Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley

Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ),English ( Subtitles ),French ( Subtitles ),Spanish ( Subtitles ),WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Music Video, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s),SYNOPSIS: Spanish TV personality Santiago Segura (Day of the Beast), director of award-winning short films, made his feature directorial debut with this comedy thriller. Crude ex-cop Torrente (Segura) befriends nerdy Rafi (Javier Camara) so he can get to Rafi's nympho cousin Amparito (Neus Asensi). Although Torrente's father (Tony Leblanc) can walk, Torrente has him out begging daily from a wheelchair. When his father almost dies after eating, Torrente deduces that heroin is being trafficked through a Chinese restaurant. Gathering Rafi's friends for a drug bust, Torrente senses an opportunity to get back on the glory road. Filmed in a poor neighborhood of Madrid.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Goya Awards, Product Description

Segura at his best!

You may have probably heard about Santiago Segura from his roles in The Girl of Your Dreams; Dying of Laughter; or Masterpiece; but his creation of Torrente has to be by far his best. I was introduced to Torrente when I visited a cousin in Madrid. He was a film student in Finland and I asked for him to put the funniest movie I could watch. Without hesitation he reached for Torrente. We were laughing so hard we woke up my anut and uncle. He was laughing just as hard as me, and he had probably seen it more than ten times. This is the kind of movie it is. You can't believe the guy is saying or doing the things shown on screen. This is by far the funniest movie of all time!!! October 4, 2005

Torrente - The Myth

This is the first entry in the series. Torrente 2 is already there and Torrente 3 will come out this Fall 2005 worldwide.
What can I say it hasn't been said already? Torrente 1 was the biggest money making picture in its day in Spain. So it was Torrente 2... and Torrente 3 will also probably do it again. Its dialogues have become vox populi... The author, Santiago Segura, an icon... Why? Check this movie out. It goes where no movie has gone before. And if your player can not read Zone 2, use your computer or buy a new DVD player. It's worth it. August 2, 2005

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