2007 Aug

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The Ten

David Wain

96 min.

Comedy

Overview

Quirky inter-related stories. Standing by two tablets, Jeff promises to introduce ten short stories, each about one of the commandments. A man survives a fall from a plane and his fiance marries someone else before falling in love with a marionette; a surgeon causes the death of a patient and in prison tries to choose his mate; a woman encounters Jesus in Mexico and later confronts her husband on the Sabbath; twins and their mother reflect on fatherhood; covetous neighbors miss a chance to be heroes; and, between each story, Jeff's love triangle with Gretchen and Liz plays out. In the end, all the characters join in singing that it's all about love.

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Cast

Actor name Character name
Paul Rudd   Jeff Reigert
Jessica Alba   Liz Anne Blazer
Rob Corddry   Duane Rosenblum
Adam Brody   Stephen Montgomery
Jon Hamm   Skydiving Guide Chris Knarl
Winona Ryder   Kelly La Fonda
Janeane Garofalo   Nuclear Powerplant Shift Supervisor
Famke Janssen   Gretchen Reigert
Gretchen Mol   Gloria Jennings
Ken Marino   Dr. Glenn Richie
A.D. Miles   Oliver Jennings
Justin Theroux   Jesus H. Christ
Zak Orth   Tour Guide Barge Michaelson
Oliver Platt   Marc Jacobson
Joe Lo Truglio   Paul Mardino
Michael Ian Black   Prison Guard Jamberg Saivon
Rashida Jones   Hostess Rebecca Fornier
David Wain   Abe Grossman
Thomas Lennon   Scotty Pale

Producers

Morris S. Levy

Ken Marino

Paul Rudd

Jonathan Stern

David Wain

Writers

Ken Marino

David Wain

Festivals Played

Sundance Film Festival 2007

Reviews

- Entertainment Weekly

"The Ten is devious and inspired enough to juice you past any weak spots. Thou shalt be amused."

- Film.com

"...brings to mind the fondly remembered Kentucky Fried Movie/Amazon Women on the Moon anthos from the '70s and '80s."

- San Francisco Chronicle

"Not so much blasphemous as it is very silly, and it lives up to the one unbendable commandment of comedy? it's funny."

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