Torque (2004)

Director:

Joseph Kahn

Writer (WGA):

Matt Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey (Ice Cube)...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | On The Run | Spit In The Face | Bullet Time | Roadblock

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Martin Henderson	...	Cary Ford
Ice Cube	...	Trey
Monet Mazur	...	Shane
Adam Scott	...	FBI Agent McPherson
Matt Schulze	...	Henry James
Will Yun Lee	...	Val
Jaime Pressly	...	China
Max Beesley	...	Luther
Christina Milian	...	Nina
Jay Hernandez	...	Dalton
Faizon Love	...	Sonny
Fredro Starr	...	Junior Wallace
Justina Machado	...	FBI Agent Henderson
John Doe	...	Sheriff Barnes
John Ashker	...	Yellow Car Driver
Dane Cook	...	Neil Luff
Gichi Gamba	...	Nomo
Lance Gilbert	...	18 Wheeler Driver
Hayden McFarland	...	Ko
Kinga Philipps	...	Neal Luff's Girlfriend
Nichole Galicia	...	Mikisha (as Nichole Mercedes Robinson)
Harry Anthony Shelley	...	Officer Frank (as Harry Shelley)
Tina Shelley	...	Reporter
Eddie Steeples	...	Rasan
Scott Waugh	...	Red Car Driver
Tony Wilde	...	Store Clerk Dude
Jim Cody Williams	...	Earl
Jerry Winsett	...	Farmer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erik Betts	...	Club Biker #9 (uncredited)
Jennifer Elizabeth	...	(unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Adam Harrington	...	Cop (uncredited)
Jesse James	...	Customer (uncredited)
Joseph Kahn	...	Passenger in Train (uncredited)
Jacob Lavin	...	Delivery Guy (uncredited)
Lill Micke	...	Bus Driver (uncredited)
Monster Magnet	...	Band playing at Club (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Motorcycle Rider (uncredited)
Matt Murdock	...	Hellion Gang Member (uncredited)
Lene Pedersen	...	Biker Girl (uncredited)
Nahisha Pettit	...	Biker girl (uncredited)
Timothy Prindle	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Rachelle Roderick	...	Hellion (uncredited)
Deidra Sarego	...	Club Girl (uncredited)
Roddy Schaef	...	Motorcycle Gang Member (uncredited)
Zakk Wylde	...	Band member (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph Kahn

Writing credits (WGA)
Matt Johnson		(written by)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Graham Burke	....	executive producer
Dan Lin	....	development executive
Brad Luff	....	producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
Narween Otto	....	associate producer
Michael I. Rachmil	....	executive producer (as Mike Rachmil)
Greg Tharp	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Peter Levy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Blackburn
Howard E. Smith

