Torque (2004)

A biker returns from Thailand to set things straight with his girlfriend. One gang leader wants him for delivery of 2 motorbikes filled with crystal meth and another gang leader wants him for murdering his brother.

Director:

Joseph Kahn

Writer:

Matt Johnson

Stars:

Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Ashker	...	Yellow Car Driver
Max Beesley	...	Luther
Dane Cook	...	Neil Luff
Ice Cube	...	Trey
John Doe	...	Sheriff Barnes
Gichi Gamba	...	Nomo
Lance Gilbert	...	18 Wheeler Driver
Martin Henderson	...	Ford
Jay Hernandez	...	Dalton
Will Yun Lee	...	Val
Faizon Love	...	Sonny
Justina Machado	...	Henderson
Monet Mazur	...	Shane
Hayden McFarland	...	Kid
Christina Milian	...	Nina

Storyline

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), leader of the most feared biker gang in the country. Ford is now on the run trying to clear his name from the murder with Trey and his gang looking for his blood.

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle stunt | time bomb | murder | on the run | surveillance footage | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Furia en dos ruedas

Filming Locations:

Blythe, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,442,203, 18 January 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$21,215,059

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,546,197

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie makes fun of the Fast and furious franchise. In the opening a street sign spins , and says "Cars suck". Later on in the movie Ford says the line "I live my life a quarter mile at a time".That is the same line Dominic terretto says in the first Fast and Furious movie. To which Shane replies " That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard".

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Goofs

In the scene where Ford and Trey are riding along the top of the train, the shadows of the train repeatedly switch from the right to left side and back again.

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Quotes

Cary Ford: I just jumed my bike onto the roof of a moving train. It's amazing what you can do when you have no choice.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits cast shadows on the landscape.

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Alternate Versions

Various changes were made to secure a PG-13 rating (for example, the head through the car window; the re-dubbed line, "You were always a punk"). These changes exist in every released version of the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)

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Soundtracks

Lapdance
Written by Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Gene Thornton
Performed by N.E.R.D.
Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

a movie that looks like a motorcycle video game

This movie was made because of the success of the Fast and the Furious. But in this they decided to use fast motorcycles instead of cars. A can't miss, right! What were the producers thinking when they decided to spend 40 million on this? The extremely thin plot revolves around our "hero", Ford, who is set up for a murder by the bad guy. The guy killed is the brother of our anti"hero", Trey, who of course isn't so bad after all. Then there is a twist involving the FBI cop, but if you couldn't see it coming a mile away, then this is your first movie.

There were many outrageous stunts in this. OK, I could get past two guys jumping a ramp onto a moving train and then driving through the train cars. And racing through a bunch of trees without getting killed. And I can even get past the ridiculous fight on motorcycles between the two girls. But the last 15 minutes where it looked like a video game was too much. It was so silly, them saying this bike could go over 200 mph, and then he does it through crowded city streets. Someone would be dead in seconds from running into something.

But, I must give props to Martin Henderson. He was very hot and I never heard of him before. Hopefully, he'll get more mainstream movie roles because I sure don't mind looking at him for a couple of hours.

FINAL VERDICT: If you like movies with ridiculous stunts, then this one is for you. Also, if you want a good look at a hot new actor, check out Henderson.