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10 Items or Less (2006) -- An actor (Freeman) prepping for an upcoming role meets a quirky grocery clerk (Vega), and the pair hit the road to show one another their respective worlds.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   6,150 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brad Silberling (written by)
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Release Date:
1 December 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
You Are Who You Meet more
Plot:
An actor (Freeman) prepping for an upcoming role meets a quirky grocery clerk (Vega), and the pair hit the road to show one another their respective worlds. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Reviews:
sweet! no really! more (44 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Morgan Freeman ... Him

Paz Vega ... Scarlet

Jonah Hill ... Packy

Anne Dudek ... Lorraine
Francisca Hernandez ... Market Wife / Market Gossip #1
Nacho Pina ... Market Husband
Hector Running-Hawk ... Squeezing Customer
Alexis Hernandez ... Cowed Customer
Silvia Curiel ... Shocked Customer
Shawn Calizo ... Scared Customer
Kumar Pallana ... Lee
Rosa Diaz ... Market Gossip #2

Hector Atreyu Ruiz ... Low-riding Gang Banger
Bobby Cannavale ... Bobby
Leonardo Nam ... Kid at Target

Jennifer Echols ... Tracey with an 'E'

Alexandra Berardi ... Mop Lady

Matthew Perales ... Carwash Kid
Alfonso Gutierrez ... Carwash Manager
Mary Vargas ... Carwash Cashier

Jim Parsons ... Receptionist

Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo ... Radio DJ (voice) (as Piolin)

Danny DeVito ... Big D
Rhea Perlman ... Mrs. D
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Ski Carr ... Tony / Banger (uncredited)
Vivianne Nacif ... (voice) (uncredited)

Scott Norris ... Bison Member (uncredited)

Emiliano Torres ... Gang Banger 2 (uncredited)
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Directed by
Brad Silberling 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Brad Silberling (written by)

Produced by
Morgan Freeman .... executive producer
Jill Goularte .... associate producer
Julie Lynn .... producer
Lori McCreary .... producer
Brad Silberling .... producer
Kelly Thomas .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Antonio Pinto 
 
Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Michael Kahn 
 
Casting by
Avy Kaufman 
 
Production Design by
Denise Pizzini 
 
Art Direction by
Don 'Tex' Clark 
 
Set Decoration by
Kelly Berry 
 
Costume Design by
Isis Mussenden 
 
Makeup Department
Deena Adair .... key hair stylist
Michael Hancock .... additional makeup artist
Nancy Hancock .... key makeup artist (as Nancy Worthen-Hancock)
 
Production Management
Jill Goularte .... project manager: Revelations Entertainment
Jonathan McCoy .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Altpeter .... assistant director intern
Ian Calip .... additional second second assistant director
Rob Deege .... assistant director intern
Brad Hansen .... assistant director intern (as Brad 'Iowa' Hansen)
Michael Judd .... additional second second assistant director
Rusty Mahmood .... second assistant director
David Mendoza .... second assistant director
Miguel Montoya .... assistant director intern
Michele Panelli-Venetis .... first assistant director
Denise Anderson Poore .... second second assistant director
Frank Tignini .... additional second second assistant director (as Francesco Tignini)
 
Art Department
Chad 'Frenchie' Alburtis .... set dresser
Bill Coggon .... set dresser
Jack Cornelius .... leadman
Randy Eriksen .... property master
Ethan Goodwin .... set dresser: office
Anne Hyvarinen .... painter
R. Dean McCreary .... painter
Martin Milligan .... on-set dresser
Antonia Nunez .... assistant property master (as Antonia S. Nunez)
Sarah Regan .... on-set painter
Grady Schneider .... set dresser (as Grady N. Echneider)
Bert Smith .... assistant property master
Regina Tsasis .... art department intern
 
Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr. .... sound (as Robert Anderson)
Paul Berolzheimer .... sound effects editor
Andrew Bock .... first assistant sound editor
Rick Canelli .... adr recordist: Los Angeles
Derek Casari .... adr engineer
Tom Caton .... boom operator (as Thomas P. Caton)
Rene Defrancesch .... utility sound (as René Defrancesch)
Christopher Flick .... foley supervisor
Eric Gotthelf .... adr mixer: Los Angeles
Craig Heath .... sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Richard King .... sound designer
Richard King .... supervising sound editor
Tom Lalley .... sound re-recording engineer
Mary Jo Lang .... foley mixer (as Maryjo Lang)
Michael W. Mitchell .... sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore .... foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Scott Morgan .... foley recordist
Andy Nelson .... sound mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell .... adr mixer: Los Angeles (as Tom O'Connell)
John Roesch .... foley artist
Carolyn Tapp .... adr recordist: Los Angeles
Hugo Weng .... dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney .... first assistant sound editor
Paul J. Zydel .... adr mixer: New York (as Paul Zydell)
 
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown .... stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Jennifer Caputo .... stunts
Doug Coleman .... stunt advisor
Jody Hart .... stunts
Brian Machleit .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ambrose .... gaffer (as Mike Ambrose)
David Ariniello .... dolly grip
Ken Bazal .... second assistant camera
Eve Cohen .... camera intern
Andrew Degnan .... second assistant camera
Paul de Lumen .... electrical intern (as Paul Delumen)
Louie Escobar .... company grip
Jeph Folkins .... camera loader
Owen Foye .... electrician
Danny Gonzalez .... electrician
Emily L.G. Goodwin .... camera intern (as Emily Goodwin)
Bob Greene .... still photographer
Brian Griffith .... camera intern
Paul Howard .... best boy electric
Dan Kanes .... additional electrician
Nicholas Gerard Klein .... company grip
Scott M. Leonard .... grip
Emmanuel Lubezki .... first assistant camera
Patrick McArdle .... first assistant camera
Ralph Nelson .... still photographer
Pat O'Mara .... key grip (as Patrick P. O'Mara)
Goran Pavicevic .... camera operator
Goran Pavicevic .... director of photography: second unit
Sean Piper .... company grip
Reuben Ramos .... company electrician (as Ruben T. Ramos)
Greg Reyer .... company electrician (as Greg Reyher)
Nicholas Rini .... company grip
Jonathan Schwarz .... camera intern (as Jon Schwarz)
Shan Siddiqi .... engineer: RF video
Benton Ward .... technician: RF video
Mark Wright .... company grip
Peter Yauri .... best boy grip (as Peter J. Yauri)
Geff Zamor .... technician: RF video (as GHeff K. Zamor)
 
Casting Department
Cody P. Beke .... casting associate (as Cody Beke)
Carol Grant .... extras casting
Elizabeth Greenberg .... casting associate
Barbara Harris .... adr voice casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicola Clegg .... costume supervisor
Geeta Malik .... costume intern
Cathie Valdovino .... costume supervisor
Cathie Valdovino .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Sarah Broshar .... editorial apprentice
Richard Byard .... assistant editor
Patrick Crane .... assistant editor
Mike Cuevas .... assistant editor
Beth Dewey .... digital intermediate producer: Efilm
Michael Eaves .... supervising digital colorist: EFilm (as Mike Eaves)
Marc Fishman .... project manager: Deluxe
Nathan R. Fitzgerald .... editorial supervisor: EFilm (as Nathan Fitzgerald)
Nicholas Hasson .... editor: IQ
Chris Jensen .... digital colorist assist: EFilm
Esther Lee .... assistant digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Curtis Lindersmith .... digital intermediate editor
Janice Papadaki .... negative cutter: Negative People
Jim Passon .... color timer: DeLuxe
Chris Taft .... digital intermediate services coordinator: EFilm
Leroy Wolf .... color timer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Gui Amabis .... score programmer
Steven Argila .... composer: theme music
Brian Bulman .... music editor
Dawn Soler .... music supervisor
Tony Von Pervieux .... music supervisor
Gina Zimmitti .... music contractor
 