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Peter J. Hampton

Art Direction by
James Shanahan

Set Decoration by
Rand Sagers

Costume Design by
Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department
Merribelle Anderson	....	hair stylist (as Merribelle A. Anderson)
Barney Burman	....	special makeup effects artist: reshoots
Kathleen Crawford	....	makeup department head
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	makeup artist
Debra Denson	....	hair stylist: Ice Cube
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Ice Cube
Dena Fayne	....	hair stylist
Dugg Kirkpatrick	....	key hair stylist
Melissa Rogers	....	makeup artist
Rick Sharp	....	makeup artist
Ron Snyder	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager
Sean Wimmer	....	post-production supervisor
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Danton	....	first assistant director
Gary Davis	....	second unit director
Timothy Grant Engle	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Lance Gilbert	....	second unit director
John Hockridge	....	first assistant director: second unit
Joseph J. Kontra	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Joe Kontra)
Bradley Morris	....	second second assistant director
Eric Sherman	....	second second assistant director
Ken Wada	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jeffrey Bellamy	....	property master
Jeffrey Bellamy	....	property master: second unit
Mike Blaze	....	property master
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction foreman
Paul J. Campanella	....	stand-by painter
Stan Cockerell	....	assistant property master
Janna Crawford	....	prop buyer/assistant decorator
Paul Ecker	....	master signwriter
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	general foreman
Joey Genitempo	....	paint foreman
Serge Genitempo	....	head paint foreman
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	head paint foreman
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Peter Jameson	....	construction mill foreman
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser
Maureen Kropf	....	lead scenic: additional photography
Leslie Lawson	....	painter
Sean Lyons	....	second painter
Melanie Mahoney	....	painter
Mike Malone	....	on-set dresser
Brian Murray	....	concept artist
Dan Pemberton	....	construction coordinator: additional photography
Tracy Wood	....	painter
Jonathan Woods	....	storyboard artist
Elizabeth Colomba	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Lee Ross	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
John Zivelonghi	....	model maker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	first assistant sound editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Brian Best	....	sound effects editor
Thomas C. Brewer	....	sound effects editor
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael Casper)
Paul Curtis	....	sound editor
Paul Curtis	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Paul M. Curtis)
Marc Deschaine	....	assistant adr editor
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Tim Gedemer	....	additional sound designer
Tim Gedemer	....	supervising sound editor
Thomas Giordano	....	communication technician
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	sound
Angela Hackner	....	sound recordist
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound effects editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dan Leahy)
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Jason Matthews	....	sound editing production assistant
Steve Nelson	....	sound effects editor (as Steve F. Nelson)
David M. Ronne	....	production sound mixer
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer
Ann Scibelli	....	sound effects editor
Kim Secrist	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Stambler	....	sound designer
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Lisa Varetakis	....	foley editor
Tim Walston	....	additional sound designer
Wade Wilson	....	sound designer
Wade Wilson	....	sound effects editor
Richard E. Yawn	....	sound effects editor (as Richard Yawn)
Richard E. Yawn	....	sound effects recordist
Annie Zail	....	assistant sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Carl D. Ware	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
James Bomalick	....	special effects technician
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician
John C. Carlucci	....	special effects technician
Bruce Y. Kuroyama	....	second unit on set key foreman
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects director (as Mike Meinardus)
Ian O'Connor	....	special effects: reshoots
James Ochoa	....	special effects
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects foreman
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects general foreman

