIAN WHO SMILES) WE HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU TOO.. COME ON."
THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE GARAGE. BRIAN OPENS THE DOOR AND A COVERED CAR SITS QUIETLY.. MIA REMOVES THE COVER AND WE SPOT A DARK GREEN 1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER..
//YOU RIDE, I RIDE//
DOM: (BRUSHES HAND OVER MOUTH) "I KNOW THIS CAR..?!"
ROMAN & TEJ JOIN THEM. BRIAN REVEALS A SET OF KEYS FROM HIS PANTS POCKET AND HANDS THEM TO DOM..
BRIAN: "GUESS THAT MAKES US EVEN?!"
DOM: "HOW DID YOU..?"
TEJ: "HAN HAD US HOLD ON TO IT BEFORE HE LEFT FOR TOKYO. SAID HE OWED YOU."
MIA: "WE ASKED HIM WHEN WE SHOULD GIVE IT TO YOU, AND HE SAID.. YOU'LL KNOW WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. WELL.. TODAY'S THE DAY BIG BROTHER!" (COMES IN FOR A HUG)
ROMAN: (SCOPING OUT CAR) "THIS A BEAST, BRUH! HAN DROVE THIS BAD BOY?!"
TEJ: "NOT FOR LONG!"
BRIAN: (FOLDING ARMS, MIA AT HIS SIDE AS THEY ADMIRE THE RIDE) "SO WHAT'S THE BACKSTORY WITH THIS?"
DOM: "WHEN HAN & I FIRST MET, HE CHALLENGED ME TO A RACE."
MIA: "WAS THIS BACK IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC?"
DOM: "YEAH. I ASKED HIM WHY HE WAS CHALLENGING ME, AND HE SAID.. "TO PROVE WHO'S BETTER."
ROME: "WHY ASK THOUGH, THAT AIN'T REALLY YOUR STYLE, TORETTO?"
DOM: "HE SEEMED DETERMINED TO WIN, BUT I WASN'T CONVINCED WHY. HE SAID HE'D BEEN SCOPING OUT THE LOCAL RACE TALENT BUT WAS IN IT FOR THE WRONG REASONS."
TEJ: "BUT.. YA'LL RACED, RIGHT?"
DOM: (SIGHS) "A FEW DAYS LATER, WE WERE AT THE SAME RACE SPOT. HE TALKED A BIG GAME, SO I HAD TO RESPOND."
ROME: "YOU WIPED THE FLOOR WITH HIM, HUH?! (FISTBUMPS W/ TEJ) HA HA!"
MIA: "SO.. DID YOU GUYS RACE FOR SLIPS OR WHAT?"
DOM: "YEAH. WE DID. BUT INSTEAD OF TAKIN' HIS RIDE, I DECIDED TO LEAVE HIM WITH A LESSON.."
(FLASHBACK AS DOM AND HAN CONVERSE AFTER THE RACE. NIGHTTIME. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. CITY RACEWAY.)
HAN: (HANDS KEYS TO DOM) "THERE YOU GO."
DOM: "NOW WHY WOULD I WANT THAT RIDE OF YOURS?"
HAN: (HOLDS ON TO KEYS) "YOU WON IT, FAIR AND SQUARE. A DEAL'S A DEAL."
DOM: "AND A RACE.. IS A RACE. (THEY SIT ON THEIR HOODS AS THE CROWDS CONVERSE) IT AIN'T ABOUT BEIN' BETTER THAN THE PERSON YOU'RE RACIN,' IF YOU TAKE THE WIN.. IT JUST PROVES YOU'RE FASTER. THAT'S ALL."
LETTY JOINS THEM AT DOM'S SIDE..
LETTY: "BETTER LISTEN TO 'EM. ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR CAR."
DOM: "YOU'RE A GOOD RACER, JUST BEEN RACIN' FOR THE WRONG REASONS, THAT'S ALL."
HAN: "SO.. WE'RE GOOD?"
DOM: (TAKES DRINK OF BEER) "YEAH, WE'RE GOOD."
HAN: "I APPRECIATE IT, TORETTO. THERE'S ANYTHING YOU EVER NEED FROM ME, DON'T BE A STRANGER."
LETTY SMILES AT DOM..
DOM: "YOU EVER DRIVE A TOW TRUCK BEFORE?!" (SMILES)
HAN: (CONFUSED) "UH.. NOT RECENTLY, WHY?"
