QUEEN V Interviews ICE CUBE - Actor in the Movie "TORQUE" in Los Angeles, CA
Torque is a 2004 action movie about underground motorcycle gangs and racers. The film stars Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Jaime Pressly, Will Yun Lee, Jay Hernandez, Max Beesley, Fredro Starr, and Christina Milian. Joseph Kahn, in his feature film debut, directed this movie written by Matt Johnson and produced by Neal H. Moritz, who is known for producing The Fast and the Furiousfilm series. PlotWhen biker Cary Ford (Martin Henderson) finds himself in possession of several drug-filled motorcycles, he knows he’s in trouble. So he locks up the bikes, skips town and abandons his girlfriend Shane (Monet Mazur), leaving her to face the cops. Now Ford is home to clear his name, but Henry (Matt Schulze), the leader of the biker gang The Hellions, wants his drugs back. So he frames Ford for the death of Junior (Fredro Starr), younger brother of kingpin Trey (Ice Cube), the leader of the gang The Reapers. Meanwhile, FBI Agents McPherson (Adam Scott) and Henderson (Justina Machado) are trying to find the wanted Ford for his ties with the death of Junior. Cast
CameosJesse James of West Coast Choppers and Monster Garage makes a cameo appearance in the scene where Ford and Shane are talking inside the tent. Two of his custom choppers are used later in the movie as the bikes Henry James' drugs are stored in. [edit]Featured motorcycles
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Release[edit]Box officeThe 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. |