Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)
Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 37min
- Comedy, Crime
- 13 Mar 1998 (Spain)
- Movie
José Luis Torrente, a former policeman fights against the oriental mafia in Madrid.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 4 nominations.
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| Santiago Segura | ... |
Torrente
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| Javier Cámara | ... |
Rafi
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| Neus Asensi | ... |
Amparito
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| Chus Lampreave | ... |
Reme
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| Tony Leblanc | ... |
Padre
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Julio Sanjuán | ... |
Malaguita
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| Jimmy Barnatán | ... |
Toneti
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Darío Paso | ... |
Bombilla
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Carlos Perea | ... |
Carlitos
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| Manuel Manquiña | ... |
El Francés
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| Espartaco Santoni | ... |
Mendoza
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| Antonio de la Torre | ... |
Rodrigo
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Javier Jurdao | ... |
Israel
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| Carlos Bardem | ... |
Cayetano
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| César Vea | ... |
Borja
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Manuel Tallafé | ... |
El Mudo
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Rosa Zhidán | ... |
Lio-Chi
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Jake Nong | ... |
Wang
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Santiago Barullo | ... |
Moreno
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Luis Cuenca | ... |
Barman
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Nuria Carbonell | ... |
Pili
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Carmen Navarro | ... |
Clienta pescadería
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Cela Ortega | ... |
Estudiante pescadería
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Carlos Lucas | ... |
Liborio
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Sixto Cid | ... |
Colillas
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| Daniel Monzón | ... |
'Freak' ultramarinos
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El Gran Wyoming | ... |
Comisario
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| Cañita Brava | ... |
Antonio
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| Mariola Fuentes | ... |
Milagritos
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| Felipe A. Hita | ... |
Matón 1
(as Felipe Hita)
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José Miguel Gómez | ... |
Matón 2
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Poli Díaz | ... |
Poli Díaz
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Aquilino Gamazo | ... |
Motero billares
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Eva Sklar | ... |
Camarera embarazada
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Olga Lorente | ... |
Otra camarera
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Juan Dakas | ... |
D.J. 'Danch'
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Luis Gutiérrez | ... |
Farrelli
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Fernando Sáez | ... |
Gumo
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Graciano Fernández | ... |
Graziano
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| Javier Bardem | ... |
Sultán (uncredited)
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| Andreu Buenafuente | ... |
Dominguero (uncredited)
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Javier Cansado | ... |
Enfermero (uncredited)
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| Pablo Carbonell | ... |
Médico (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
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Claudio Contreras | ... |
Técnico de laboratorio (uncredited)
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José Coromina | ... |
Obrero leyendo el periódico en el bar de Antonio (uncredited)
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Nuria de la Fuente | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Gabino Diego | ... |
Atracador 2 (uncredited)
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Carlos Faemino | ... |
Enfermero (uncredited)
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Sergio Francisco | ... |
Líder de laboratorio (uncredited)
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Carlos García Berlanga | ... |
Enfermero (uncredited)
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José García Ruiz | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Eduardo Gómez | ... |
Hombre con cartón de cigarrillos en los billares (uncredited)
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Máximo Pradera | ... |
Inspector de policía (uncredited)
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| Jorge Sanz | ... |
Atracador 1 (uncredited)
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Luixy Toledo | ... |
Ramírez (uncredited)