LETTY: "GET READY TO FILL-'ER-UP!" (HER & DOM ENTER THEIR CAR)
DOM: (HANDS HAN A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER WITH INTEL ON IT) "WE'LL BE IN TOUCH."
HAN NODS AS HE HOLDS UP THE PAPER TO SAY THANKS.
**BACK TO THE PRESENT**
ROMAN: "SO.. I DON'T GET IT. WHY'D HE END UP LEAVIN' YOU THE CAR?"
DOM: "WELL, I THINK THE FACT HE NEVER DROVE IT AGAIN WAS A REASON."
TEJ: "I COULDN'T PICTURE HIM IN THIS RIDE ANYWAYS. (CIRCLING RIDE) THIS IS DEFINITELY A TORETTO-ISSUE!"
BRIAN: (OPENS DRIVER-SIDE DOOR) "ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT THIS THING'S GOT!"
DOM ENTERS THE ROAD RUNNER AND STARTS IT UP. THE ENGINE ROARS CLEAN, HE REVS THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES AS THEY ALL SMILE..
TEJ: "I LOADED YOU UP WITH SOME NOS, TORETTO. FIGURED YOU'D NEED IT FOR TOKYO!" (THEY SHAKE HANDS)
CUT TO A SHOT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. TWO FIGURES STAND NEXT TO EACHOTHER, OBSERVING THE HOUSE, GUESTS AND FAMILY..
//A TOAST TO FAST TIMES//
A SHORT WHILE LATER.. THE FAMILY DELIVERS SOME SPEECHES IN HONOR OF BRIAN & MIA'S WEDDING. (RECEPTION AREA BESIDE THEIR HOME. TABLES FILL THE SPACE.)
ROMAN PEARCE GIVES A TOAST AS HE RISES..
ROMAN: "LOOK.. I KNOW YA'LL KNOW MY BOY BRI' OVER HERE- BUT THIS DUDE.. WE GO **WAY** BACK. YOU WERE ALWAYS A LADIES MAN, MUCH LIKE MYSELF (POPS COLLAR AS EVERYONE LAUGHS). BUT SERIOUSLY, I'M GLAD YA'LL FOUND EACHOTHER. AIN'T NOTHIN' MORE SPECIAL THAN TRUE LOVE. YOU FOUND EACHOTHER AGAIN, AND NOW YOU'RE ALL SET FOR LIFE. (RAISES GLASS) TO THE O'CONNERS."
ROME HUGS MIA & SHAKES HANDS THEN COMES IN FOR A HUG WITH BRIAN BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS SEAT.
DOMINIC SLOWLY RISES AFTER TAPPING HIS GLASS..
ROSA & NICO ARE IN THE SEAT BESIDE HIM..
DOM: "I USE TO SAY, SOONER OR LATER.. WE'RE GONNA END UP BEHIND BARS OR BURIED IN A DITCH SOMEWHERE. WELL, HERE WE ALL ARE.. NO BARS, NO MORE FUNERALS. (CUT BETWEEN OF THE CREW, THE BRIDE & GROOM, ROSA, AND OTHER VARIOUS GUESTS) AND WHETHER YOU'RE A QUARTER-MILE AWAY (BRIAN SMILES BIG) OR HALF-WAY ACROSS THE WORLD.. FAMILY, WE'LL ALWAYS BE. (RAISES GLASS TO BRIAN) YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY BROTHER. MIA.. YOU DESERVE NOTHING BUT THE BEST, AND I'M GLAD YOU FOUND IT. SALUD, MI FAMILIA."
EVERYONE RAISES THEIR GLASS AND SAYS, "SALUD!"
THEY SHARE HUGS AS THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES. THE PARTY SOON MOVES TO THE BEACH AS SUNSET NEARS. BRIAN & MIA HAVE CHANGED INTO SOME WHITE/CASUAL CLOTHING AND CONVERSE WITH THE GUESTS WHILE HOLDING JACK..
MEANWHILE.. WE CUT BACK TO THE MYSTERIOUS FIGURES WHO ARE STILL BEFORE THE VILLA..
CUT TO A FRONT SHOT AS WE SEE MR. NOBODY (KURT RUSSELL) CONVERSING WITH CARTER VERONE.. THEY ARE SIDE BY SIDE..
