‘Rooster Teeth’ Takes A Lighthearted Look At Dom’s New Job After His ‘Fast And The Furious’ Days

It was recently revealed that actor Vin Diesel only got the job playing Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furious franchise because Timothy Olyphant turned down the role. While we could all speculate how the increasingly over-the-top series would’ve turned out with the star of Justified in the mix, the online comedy powerhouse Rooster Teeth celebrates the release of The Fate of the Furious by looking at what Dominic’s life after stealing cars and racing submarines would look like… as an Uber Driver.

The clip, titled Fast and Furious 8: Dom Drives For Uber, expertly parodies the films clenched-teeth, edge-of-your seat action, mixed with all the typically humdrum realities of driving strangers around town. While there’s still plenty of high-octane gunfights (with Lyft drivers, naturally) not to mention some gravelly, Toretto-esque one-liners, it does slow down just enough at one point so it can carefully illustrate how to successfully pull off a three-point turn.

It also manages to skewer the company itself, who has spent years mired in bad PR, embattled leadership, and seemingly endless lawsuits — all from a company that would likely hire a guy like Dominic Toretto due to their virtually nonexistent background checks. All this and they manage to work in a pretty good Paul Walker joke, too.