| Director | Santiago Segura |
|---|---|
| Producer | María Luisa Gutiérrez |
| Writer | Santiago Segura |
| Starring |
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| Music | Roque Baños |
| Cinematography | Unax Mendía |
| Studio | Amiguetes Entertainment Antena 3 Films |
| Distributor | United International Pictures[1] |
| Released | 30 September 2005 |
| Runtime | 97 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | €5.0 million[2] |
| Gross | €18.2 million[3] |
Torrente 3: el protector is a 2005 Spanish black comedy film directed, written, and starring Santiago Segura as the lead character, Spanish cop José Luis Torrente. It is the third installment of the Torrente film series, being a sequel to Torrente 2: misión en Marbella, and was successful at the box office.[3] It is a parody of the American film The Bodyguard, which was directed by Mick Jackson and starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.[4]
Cast
- Santiago Segura as José Luis Torrente; the actor had to gain 20 kilos in weight in order to portray his character again.[5]
- Eduardo García as Young José Luis Torrente
- José Mota as Josito
- Carlos Latre as Pepito Torrente
- Javier Gutiérrez as Juan Francisco Solís
- Yvonne Sciò as Giannina Ricci
- Enrique Villén as Salas
- Luis Larrodera as Menéndez
- Silvia Gambino as Vanessa
- Tony Leblanc as Mauricio Torrente
- Ruth Zanón as Fiorella
- Xavier Deltell as Linares
- Jimmy Barnatán as José María
- Fabio Testi as Montellini Roures
- Beatriz Castillo as Boor Stewardess
- Lucía Lapiedra as Brothel Dancer
- Edda Díaz as Plane Passenger
Cameos
- Film directors: Oliver Stone, Chris Columbus, John Landis and Guillermo del Toro.
- Humorists: Andreu Buenafuente, Florentino Fernández, Marcos Mundstock, Santiago Urrialde, Fofito and Señor Barragán.
- Athletes: Fernando Torres, Iker Casillas, Iván Helguera, Guti, Fran Murcia and Luís Figo.
- Actors: Benicio del Toro, Helga Liné, Carlos Iglesias, Carlos Pumares, Miriam Sánchez, Tony Leblanc, Pablo Pinedo and Eduardo Gómez
- Singers: Dani Martín and El Fary
- Others: El Risitas and Cañita Brava
Video Game
On October 5, 2005, a video game adaptation under the same name was released for the PlayStation 2 and Windows. It was developed by Virtual Toys and Published by Virgin Play, being the latter's first self-published title. The game was also released outside Spain as Torrente 3: The Protector with English voice acting.
See also
References
- ^ "Film #24311: Torrente 3, El Protector". Lumiere. Archived 26 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Segura arremete contra la crítica y defiende la libertad del público". Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ "«Torrente 4» es el estreno más taquillero del cine español". Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ Torrente 3, el protector Archived 2012-06-29 at archive.today
- ^ "Santiago Segura: "Si no fuera cineasta, sería taxista o guía turístico"". Archived 2017-11-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-03-23.