Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella[2] (Spanish: Torrente 2: misión en Marbella) is a 2001 Spanish black comedy action film. It is a sequel to Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law, and, like the first installment, it was written and directed by Santiago Segura, who takes the leading role of José Luis Torrente. It surpassed its predecessor as the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.[3]

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
SpanishTorrente 2: misión en Marbella
Directed bySantiago Segura
Screenplay bySantiago Segura
Produced byJuan Dakas
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
Edited byFidel Collados
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
Amiguetes Entertainment
Lolafilms
Distributed byLolafilms Distribución
Release date
30 March 2001
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office$21 million (Spain)[1]

Plot

Torrente has moved to Marbella, where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, he has returned to private investigation. But in one of his cases he gets involved in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation... and he knows nothing.

Cast

Production locations

Reception

The film had the second highest-grossing weekend ever in Spain behind Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and became Spain's highest-grossing film of all time with a gross of $21 million.[3][5][1]

See also

References

  1. Hopewell, John (24 December 2001). "Homegrown pix gain in Europe". Variety. p. 7.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (29 April 2001). "Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella". Variety.
  3. Groves, Don (26 April 2001). "U.K. reads 'Diary,' but o'seas lacks hop". Variety. p. 12.
  4. "Santiago Segura vuelve con Torrente 2. Misión en Marbella". Hola! (in Spanish). 28 March 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. Groves, Don (23 April 2001). "Bullock sings in Germany; Oscar dims". Variety. p. 12.
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