CARTER: (CROSSES ARMS) "SO WHATDDYA GOT FOR ME?"
MR. NOBODY REACHES INTO ONE OF HIS SUIT POCKETS AND REVEALS COPIES OF SEVERAL PLANE TICKETS..
HE HANDS THEM TO VERONE..
MR. N: "SEVEN TICKETS BOOKED TO TOKYO. THEY ALL LEAVE IN THE MORNING. SAME FLIGHT."
CARTER: (SCANS THROUGH TICKETS) "VERY GOOD."
MR. N: (LOOSE) "NOT THAT I CARE- BUT WHY NOT JUST DEAL (BRINGS HAND UP MID-LEVEL POINTING IN THEIR DIRECTION) WITH THEM NOW? YOU COULD GET RID OF O'CONNER TOO?!"
CARTER: (PUTS TICKETS IN HIS PANTS POCKET AS HE SMILES QUICK) "TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH- I'M KINDA FOND OF BRIAN. BESIDES, IT'S HIS OLD PARTNER.. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH."
MR. N: (CONFUSED, SLIGHTLY AMUSED) "THAT- (POINTS TO ROMAN IN THE DISTANCE) THAT.. IS A THREAT TO YOU?! (THROWS ARMS UP WHILE MOVING AROUND A BIT) HE'S A GOOFBALL, CARTER! WITHOUT THEM (POINTS DOWNWARD AS HE GETS IN VERONE'S FACE) HE IS **NOTHING**(")
CARTER: (DOESN'T LOOK OR MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH MR. N) "NOT JUST HIM.. (NODS) HER TOO."
WE THEN SPOT A SMILING MONICA FUENTES AMONGST THE MANY GUESTS AS SHE CHATS WITH TEJ & MEGAN..
MR. N: "I HATE TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE- BUT SHE'S NOT BOOKED ON A FLIGHT TO TOKYO. INFACT, I COULDN'T DIG UP ANYTHING ON HER BECAUSE SHE'S GOT SOME AUTHORITY AS WELL. HOW WILL YOU GET TO HER?"
CARTER SMERKS AS HE GLANCES IN MR. N'S DIRECTION, AND CROSSES HIS ARMS..
CARTER: (SHAKING HEAD) "YOU AGENTS ARE ALL THE SAME. SHE'S GOTTA FLY BACK SOMEWHERE- AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL GET HER. I'LL USE HER AS BAIT."
MR. N: (ARMS UP TO SIDE AS HE SMILES BIG) "AT THE AIRPORT. BRILLIANT! HOW CAN YOU BE SURE THEY'LL COME AFTER YOU?"
CARTER: "WORKED BEFORE."
MR. N DELIVERS A SMERK AS CARTER CONTINUES..
CARTER: (FURIOUS.. TURNS TO MR. N, POINTING HIS FINGER) "NOW YOU'RE SURE THAT MY BOYS ARE GETTING A WINDOW (CLEAR OF COPS), RIGHT? I DON'T WANT ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR INTERFERENCE WHEN THIS GOES DOWN- (MR. N HOLDS ARMS UP AS HE BACKS AWAY A FEW STEPS) AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR?"
MR. N: "HEY- HEY- TAKE IT EASY, VERONE. IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF. YOU JUST MAKE SURE THE CHECK CLEARS- AND WE'LL BE GOOD AFTERWARDS."
CARTER: "THE MONEY'S GOOD, JUST DO WHAT I TELL YOU."
MR. N: (PATS VERONE ON THE SHOULDER AS HE'S ABOUT TO WALK AWAY) "OH, AND TRY NOT TO MAKE A MESS."
CARTER: (POINTS) "DON'T EVER TOUCH ME."
MR. N SMILES WITH HIS ARMS RAISED AS HE EXITS.
//ONE LAST RACE//
BACK AT THE BEACH..
DOMINIC TORETTO STANDS PEACEFULLY AS HE WATCHES FAMILY & FRIENDS CONVERSE. HANDS IN POCKETS AS THE COOL BREEZE DRIFTS IN..
ROMAN APPROACHES AND HUGS HIM FROM BEHIND..
ROMAN: "YOU GOOD, TORETTO?!"
DOM: (SMILES) "NEVER BETTER."
ROMAN: "COME ON BRUH, WE TOKYO-BOUND!"
JIMMY, SUKI & HECTOR SAY THEIR GOODBYES TO BRIAN AND FAMILY. LEO & SANTOS JOIN THEM.
