{"product_id":"9781538771037","title":"Welcome to the Family","description":"Author: Barry Hertz\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781538771037\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever deeply reported look inside the surprising history and contentious future of Hollywood's most unlikely blockbuster - the \u003ci\u003eFast \u0026amp; Furious\u003c\/i\u003e franchise - a series that uncannily anticipated the shifting currents of pop culture while changing the business of global entertainment at the same time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat do Miami drug traffickers, bloodthirsty Yakuza warriors, Corona-soaked backyard BBQs, Dame Helen Mirren, and a duct-taped 1984 Pontiac Fiero-turned-rocket-fueled spaceship have in common? They are all essential elements of the ever-expanding, logic- and laws-of-physics-defying Fast \u0026amp; Furious universe: the most entertaining, outlandish, and secretly genius Hollywood creation that everyone has taken for granted - until now. Through an escalating series of high-risk maneuvers - from synapse-stretching stunts to timeline-bending narratives to explosive PR wars between the biggest, baddest, baldest egos in showbiz - the Fast family (and it is a family above all else) has redefined the art and commerce of popcorn moviemaking. And the gang did it all while staring down the kind of monumental, soul-rattling challenges - the death of a star, the upheaval of an industry - that would have crushed the speed and spirit of any other filmmaking team.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unauthorized journey into the makings of a cinematic saga unlike any other, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY exposes the stranger-than-fan-fiction journey of the franchise from the ground up. Through rigorous behind-the-scenes reporting and incisive cultural commentary, writer Barry Hertz's ride-or-die epic details every single twist and turn of Fast \u0026amp; Furious drama, a quarter mile at a time. By the end, you will believe a car can fly.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717758144670,"sku":"ADS-9781538771037","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781538771037.jpg?v=1776129670","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781538771037","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}