Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
Original title: Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley
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José Luis Torrente, a former policeman fights against the oriental mafia in Madrid.José Luis Torrente, a former policeman fights against the oriental mafia in Madrid.José Luis Torrente, a former policeman fights against the oriental mafia in Madrid.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
Jimmy Barnatán
- Toneti
- (as Jaime Barnatán)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaSantiago Segura has claimed that the inspiration for this movie was Cobra (1986), that he conceived as a parody of the 80s action movies. In fact, the own title is a spoof of Stallone's movie, since then in Spain Cobra was titled as "Cobra, el brazo fuerte de la ley" (Cobra, the strong arm of the law).
- GoofsTorrente's father name is Felipe, but Torrente's ID says that he's son of Antonio.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella (2001)
- SoundtracksApatrullando la ciudad
Written by Santiago Segura
Canciones del Mundo/Warner Chappell Music
Performed by El Fary
Courtesy of B.M.G. Ariola
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Being Spanish as I am I find this movie amazingly funny (i've watched it a million times :P). But I must admit it might not be as funny for everyone, if you're not Spanish you'll probably find it quite stupid and boring, why? Because many of the jokes are referred to things everyone in Spain knows about but people from other parts of the world don't, some of the characters are quite... infamous in Spain and that makes them funny... and many other details as these. Torrente is something of a Spanish Homer Simpson / Peter Griffin, and everyone finds those characters funny because everyone knows quite a lot about the US and American celebrities, but with Spain... I'd say not.
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- Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law
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- €1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998) officially released in India in English?
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