Visual Effects by
David Wallace Allen	....	visual effects supervisor: TeamWorks Digital
Steve Arguello	....	digital artist
Levi Asay	....	digital I/O: Colorado FX
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording supervisor: Cinesite Hollywood
Cheryl Bainum	....	executive producer: HATCH
Jamie Baxter	....	digital compositor
Jeff Beattie	....	visual effects editor
Lyse Beck	....	digital compositor: Colorado FX
Mike Bozulich	....	digital effects artist: CafeFX
Jeremy F. Butler	....	animator
Cari Chadwick	....	digital artist
Jerome Cheng	....	designer: Colorado FX
Jeremy Cho	....	digital effects artist
James Coulter	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
David Crawford	....	compositor
Jason Crosby	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Dominic Daigle	....	digital artist: HATCH
Clay Dale	....	visual effects
Andy Davis	....	digital compositor: Hydraulx
Domenic DiGiorgio	....	visual effects supervisor: ComputerCafe
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Leif Einarsson	....	character animator
Deak Ferrand	....	senior matte painter/designer: HATCH
Mike Fischer	....	digital artist
George Fitz	....	digital compositor: Colorado FX
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
Tyler Foell	....	digital effects supervisor
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title Digital
Derry Frost	....	director of production: Amalgamated Pixels
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Claire Gerety-Mott	....	visual effects assistant
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension (as Benoit 'Ben' Girard)
Jeff Goldman	....	digital effects supervisor: CafeFX
Tami Goldsmith	....	visual effects producer: Colorado FX
Mitch Goldstrom	....	senior systems administrator: Digiscope
Brien Goodrich	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
John Grower	....	digital effects artist
Martin Hall	....	compositor
Clark Harding	....	visual production assistant
Mike Hardison	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
Jason Hill	....	digital compositor
Michael F. Hoover	....	digital artist
Oliver Hotz	....	computer graphics supervisor: Colorado FX
Oliver Hotz	....	digital artist: Colorado FX
Peter Hunt	....	visual effects: CafeFX
Les G. Jones	....	visual effects producer: Colorado FX
Brad Kalinoski	....	digital compositor
Brad Kalinoski	....	digital effects artist
Patrick Keenan	....	digital artist: Pacific Title Digital
Paul Kirsch	....	digital compositor: Colorado FX
Bill Kunin	....	lead Inferno artist
Kenneth Kurras	....	visual effects
Ken Lam	....	digital compositor
Kim Lavery	....	in house visual effects producer: Hydraulx
Don Lee	....	digital compositor
Erik Liles	....	Inferno artist
Adam Lisagor	....	visual effects coordinator
David Lo	....	digital artist: Colorado FX
Dave Lockwood	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
John R. McConnell	....	2D Compositor: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Jason Meier	....	3D animator
Rob Meyers	....	digital compositor
Scott Michelson	....	visual effects executive producer
Eric Mises-Rosenfeld	....	digital effects supervisor
Justin Mitchell	....	digital effects artist
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Michael Morreale	....	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Terry Naas	....	digital artist
Greg Nelson	....	digital compositor
Josh Novak	....	lead compositor: main title sequence
Jeremy Oddo	....	visual effects
Jeff Olm	....	Inferno artist
Akira Orikasa	....	digital artist: CafeFX
Jose A. Ortiz Jr.	....	designer/animator/compositor: main titles
Phillip Palousek	....	visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Rod Park	....	visual effects producer: Digiscope
Chris Payne	....	compositor
Janet Quen	....	digital effects compositor
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects producer: Hatch
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: Digiscope
Andrew Roberts	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Andrew Rocha	....	digital I/O: Colorado FX
Andrew Romine	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Dave Sarbell	....	digital effects artist
Neal Sopata	....	digital artist
Mark G. Soper	....	visual effects producer
Rony Soussan	....	digital artist: Colorado FX
Marion Spates	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Colin Strause	....	3D supervisor: Hydraulx
Greg Strause	....	visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx
Rina Strause	....	3D supervisor: Hydraulx
Kevin Struckman	....	CG artist: Pixel Magic
Renée Tymn	....	Inferno artist: Hydraulx (as Renee Chamblin)
Gabriel Vargas	....	digital artist
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (as Juan Vargas)
Leandro Visconti	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Chris Wells	....	3D artist
Byron Werner	....	digital rotoscope: Colorado FX
Edson Williams	....	Inferno artist
Mark Wilson	....	digital artist: Colorado FX
Yoshiya Yamada	....	modelling supervisor: Hydraulx
Victor Grant	....	digital effects artist: CafeFX (uncredited)
Toby Newell	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Eliza Pelham Randall	....	visual effects executive producer: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Stunts
Minerva Adams	....	stunt double
John Ashker	....	stunt driver
Tj Austin	....	motorcycle stunts
Dean Bailey	....	utility stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Ellingson Benjamin	....	stunt double
