Summary
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.
Details
Release Date: March 13, 1998
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Original Language: ES
Rating: ⭐ 6.5/10 (285 votes)
Torrente Collection

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most successful box-office film in Spanish film history beating out only the first Torrente film.

Torrente 3: The Protector
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.

Torrente 4: Lethal crisis
The rude, lewd and crude Spanish ex-police officer Torrente finds himself facing jail time. Can he survive a twisted irony that places him where he has put so many others, both guilty and innocent?

Torrente 5
Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.
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Cast

Santiago Segura
José Luis Torrente

Javier Cámara
Rafi

Neus Asensi
Amparito

Chus Lampreave
Reme

Tony Leblanc
Padre

Julio Sanjuán
Malaguita

Jimmy Barnatán
Toneti

Darío Paso
Bombilla

Carlos Perea
Carlitos

Manuel Manquiña
Francés

Espartaco Santoni
Mendoza

Antonio de la Torre
Rodrigo

Javier Jurdao
Israel

Carlos Bardem
Cayetano

César Vea
Borja

Manuel Tallafé
El Mudo

Luis Cuenca
Barman

Nuria Carbonell
Pili

Carmen Navarro
Clienta pescadería

Carlos Lucas
Liborio

Sixto Cid
Colillas

El Gran Wyoming
Comisario

Cañita Brava
Antonio

Mariola Fuentes
Milagritos

Felipe Hita
Matón 1

Poli Díaz
Himself

Aquilino Gamazo
Motero Billares

Gabino Diego
Atracador

Jorge Sanz
Atracador 1

Andreu Buenafuente
Dominguero

Javier Bardem
Sultán

Carlos Faemino
Enfermero

Javier Cansado
Enfermero

Santiago Urrialde
Policía

Carlos García Berlanga
Enfermero (as Carlos Berlanga)

Luixy Toledo
Ramírez (uncredited)

Pablo Carbonell
Médico (scenes deleted) (uncredited)

Nuria De La Fuente
Dancer (uncredited)

José García Ruiz
Waiter (uncredited)


