ActionComedyCrime

Torque

- Circuit of Fire

Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of the most feared biker gang in the country. Ford is now on the run trying to clear his name from the murder with Trey and his gang looking for his blood.

Release Date : 2004-01-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Original FilmVillage Roadshow PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : AustraliaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ford

Original Name : Martin Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trey

Original Name : Ice Cube

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shane

Original Name : Monet Mazur

Gender : Female

Character Name : China

Original Name : Jaime Pressly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry James

Original Name : Matt Schulze

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalton

Original Name : Jay Hernandez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nina

Original Name : Christina Milian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sonny

Original Name : Faizon Love

Gender : Male

Character Name : McPherson

Original Name : Adam Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passenger on Train

Original Name : Joseph Kahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yellow Car Driver

Original Name : John Ashker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luther

Original Name : Max Beesley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neil Luff

Original Name : Dane Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Barnes

Original Name : John Doe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nomo

Original Name : Gichi Gamba

Gender : Male

Character Name : 18 Wheeler Driver

Original Name : Lance Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Val

Original Name : Will Yun Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henderson

Original Name : Justina Machado

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Hayden McFarland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neal Luff's Girlfriend

Original Name : Kinga Philipps

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mikisha

Original Name : Nichole Galicia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Officer Frank

Original Name : Harry Anthony Shelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Tina Shelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Junior

Original Name : Fredro Starr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rasan

Original Name : Eddie Steeples

Gender : Male

Character Name : Red Car Driver

Original Name : Scott Waugh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Dude

Original Name : Tony Wilde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl

Original Name : Jim Cody Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Jerry Winsett

Gender : Male

Character Name : CHP Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Josh Cruze

Gender : Male

Reviews

Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2023-09-27

This eighty three minute live action cartoon is brought to you by Pepsi. Yes, Pepsi, the choice of a new generation. Also, Mountain Dew. Do the Dew! And finally, Doritos...I can't remember what the Doritos tagline was, but they were delicious! Motorcycle enthusiast and all-around annoying gearhead Ford (Martin Henderson) is fresh back from tooling around Thailand, where he spent six months finding himself and hiding out from the law, who want him on drug charges. He looks up his old girlfriend Shane (Monet Mazur), who was harassed by FBI agents McPherson (Adam Scott) and Henderson (Justina Machado) looking for Ford. Villainous Henry (Matt Schulze) is also looking for Ford, trying to get some motorcycles back. Trey (Ice Cube) and his motorcycle gang have just turned down Henry's drug deal, brokered by Trey's ne'er-do-well brother Junior (Fredro Starr), who is promptly killed by Henry. Henry's scary Goth girlfriend China (Jamie Pressly) pins the murder on Ford. Ford, his two bland sidekicks whose names I didn't catch, and his equally bland girlfriend are soon on a desert run to Los Angeles, with the cops and Trey's gang hot on their trails. If you can ignore your pounding headache and make it through this thing, there are some good points. Martin Henderson plays a nice leading man who is not perfect, I was reminded of Kurt Russell in "Big Trouble in Little China." Ice Cube has the best terminal scowl in the business- when he's unhappy, you believe it. Pressly is good as China in a too-small supporting role. Adam Scott is a riot as the unorthodox McPherson. But- some of the action scenes here must be seen to be believed. Other action scenes are beyond belief, even after being seen. The entire film is like one long video game, where all logic is tossed in favor of tons of impossible stunt work and a simplistic story my seven year old son could have dreamed up. It may have helped if I thought the cast and crew were in on a big joke, winking at the audience but there are too many wasted chances, and too many earnest performances, to make me think we are supposed to take all of this lightly. The idiotic product placement could have been played with a la "Wayne's World 2," yet it also seems serious. In the end, "Torque" is just as loud and annoying as the motorcycles themselves. I found a few diamonds in the rough here and there, but the headache medication hasn't kicked in yet for me to recommend it.