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunt double: Jaime Pressly
Erik Betts	....	stunt double: Ice Cube
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Todd Bryant	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Matt Byrne	....	utility stunts
Terri Cadiente	....	utility stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunt driver
Clay Cullen	....	motorcycle stunts
Dale DaBone	....	stunt double
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Shauna Duggins	....	stunt double: Monet Mazur
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunt double: Monet Mazur
Clete Francis	....	stunt performer
J.C. Gibbs	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunt driver
Regis Harrington	....	stunt double
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Zac Henry	....	stunts
Jermaine Holt	....	stunt performer (as Jermaine Tamaze Holt)
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double: Monique
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Robert Keller	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Horace Knight	....	stunt double: Eddie Steepes
Samuel Le	....	stunt double
Christopher Leps	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt double: Ice Cube
Mike Massa	....	stunt double
Tom McComas	....	stunt double
Dustin Meier	....	stunt driver
Rick Miller	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	utility stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Chris O'Hara	....	utility stunts
Ho-Sung Pak	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunt double
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Len Richard	....	stunts
Samuel Ringoir	....	motorcycle stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt double: Martin Henderson
Kym Stys	....	stunts
Nancy Thurston	....	stunt double
Gary Toy	....	stunts
Ryan Watson	....	fight choreography
Ryan Watson	....	stunts
Scott Waugh	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunt double: Jamie Pressly (uncredited)
Sherry Leigh	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Krista Lewis	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Michael Li	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Bill Willens	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Addiego	....	crane operator: second unit
Ross Addiego	....	dolly grip: second unit
Dana Baker	....	rigging key grip
Chris Bangma	....	technician: Libra remote head
David Berryman	....	assistant camera
Joe Buscaglia	....	additional first assistant camera
Shane Buttle	....	set lighting technician
Michael Cassidy	....	first assistant camera: second unit
George M. Chappell	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Colicci	....	assistant camera
Chris Cuevas	....	second assistant camera
Kelly Cummins	....	camera loader
D.R. Curtis	....	set lighting technician
Rick Davidson	....	Steadicam operator
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: additional photography
Eric M. Davis	....	lighting technician
Michael Dronge	....	key grip: second unit
Michael Eaton	....	camera operator: second unit
Michael Eaton	....	first assistant camera
David Feldbaum	....	sparrow head technician: second unit
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
David J. Frederick	....	director of photography: splinter unit
Illya Friedman	....	camera operator: digital camera
David Gasperik	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Rick Harris	....	best boy rigging grip
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Joe Hill	....	rigging grip
Dennys Ilic	....	special photographer
Troye Jenkins	....	documentary camera operator
James Jermyn	....	second assistant camera
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Keith Jordan	....	Steadicam operator
Daniel Kauahi	....	grip: second unit
Didier Koskas	....	key grip
Giovani Lampassi	....	chief lighting technician
Jonathan Leary	....	grip
Josh Levy	....	video assist operator
Mark A. Lindsay	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
John T. Martin	....	key grip: vfx unit
Ken Metz	....	grip
Dan Ming	....	first assistant camera
Gary Molyneux	....	grip
Andrew Osborne	....	assistant camera
David Presley	....	video assist operator
Christopher Probst	....	director of photography: additional photography, second unit
Jason Rez	....	grip
Brad Rushing	....	director of photography: second unit
Chuck Sorensen	....	rigging electrician
John Spezzano	....	dolly grip
Jorge Sánchez	....	first assistant camera
Daniel E. Teaze	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera, second unit
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist operator: second unit
Michael J. Walker	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Jerald L. Wilson	....	rigging best boy
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Peter N. Green	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Santiago Yniguez	....	sparrow head technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Chris Gray	....	extras casting
Scott D. Moore	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Gail Bixby	....	set costumer
Nancy Collini	....	costumer
Tangi Crawford	....	assistant costume designer
Danna Edwards	....	set costumer
Roger J. Forker	....	costumer
Patrick Guzzo	....	costumer
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer
Chandra Moore	....	costume ager
Stanley Moore	....	set costumer
Kara Owens	....	wardrobe assistant
Carlos Rosario	....	costume illustrator
Faye Sevilla	....	key set costumer
Douglas J. Stewart	....	textile artist