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| Fernando Trueba | ... |
Cura (uncredited)
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Santiago Urrialde | ... |
Policía (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Santiago Segura | ... | (a movie perpetrated by) |
Written by
| Santiago Segura | ... | (a movie perpetrated by) |
Produced by
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | ... | producer |
| Marco Gómez | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Roque Baños | ||
Cinematography by
| Carles Gusi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Fidel Collados | ||
Editorial Department
| David Collados | ... | assistant editor |
| Elsa Fernández | ... | editor trainee |
| Ascen Marchena | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| José Luis Arrizabalaga | ... | (as Arri) |
| Biaffra | ||
| Claudio Contreras | ... | (as Los zombis de Sahuayo) |
Costume Design by
| Lala Huete | ||
Makeup Department
| María Amaro | ... | hair stylist trainee |
| Miguel Sesé Guillot | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Miguel Sesé | ... | makeup artist |
| Natalia Sesé | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Blanca Sánchez | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Ernesto Gillman | ... | assistant production manager trainee |
| Luis Gutiérrez | ... | production manager |
| Juan Carlos Medina | ... | assistant production manager trainee |
| Paloma Molina | ... | assistant production manager |
| Javier Zulueta | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sergio Francisco | ... | assistant director |
| Estefanía Rueda | ... | second assistant director |
| Vicente Vieitez | ... | second second assistant director |
| Falele Ygueravide | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| José Antonio Carmona | ... | construction coordinator (as José A. Carmona) |
| Lierni Izaguirre | ... | property master |
| Maya Malonda | ... | set decorator trainee |
| José María Núñez de Lecea | ... | construction assistant |
| Isolda Patrón-Costas | ... | set decorator trainee |
| Ricardo G. Villalpando | ... | construction assistant |
| Fernando Zoilo | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Manuel Corrales | ... | foley artist |
| Antonio García | ... | sound recordist |
| Carlos Garrido | ... | sound mixer |
| Diego Garrido | ... | sound mixer / sound technician |
| Fabio Huete | ... | boom operator |
| Alex Martínez | ... | copyist |
| Jaume Puig | ... | dolby consultant (as Jaime Puig) |
| Antonio Rodríguez 'Mármol' | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Jose Bullejos | ... | special effects technician (as José Bullejos) |
| David Campos | ... | special effects technician |
| Pau Costa | ... | special effects technician |
| Carlos Laguna | ... | special effects technician |
| Julio Navarro | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Carlos J. Santos | ... | optical |
Stunts
| Silvia Ahijado | ... | stunts |
| Juan Carlos Arellanos | ... | stunts |
| Marina de Mendialdúa | ... | stunts |
| Susana Domínguez | ... | stunts |
| César Fernández | ... | stunts |
| Javier García | ... | stunts |
| Diego Herberg | ... | stunts |
| Fernando Horta | ... | stunts |
| Ricardo de la Torre | ... | stunts |
| Ginés Ladrón de Guevara | ... | stunts |
| Carlos López | ... | stunts |
| Óscar Martín | ... | stunts |
| César Martínez | ... | stunts |
| José Medina | ... | stunts |
| Eduardo Moratilla | ... | stunts |
| Ángel Plana | ... | stunts |
| Juan José Rodríguez | ... | stunts (as Juanjo Rodríguez) |
| Borja Salazar | ... | stunts |
| César Solar | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paola Ardizzoni | ... | still photographer |
| Roberto Cuadrado | ... | electrician |
| Mónica de Pascalis | ... | still photographer |
| Alfredo Díaz | ... | key grip (as Alfredo Díaz Viñas) |
| Javier González | ... | video technician |
| Juan Leiva | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Juan Leyva) |
| Manuel Luque Quero | ... | electrician |
| Javier Merino | ... | electrician (as Francisco Javier Merino) |
| Santiago Millán | ... | electrician / generator operator |
| Jordi Monferrer | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Arcadio Sequeira | ... | gaffer |
| Alfonso Torralbo | ... | electrician |
| Marta V. García | ... | assistant camera |
| Daniel Úbeda | ... | second assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| María Carmen Fernández | ... | seamstress (as Mari Carmen Fernández) |
| Lena Mossum | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Domingo González | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Mario Klemens | ... | conductor |
| Javier Liñán | ... | music coordinator |
| Alex Martínez | ... | assistant music recordist |
| Miroslav Vilímec | ... | musician: concertino |
| José Vinader | ... | mixing engineer / recording engineer |
| Rudolf Wiedermann | ... | music coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Margarita Fernández | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Julián Hernández | ... | driver |
| Juan Pedro Macías | ... | driver |
| Ángel Megino | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Roberto Morón | ... | driver |
| Agustín Ruiz | ... | driver |
| Bernardino Villanueva | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Francisco Amaro | ... | administrator |
