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Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas

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Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySantiago Segura
Written bySantiago Segura
Starring
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing de España
Release date
  • 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget€8.5 million

Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas is a 2014 Spanish action comedy film directed, written and starring Santiago Segura. It is the fifth and, to date, the last film of the Torrente saga.

Plot

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The fiction starts in 2018, with Torrente getting out of jail. He decides to rob a casino together with the help of a bunch of incompetent people.[1]

Cast

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As with other works by Santiago Segura, the film features a substantial number of cameos, including those of Josema Yuste,[2] Santiago Urrialde [es],[2] Falete,[2] El Gran Wyoming,[2] Imanol Arias,[2] Andrés Pajares,[2] Leo Harlem,[2] Chiquito de la Calzada,[2] Manuel Tallafé [es],[2] Xavier Deltell [es],[2] Ricardo Darín,[2] Juan Manuel Montilla, "El Langui",[2] Aníbal Gómez [es],[2] and El Rubius.[2]

Production

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Torrente 5 had a budget of €8.5 million.[5] The film was produced by Amiguetes Enterprises (executive production) alongside Atresmedia Cine, Telefónica Studios and ONO.[6] It was written and directed by Santiago Segura whereas Teo Delgado was responsible for the cinematography.[7] The score was composed by Roque Baños.[8] Mónica Naranjo performs the vocals in the credit scene.[8] Filming began on 25 November 2013 and wrapped on 10 March 2014.[5] Shooting locations included the Madrid region, the Dominican Republic and the Province of Ciudad Real.[5]

Release

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Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing de España,[6] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 3 October 2014.[9] It became the third largest grossing Spanish film of 2014, after Spanish Affair and El niño.[6]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2015 29th Goya Awards Best Special Effects Antonio Molina & Ferran Piquer Nominated [10]

See also

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References

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Informational notes
  1. ^ Comic duo formed by Luis Carlos Tortosa (Bigotes) and Álvaro Tortosa (Dientes).[4]
Citations
  1. ^ "Torrente 5 Operación Eurovegas, El peliculón de Antena 3". 20minutos.es. 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "'Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas', ¿el final de la saga?". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Vázquez, Tamara; Moreno, Raquel (3 October 2014). "¿Quién es Quién en 'Torrente 5'?". Mcgufilms. Expansión.
  4. ^ Téllez, Irene (26 February 2015). "Los humoristas 'Bigotes y Dientes' asaltan TVE en la noche de los lunes". Ideal.
  5. ^ a b c "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Torrente 5', que se estrenará el 17 de octubre". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "La cifra de espectadores de cine español creció un 117 por ciento en 2014". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ^ Costa, Jordi (2 July 2014). "Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Torrente 5 viaja hasta 2018". La Región (in Spanish). 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ Gómez, Chema (6 October 2014). "Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas, mejor estreno en 2014". ign.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Torrente 5, Operación Eurovegas" (in Spanish). Premios Goya. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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