Editorial Department
Andi Kasen Bergman	....	assistant editor
Paul Bronkar	....	colorist (as Paul R. Bronkar)
Paul Bronkar	....	supervising digital intermediate colorist
Seth Clark	....	assistant editor
Mindy Elliott	....	assistant editor
Sara Hyoun	....	assistant editor
Christopher Reichel	....	digital conform editor: Company 3
Erik Rogers	....	digital intermediate producer
Mark T. Osborne	....	additional colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Gordon Fordyce	....	assistant music editor
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Paul Linford	....	composer: additional music
Paul Linford	....	score mixer
Joey Moi	....	soundtrack producer
Shie Rozow	....	assistant music editor
Randy Staub	....	music mixer
Jeanette Surga	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Michael Antunez	....	transportation coordinator
Gina August	....	driver
Daniel Dowling	....	transportation
Michael Forte	....	transportation captain: second unit
Steve Garcia	....	transportation co-captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Steve Humphrey	....	picture car coordinator
Rock LeRoy	....	transportation
Anthony J. Mignano	....	driver
Irv Press	....	driver
John Siedenburg	....	transportation

Other crew
Chris Abel	....	assistant: Mr. Kahn
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach: Mr: Martin Henderson
Angela Athayde	....	additional production assistant
Erik Betts	....	assistant fight choreographer
Gina Blaser	....	assistant: Mr. Rachmil
Billy Bonifield	....	production coordinator: second unit
Kim Brener	....	production assistant
Russell Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz (as Russ Brown)
Elizabeth Buraglio	....	assistant: Mr. Luff
Robert Cannon	....	production assistant
Darrin Clubb	....	foreman
Mike Currie	....	set production assistant
Linda DaSilva	....	assistant production coordinator
Paulette Dauber	....	unit publicist
Cris De Arce	....	production assistant
William M. DeLuca	....	mechanic
Brian Ellerd	....	set production assistant
Veloz Gomez	....	production assistant
Thomas L. Gunderson	....	animal trainer (as Thomas Gunderson)
Todd Hansen	....	set production assistant
Jennifer S. Jackson	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Jennifer Helmuth)
Erin Kane	....	set production assistant
Krystine Karns	....	production secretary
Gavin Kleintop	....	production assistant
Amanda Ladd	....	second payroll accountant
Mike E. Landau	....	production assistant
Jeff Lane	....	production assistant
James Lin	....	location scout
Darrin Lipscomb	....	assistant location manager
Sandy Lizaola-Hernandez	....	second assistant accountant
Matthew J. Lynch	....	production assistant
Lance Mancuso	....	second unit medic
John McKey	....	production assistant
Julie McKinnon	....	stand-in
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor
Helen Medrano	....	first assistant accountant (as Helen Ruiz)
Chetan D. Mehta	....	third assistant accountant
Ravi D. Mehta	....	production accountant
Jessica Meier	....	additional set production assistant
Mike Mekash	....	tattoo artist
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager
Patrick Mignano	....	location manager
Rana Morrison	....	location aide
Stevie Nelson	....	key assistant location manager
Kris Olson	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Michael Phillips	....	production assistant
Alex Reveliotty	....	production assistant
Brad Robinson	....	production assistant: second unit
Milissa Russo	....	assistant: Mr. Kahn
Janell M. Sammelman	....	key set production assistant
Alexa Sheehan	....	additional set production assistant (as Alexa Motley)
Nicolas Stern	....	production coordinator
Kym Stys	....	set production assistant
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Claire Thorne	....	production assistant
Emily Thorne	....	production assistant
Tano Tropia	....	location manager
Lisa Womble	....	production assistant
Tomoko Yamamoto	....	assistant accountant
Aaron G. York	....	head technician: Libra
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Neil Clark	....	computer graphic artist (uncredited)
Arif S. Kinchen	....	additional voice-over (uncredited)
Elise Mazanek	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Original Film

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Veronica (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Hydraulx (visual effects)
• Computer Cafe, The (digital effects) (as Computercafe)
• Teamworks Digital (pre-visualization and visual effects)
• Digiscope (visual effects)
• Colorado FX (visual effects)
• Pacific Title Digital (visual effects)
• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Digital Dimension (visual effects)
• Kayak Productions (visual effects)
• Hatch Production (matte paintings)
• CafeFX

