Torque (film)
2004 film directed by Joseph Kahn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Torque is a 2004 American action film directed by Joseph Kahn (in his feature film directorial debut), written by Matt Johnson and produced by Neal H. Moritz. The film stars Adam Scott, Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Jaime Pressly, Will Yun Lee, Jay Hernandez, Matt Schulze, Max Beesley, Fredro Starr and Christina Milian. The film tells the story of biker Cary Ford (Martin Henderson) and how he discovers some motorcycles filled with crystal meth, he stows them away. But it turns out that villainous gangster Henry James (Matt Schulze) has plans to recover his drugs. James frames Ford for the murder of Junior (Fredro Starr), the brother of Trey (Ice Cube), who heads the Reapers, a notoriously malicious biker gang. Ford goes on the run in an attempt to clear his name, while the FBI and multiple groups of motorcycle-mounted marauders chase after him.
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Directed by | Joseph Kahn |
Written by | Matt Johnson |
Produced by | Brad Luff Neal H. Moritz |
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Cinematography | Peter Levy |
Edited by | David Blackburn Howard E. Smith |
Music by | Trevor Rabin |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million[1] |
Box office | $46.5 million[1] |
Torque was theatrically released on January 16, 2004 in the United States. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $46.5 million worldwide against production budget of $40 million, and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with common criticisms regarding the performances, writing and direction, though the action sequences were singled out for praise. It was nominated for several Taurus Awards for its stunts.