Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (Spanish: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley)[1][n. 1] is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy film written and directed by Santiago Segura, who stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police agent.[2] Characterized by its deliberately cartoonish humor, it proved to be a massive box office hit, and Torrente became part of Spanish contemporary popular culture.
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Spanish | Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley |
Directed by | Santiago Segura |
Written by | Santiago Segura |
Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
Starring | Santiago Segura Javier Cámara Neus Asensi Chus Lampreave Tony Leblanc |
Cinematography | Carles Gusi |
Edited by | Fidel Collados |
Music by | Roque Baños |
Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films de España |
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Running time | 97 min. |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | 280 million ₧ |
Box office | 1,500 million ₧ |
This film won two Goya Awards and it became the highest-grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema, later surpassed by its sequel, (Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella). It also launched the Torrente film series by Santiago Segura, who directed the sequel, the third (Torrente 3: El protector), the fourth (Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis) and fifth (Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas) films. The last two were shot in stereoscopic 3D.