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Bondelli Precision Driving Team  stunt driving
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting (as D. Bassett & Associates)
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Doggicam Systems  BodyMount provided by
• Filmtools  expendables
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Picture Mill, The  title design
• SoundStorm  sound post-production
• Technicolor  color timing
• The Jacaranda Room  score recorded and mixed at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality, language and drug references

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | South Korea:15 | France:-12 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 | Sweden:11 | Spain:12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Blythe, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Paris Hilton auditioned for the role of China while casting calls were being held in 2002.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ice Cube is seen on his own bike on the highway chase seen when Ford and Shane are in the car. The problem is, Ice Cube's bike has already been destroyed by the train and he is suppose to be riding Ford's bike.

Quotes:

Cary Ford:[referring to Henry, after Henry rides off with his drugs] I gotta get that bike.
Shane:[referring to China] I gotta get that bitch.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Detention (2011)

Soundtrack:

Fire and Flame

C'mon, it's a B-movie! Lighten up! (***)

A lot of people think that I love the "Charlie's Angels" movies because I think they're "so bad, they're good", when that's actually not true. On the contrary, I think they are pretty smart (especially in the precise way they constantly reference pop culture in clever and heartfelt ways). And yes, they are totally silly and unrealistic and goofy, but what I like about that is that it's completely intentional (which is what most people don't get, and is so obvious to me).

"Torque", on the other hand, is a perfect example of a movie that is TRULY so bad, it's good. Or at least enjoyable in a surreal, lunatic sort of way. This movie seriously doesn't have a brain in its head.

In every sense a B-movie, it most resembles those gleefully exploitive, low-budget movies that Roger Corman and Russ Meyer made decades ago, where biker gangs did battle with their switchblade-toting girlfriends at their side. And it's every bit as silly as it sounds, which could be either good news or bad news for you, depending on what kind of filmgoer you are.

Personally, I knew it was crap the whole time, but still had a blast watching it. The story is ridiculous and the dialogue is ludicrous (these characters exist in a world where when a girl says "Nice bike", the guy says "Nice a**" and she LIKES it). But I cannot fully resist a movie in which two improbably beautiful biker chicks stare each other down on their bikes in a photogenic, deserted alleyway (both of them in front of huge product logos, for extra giggles), one of them yells "Bring it on, b****!", the other whips out a switchblade, and then they charge! As a classic B-movie enthusiast, I offer no apologies for having fun watching a scene like that.

It's really not all bad, either. Martin Henderson and Monet Mazur have some genuinely nice and tender scenes together, and the great, color-conscious cinematography makes everything look so shiny you could eat off the screen. Jamie Pressly is an absolute hoot as the evil biker chick, and Adam Scott scores some laughs as a conceited F.B.I. agent.

Also, several of the action scenes are pretty amazing, once you get over the idea that this movie is obviously not taking place on planet Earth, but rather some video game universe or a 12 year-old's dream.

I wish Ice Cube was off doing the kinds of good movies he used to make (like "Three Kings", the original "Friday", "Boyz N The Hood", "Higher Learning", "Ghosts Of Mars"...), but he contributes some laughs as one of the heavies here. I do wish he had changed his expression at least once, though. You know the one where he grits his teeth and curls his upper lip so that he look like he hates your guts and steam is about to come out of his ears? That's the one that he has throughout the entire movie.

Basically, I'm not gonna fight for this movie or anything, I realize it's of essentially no value. I'll just say that it made it easy for me to shut off my brain and I enjoyed it, and maybe you will too. I give "Torque" 3 stars the same way I would give "Switchblade Sisters" 3 stars. They're awful and cheesy, but a hell of a lot of fun, and that counts for something, doesn't it?