Tuesday June 12, 6:43 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

SOURCE: Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures Celebrates World Premiere of 'The Fast and the Furious' Monday, June 18 at Mann Village Westwood

WHAT: World Premiere of Universal Pictures' "The Fast and the Furious"

WHO: ``The Fast and the Furious'' cast members Paul Walker, Vin Diesel,

Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg,

Johnny Strong, Matt Schulze, Ted Levine, Ja Rule, Vito Ruginis

and Thom Barry plus director Rob Cohen, screenwriters Gary Scott

Thompson, Erik Bergquist and David Ayer, producer Neal H.

Moritz, executive producers Doug Claybourne and John Pogue,

composer BT and music supervisors Gary Jones and Happy Walters.

             PLUS Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Kim Delaney, Kelly Hu, Chloe
             Sevigny, Ralf Moeller, Barry Pepper, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jason
             Behr, Will Estes, Donald Faison, Shelby Lynn, Alex Martin, Ivana
             Milicevic, Beverly Mitchell, Kel Mitchell, Gabrielle Union and
             others.

    WHERE:   Mann Village Westwood
             961 Broxton

    WHEN:    7:30 PM screening Monday, June 18
             Party immediately follows a short walk from the theater
             6 PM call-time for arrivals

         "The Fast and The Furious" opens nationwide on Friday, June 22.

    CONTACTS:  William Hendley, Television, 818-777-1392, Amanda Scholer,
               Print, 818-777-0641, Bette Einbinder, Photographers,
               818-777-3226, or Brett Levisohn, On-Line, 818-777-2896

SOURCE: Universal Pictures