Similarities to The Fast and the Furious

The film has often been called "The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)

The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...

on Motorcycles", referring to the use of many of the same thematic elements between the two films. However, the film's director Joseph Kahn

Joseph Kahn

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 said his intention was to make a "piss take" version of the Fast and Furious franchise.

Torque specifically references The Fast and the Furious at one point, taking a line directly from the film. Henderson's character Ford borrows Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...

's line, "I live my life a quarter-mile at a time." To which Shane (Monet Mazur) replies, "That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard."

When Ford rides past the road sign at the start of the film it spins and reads "cars suck".

Box office

The film opened at #5 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, having a budget of approximately $40,000,000.

Reception

Torque received mostly negative reviews, earning only a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

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. Rotten Tomatoes' consensus for the movie is that the film is "Silly and noisy ... stylish fun for the MTV crowd."

Torque was nominated for several World Stunt Awards, including Best Specialty Stunt and Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Man.

Home media

Torque was released on DVD and VHS on May 18, 2004. There are currently no plans for it to be released on Blu-Ray.

External links

• Official Website
• Torque at All Movie
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• Torque at the Internet Movie Cars Database