| Juan Dakas | ... | press attache / press promotion |
| José Manuel Fernández | ... | accountant |
| Elena Figaredo | ... | production secretary |
| Roberto Guijarro | ... | title designer |
| Margarita Kramer | ... | press attache / press promotion |
| Rubén Liñán | ... | production assistant |
| Miguel Martí | ... | production assistant |
| Antonio Molina | ... | armorer |
| Carlos J. Santos | ... | title designer |
| Eva Sklar | ... | press attache / press promotion |
| Javier Zulueta | ... | stage manager |
Thanks
| Joaquín Andújar | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Alberto Arribas Reyes | ... | thanks |
| José Luis Arrizabalaga | ... | the director wishes to thank (as 'Los Morgens') |
| Javier Bardem | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Biaffra | ... | the director wishes to thank (as 'Los Morgens') |
| Pablo Blanco | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Andreu Buenafuente | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Javier Cansado | ... | the director wishes to thank (as Cansado) |
| Pablo Carbonell | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Álex de la Iglesia | ... | the director wishes to thank (as a different name) |
| Guillermo del Toro | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Gabino Diego | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Agustín Díaz Yanes | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Amaya Díez | ... | the director wishes to thank (as Fany) |
| El Gran Wyoming | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Carlos Faemino | ... | the director wishes to thank (as Faemino) |
| Carlos García Berlanga | ... | the director wishes to thank (as Carlos Berlanga) |
| Julio Gómez | ... | thanks |
| Julián Mateos | ... | thanks |
| Daniel Monzón | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Mariano Ozores | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| López Pascual | ... | thanks |
| Pichi | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Máximo Pradera | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Jorge Sanz | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Luixy Toledo | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| David Trueba | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Fernando Trueba | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Santiago Urrialde | ... | the director wishes to thank |
Production Companies
- Rocabruno S.A.
- Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL) (with the participation of)
- Vía Digital (with the collaboration of)
Distributors
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de España (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Anolis Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Epcott (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
- Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Lolafilms Distribución (1998) (Spain) (DVD)
- Music Box Films (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Prooptiki (Greece)
- SND Films (France)
- Star Entertainment (2015) (India)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Efe-X (special effects)
Other Companies
- 2001 (extras casting)
- Caser (insurance)
- Cinearte (editing facilities)
- Cinearte (sound facilities)
- Cámara Rent Internacional S.A. (cameras)
- Escuela de Especialistas Ángel Plana (stunts)
- I.C.T. (electric equipment)
- Iberalp (magnetic material)
- Legiscine (agency)
- Orquesta de la Ciudad de Praga (music performer)
- Rafael Hosteleria Internacional (catering)
- Segurservi (security)
- Sincronía (score mixing studio)
- Smécky Studios (score recording studio)
- Ángel Megino (transportation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Torrente is a lazy, rude, alcoholic, sexist, racist, extreme-right-wing Madrid cop, a despicable character who only cares about himself. He lives in a decrepit slum with his wheelchair-bound father, whom he treats quite badly. One day, a new family of neighbors move in, and the sexy younger daughter Amparito catches his eye, so he befriends her nerdy brother Rafi to get closer to her. At the same time, he discovers that a band of drug traffickers are operating in a nearby Chinese restaurant; he knows that if he cracks this case, he could regain the status he lost within the police department; but the only people he can count on to help him are Rafi and his equally-nerdy friends.
Written by Pablo Montoya |
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| Taglines | When you thought that Spanish cinema was improving See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR1,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Spain | EUR800,000, 12 Mar 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Santiago Segura has claimed that the inspiration for this movie was Cobra (1986), that he conceived as a parody of the 80s action movies. In fact, the own title is a spoof of Stallone's movie, since then in Spain Cobra was titled as "Cobra, el brazo fuerte de la ley" (Cobra, the strong arm of the law). See more » |
| Goofs | Torrente's father name is Felipe, but Torrente's ID says that he's son of Antonio. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Apatrullando la ciudad See more » |
| Quotes |
Rafi:
[into the mirror]
You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? See more » |