10th & Wolf (2006)

Director:

Robert Moresco

Writers (WGA):

Robert Moresco (written by) and
Allan Steele (written by)

Release Date:

12 April 2007 (Lebanon)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The intersection where family, honor and betrayal collide.

Plot:

A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.

Plot Keywords:

Desert Storm | Mob | Strangulation | Undercover | Beaten To Death

Cast

James Marsden	...	Tommy
Brian Dennehy	...	Agent Horvath
Leo Rossi	...	Agent Thornton
Dennis Hopper	...	Matty Matello
Tony Luke Jr.	...	Rocco
John Capodice	...	Sipio
Billy Gallo	...	Provenzano
Ken Garito	...	Willy
Dash Mihok	...	Junior
Brad Renfro	...	Vincent
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Joey
Rose Rossi	...	Blonde at Diner
James Grimaldi	...	Ricky Jerk-Off
Patrick Jordan	...	Ricky's Crew
Igor De Laurentiis	...	Ricky's crew

Also Known As:

For Life (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some drug content and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions

Trivia:

Val Kilmer's cameo was filmed while on break from the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) shoot.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Location errors abound as the story is based in Philadelphia. Most telling are: a Steelers logo on a beer billboard in one scene (would be an Eagles logo if in Philly); the Allegheny County '412' area code on a sign on a building for lease, late in the film; The PPG famous spiked tower in the background; famous Pittsburgh yellow bridges throughout; and key scenes at 'Wholey's' which is a real meat and fish landmark store in Pittsburgh's Strip District.

Quotes:

Tommy: When I saw my father shot dead outside ours house, I remember thinking he probably deserved it.

Movie Connections:

References Coyote Ugly (2000)

10th and wolf is good and close to great

I was not at the special screening in Orange County but got to see this movie under special circumstances. To me, this movie was about five elements from being great. Having said that, though, I would definitely recommend other people to see it because the project as a whole is worth it and it pays off in the end. James Marsden was excellent. Giovanni Ribisi was near excellent. Some of the other actors did very good jobs with their parts. The story itself was also compelling. What didn't ring true to me were Warren's performance. . .totally miscast and an average performance, the cameos of Tommy Lee and Val Kilmer were distracting and unneeded, Brad Renfro was good in any one scene but from scene to scene his character was not consistent. . .one scene he seemed normal and the next he seemed like Rain Man, the dialogue had a few too many clichés, and the movie did not completely capture the period of the early 1990's or, in flashbacks, the mid-80's. Had all of these things been just a little better a 9 out of 10 would have been easily attained. Still I plan to recommend it to other people because this movie will emotionally move you.