DOM MAKES HIS WAY OVER AS THE OTHERS EXIT TO THEIR VEHICLES. HE HUGS BRIAN & MIA.
MIA: (STILL HUGGING DOM) "CALL US WHEN YOU GET THERE. AND TRY AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!"
THEY BEGIN TO WALK AWAY..
DOM: "O'CONNER.."
BRIAN NODS AS MIA (HOLDING JACK) TAKES A SEAT..
DOM: "HOW 'BOUT ONE LAST RACE?"
BRIAN SMILES BIG AS MIA NODS YES..
MIA: "YOU BOYS BE CAREFUL. AND HAVE FUN!"
BRIAN: "BE BACK IN FIVE, BABE."
ROMAN & THE OTHERS START UP THEIR CARS AS DOM & BRIAN APPROACH THEIR VEHICLES. MIA IS JOINED BY TEJ, MEGAN & MONICA.
HECTOR: (TO BRIAN) "YO' SNOWMAN- YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT TOKYO?!"
BRIAN: (FISTBUMPS HECTOR AS HE SMILES) "AH, NO WAY. JUST GONNA TEST OUT THIS BAD BOY RIGHT HERE (POINTS TO SKYLINE)."
HECTOR: "NO SHIT.. THA'S YOUR RIDE?"
ROMAN: (REVS ENGINE, YELLS) "THA'S HOW WE ROLL, BREH!"
BRIAN LEANS ON ROME'S DOOR AS THEY ROLL UP BESIDE HECTOR.. JIMMY & SUKI ARE IN DOM'S '70 CHARGER..
SUKI: (PASSENGER) "TAKE CARE, BOY. DON'T BE A STRANGER!"
JIMMY: "YEAH O'CONNER, TRY AND RELAX WHILE YOU'RE IN PARADISE!" (HANDSHAKE)
ROMAN: "A'IGHT BRUH, WE OUTTA HERE. STAY IN TOUCH, O'CONNER."
BRIAN WAVES TO THEM AS THEY DEPART. HECTOR, ROMAN & JIMMY RACE AWAY..
DOM STARTS UP THE ROAD RUNNER AND REVS THE ENGINE TO GET BRIAN'S ATTENTION. HE ENTERS THE SKYLINE AND THEY HEAD TOWARDS THE UPPER HILLSIDE ROAD AS THE SUN SETS.
THEY SOON COME TO A HALT & TURN AROUND AS A QUARTER-MILE STRETCH SITS IN FRONT OF THEM. AT THE END, THE ROAD SPLITS. (MAIN LANE WITH THE OTHERS, ALTERNATE LANE BACK TO THE BEACH HOMES).
ENGINES ARE QUIET AS THEY GLANCE AHEAD. BRIAN LOOKS TO DOM, WHO DELIVERS A PROUD EXPRESSION. A TEARY-EYED BRIAN SMILES BACK..
DOM: (NODS) "SO LONG, O'CONNER."
BRIAN: (STILL TEARY-EYED) "WE EVER GONNA SEE EACHOTHER AGAIN?"
DOM REVS HIS ENGINE AS HE GRASPS THE TOP OF HIS STEERING WHEEL AND GLANCES AHEAD.. THEN BACK TO BRIAN..
DOM: "ROADS MAY PART.. BUT NOT FOR GOOD. (SILENCE FOR A MOMENT.. THEN DOM REVS HIS ENGINE..) RIDE OR DIE, O'CONNER?"
BRIAN SMILES AND REVS HIS ENGINE IN RETURN..
BRIAN: (LOOKS AT DOM) "RIDE OR DIE."
AFTER A FEW SECONDS.. THEY SPEED DOWN THE ROAD. DOM PULLS AHEAD AT FIRST BUT BRIAN SHIFTS HIS WAY TO CATCH UP WITH HIM..
THE SPLIT IN THE ROAD IS APPROACHING.. AND THEY'RE EVEN TO THE END. BOTH NOD AT EACHOTHER AS DOM CONTINUES ON THE MAIN ROAD.. AS BRIAN VEERS TO THE LEFT AND HEADS BACK HOME AS WE PAN OVER TO HIM. THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET LIGHTENS UP THE ROAD. HIS LICENSE PLATE READS: 1327
FADE TO BLACK. ENTER TOKYO.
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