Talledega Nights Versus The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Thousands of movies are available, but only a few have such a tremendous appeal to today's youth. "Talladega Nights" has gained much more popularity than "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift".

"Talladega Nights" focuses on the life of fictional NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby and his friend Cal Naughton Jr. Their special catch phrase is "Shake "n" Bake." Ricky's outstanding career is almost ruined when Frenchman Jean Girard leaves Formula One to race in NASCAR.

"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" centers around the life of American teenager, Sean Boswell, who is forced to live with his dad in Tokyo after getting in trouble for streetracing. While in Tokyo, Sean takes up a new kind of racing called drifting.

"Talledega Nights" is mainly a comedy, wheareas "Tokyo Drift"is a more serious action packed movie.

The actors in "Talledega Nights" are mainly Americans but the actors in "Tokyo Drift" are for the most part Japanese or Japanese Americans.

"Talledega Nights" was filmed completely here in America, several times on location at places like Talledega Superspeedway. "Tokyo Drift" was filmed partly in Tokyo but mainly in a Los Angelos Suburb that was outfitted to look like downtown Tokyo.

Both "Talledega Nights" and "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" are good mvoies and are worth seeing. If you like comedy see "Talledega Nights" but if you like car movies or action see "Tokyo Drift."