Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (1998)

Director:

Santiago Segura

Writer:

Santiago Segura (writer)

Release Date:

13 March 1998 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Ahora que pensabas que el cine español empezaba a mejorar...

Plot:

José Luis Torrente, a former policeman fights against the oriental mafia in Madrid.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Parody | Local Blockbuster

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Santiago Segura	...	José Luis Torrente
Javier Cámara	...	Rafi
Neus Asensi	...	Amparito
Chus Lampreave	...	Reme
Tony Leblanc	...	Felipe Torrente
Julio Sanjuán	...	Malaguita
Jimmy Barnatán	...	Toneti (as Jaime Barnatán)
Darío Paso	...	Bombilla
Carlos Perea	...	Carlitos
Manuel Manquiña	...	El Francés
Espartaco Santoni	...	Mendoza
Antonio de la Torre	...	Rodrigo
Javier Jurdao	...	Israel
Carlos Bardem	...	Cayetano
César Vea	...	Borja

Also Known As:

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (Australia) (cable TV title)
Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Chile:18 | France:U | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Leganés, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL)

Quotes:

Rafi: [into the mirror] You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Una de zombis (2003)

Soundtrack:

Será el amor

An absolute blast!

Jaw-droppingly hilarious from beginning to end, the brilliant Santiago Segura delivers one of the funniest films ever made about an unbelievably likable racist, homophobic, misogynistic, gloriously non-PC, ex-cop.

You really have to see it to truly appreciate its unique sense of lusty invention and bravura staging.

Segura's Torrente is a filthy, fat bastard who partners with an insufferable nerd to crack a drug smuggling operation. But the plot merely provides Segura with a framework for his non-stop barrage of brilliant gags and set pieces.

Torrente's attempt to seduce his nerd partner's slutty sister is hilarious, as are Torrente's off-the-cuff comments about all women wanting it up the rear and his lecture on how washing your hands before you take a leak shows greater respect for your penis.

There are so many gems in this movie it's impossible to catalog them all. Another corker, which occurs near the film's climax, has the kidnapped slut sister dropping to her knees to enthusiastically fellate her captor. When the nerd expresses concern that his sister is being "forced" to have oral sex, Torrente quips: "I don't think she's being forced too hard."

The sequel, while still very funny, doesn't have the rough, crude edge of the original.

Sublime!