Product Details

• Actors: Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave, Jaime Barnatán
• Directors: Santiago Segura
• Producers: Torrente 1: The Stupid Arm Of The Law ( Torrente 1: El brazo tonto de la ley ) ( Torrente One ), Torrente 1: The Stupid Arm Of The Law, Torrente 1: El brazo tonto de la ley, Torrente One
• Format: NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Warner
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AAGZC2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,153 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley [Region 2]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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 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, ...Torrente 1: The Stupid Arm Of The Law ( Torrente 1: El brazo tonto de la ley ) ( Torrente One )

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Segura at his best!, October 4, 2005

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Charles E. Vilaro "Eddie" (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley [Region 2] (DVD)

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!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, incorrect, horrible and hillarious, August 9, 2010

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Gisli Jokull Gislason "Jokull" (Iceland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley [Region 2] (DVD)

Racist, sexist, politically incorrect and hillarious. You almost feel bad about laughing at some of the jokes but they have to be seen to believe. Segura plays the anti-hero in a better role that has been before or since. He even forces his ailing father to beg in the streets and steals the offerings at the end of the day. Their apartment is also the only one I have seen in a movie that you can almost smell it is so dirty. No Hoolywood throw around a few clothes but convincingly done. Segura is the guy you love to hate and if your humor is dark enough you will be laughing all the way through.

First in a triology this is by far the best and certainly worth a multiple viewings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Torrente - The Myth, August 2, 2005

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F. Torrente Maldonado (Madrid) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley [Region 2] (DVD)

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.