Tagline: Rule the Road!
Torque movie storyline. Biker Cary Ford (Martin Henderson) has returned to his hometown to reunite with his girlfriend Shane (Monet Mazur) and take care of a little unfinished business. When he skipped town months ago, Ford was in possession of several motorcycles belonging to Henry (Matt Schulze), a ruthless drug dealer and leader of the Hellions biker gang.
Now Henry’s putting the squeeze on Ford in an attempt to retrieve the bikes, which have something a little more valuable than gas in their tanks. When Ford is less than willing to cooperate, Henry frames him for the murder of Junior, younger brother of Trey (Ice Cube), fearsome leader of the Reapers motorcycle gang.
With the help of his loyal buddies Dalton (Jay Hernandez) and Val (Will Yun Lee), Ford must outrun an FBI agent (Adam Scott) who’s hot on his trail while eluding both the misinformed Trey, hell-bent on revenge, and the callous Henry, who’s dead-set on getting back what is rightfully his. Racing across the desert in a perilous attempt to prove his innocence and convince Shane that he’s worth a second chance, Ford must outrace his enemies if he wants to clear his name and live to ride another day.
Torque is a 2004 American racing action film directed by Joseph Kahn, in his feature film directing debut, edited by David Blackburn, written by Matt Johnson and produced by Neal H. Moritz, who is known for producing The Fast and the Furious film series. The film stars Adam Scott, Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Jaime Pressly, Will Yun Lee, Jay Hernandez, Max Beesley, Fredro Starr and Christina Milian. The film tells the story of large groups of highly skilled motor racers who participate in underground motorcycle races. The film was mainly inspired by The Fast and the Furious.
Torque was theatrically released on January 16, 2004 in the United States. Grossing $46 million worldwide against production budget of only $40 million, it was a commercial failure, and received generally negative reviews from film critics who criticized the unnecessary humor, the acting performances, as well as the writing, storyline and direction, though some critics praised the action sequences. It was nominated for several Taurus Awards for its stunts.
The film opened at #3 at the U.S. Box office raking in $9,970,557 USD in its first opening weekend. The movie’s theatrical run took in a total of $21,215,059 in the United States and worldwide $46,546,197, against a production budget of approximately $40,000,000.
Torque (2004)
Directed by: Joseph Kahn
Starring: Ice Cube, Matt Schulze, Martin Henderson, Jaime Pressly, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur. Jay Hernandez, Gichi Gamba, Faizon Love, Justina Machado, Hayden McFarland, Christina Milian
Screenplay by: J.P. Donahue, Kevin Polay, Matt Johnson
Production Design by: Peter J. Hampton
Cinematography by: Peter Levy
Film Editing by: David Blackburn, Howard E. Smith
Costume Design by: Elisabetta Beraldo
Set Decoration by: Rand Sagers
Art Direction by: James Shanahan
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, sexuality, language, drug references.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: January 16, 2004
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