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Sergio Pereira

'F9' took a car into space, but 5 years on, just how ridiculous was the scene? We asked the experts

Screenshot from the space scene in Fast and Furious 9 (2021).

Five years ago, an internet meme turned into a reality in "F9" when the Fast & Furious crew launched a car into space. Depending on your sense of humor and ability to suspend disbelief, it's either peak cinema or extreme tomfoolery, but it's clear that the only way this franchise will ever top this moment is by drag racing a velociraptor in a "Jurassic World" crossover.

The "F9" scene sees Tej Parker (played by Ludacris) and Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) sit inside a rocket-strapped Pontiac Fiero that's launched from a plane and sent into orbit to destroy a satellite. They succeed in their mission, then find themselves hanging about in space and waving at the International Space Station crew, who wonder if they're Minions. No, they aren't, but they're (say this part in Dom Toretto's deep voice) family.

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