Transportation Department
Alex E. Burns .... transportation captain
Byron Carter .... driver: camera car
Darin Chisholm .... driver: honeywagon
Robert Gaskill .... driver: Morgan Freeman
John Grissom .... driver (as John I. Grissom)
Rene Guy .... driver
Geno Hart .... transportation consultant
Peter Helm .... driver
Zoa Keith .... transportation office clerk
Marty Osborne .... transportation co-captain
Jose Prieto .... driver: catering
Michael J. Riegle .... driver
Carlos M. Serrano .... driver
Meyer L. Shapiro .... driver
Dave Wilson .... driver
Seth Levine .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Joanna Adler .... assistant: Lori McCreary
Tamir Ardon .... producer intern
Stephanie Baltierra .... accounting clerk
Gena Bravos .... script supervisor
Erik Bright .... publicist: Insignia Inc.
Emerson Bruns .... legal counsel
Tina Canny .... digital projectionist
Ernesto Chincgillas .... first assistant chef (as Ernesto Chinchillas)
Richard Cohee .... stand-in: Morgan Freeman
Vicki Davis .... adr loop group
Gloria De Leon .... location intern
Eric Fefferman .... office production intern
Heather Fielding .... studio teacher
Efrain Figueroa .... adr loop group
Peter Flanigan .... legal counsel
Rachel Fleischer .... assistant: Brad Silberling
Stacy Foot .... production coordinator
Alfonso Freeman .... adr loop group
Maite Garcia .... stand-in: Paz Vega
Wendy Geary .... key set production assistant (as Wendy A. Geary)
Manuel Leon Gonzales .... language coach: Paz Vega
Brian Griffith .... production assistant
Justin Healy .... key assistant location manager
Rufino Hernandez .... second assistant chef
Karl Herrmann .... office production assistant
Harry Hewland .... production office intern
Tim Hillman .... location manager (as Timothy Hillman)
Lonnie Johnson .... medic
Barry McGuire .... location intern
David Michie .... adr loop group
Daniel Mora .... adr loop group
Drew Mylrea .... production office intern
Vivianne Nacif .... adr loop group
Michael M. Piehler .... assistant production coordinator
Quentin Pierre .... assistant: Morgan Freeman
Janet Place .... production accountant
Maggie Preciado .... office manager
David Prior .... electronic press kit
Rebecca Robertson .... script supervisor (as Rebecca Robertson-Szwaja)
Ben Schoen .... title designer: Scarlet Ltters
Matt Silas .... office production intern
Kelley Sims .... first assistant accountant
Kelley Sims .... post-production accountant
Tony J. Solorzano .... additional medic
Nick Spicer .... producer intern
Megan Steinbeck .... production office intern
Alex Uceda .... caterer
Jeff Warden .... production office intern
Alma Weaks .... craft service
Ruth Zalduondo .... adr loop group
Jesse Heiman .... stand-in (uncredited)
Jessie Hope Salka .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Ryan Dornbusch .... special thanks
Eileen Godoy .... special thanks
Tracy Mercer .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
82 min | Canada:82 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At a press appearance before a screening at The Paramount Thearer in Charlottesville, Virginia, to WMRA radio's Terry Ward, Morgan Freeman said that this film fit right in with his own personal hope to shed his image as someone usually so heavy with gravitas. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: Impossible time line. After working eight-hour-shift at grocery store that ends in mid-afternoon (store opens at 7 a.m., meaning she gets off at 3 or 4 p.m.), Scarlet claims she must rush to job interview at construction site that supposedly would close at 5 or 6 p.m. But before going to interview she somehow still finds time to have fight with ex-husband and smash his girlfriend's car in a trailer park, go on shopping spree at Target, have car washed, go to fast food restaurant and have long philosophical discussion with another character - and still make an appointment a mere two hours later. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Him: Sorry, what was your name again?
Packy: Packy.
Him: Packy?
Packy: Yeah.
Him: Are we lost, Packy?
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Movie Connections:
Features The Yearling (1946) more
Soundtrack:
Rose more

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47 out of 70 people found the following review useful.
sweet! no really!, 4 December 2006
10/10
Author: tenoftears from United States

Full disclosure: I'm a cynic. I like my endings sad and my hankies dry. I didn't cry when Bambi's mother was shot. Will Smith's new film Happiness looks like a desperate plea for an Oscar. Basically I was born without an artistic soul.

So why on earth did I like "10 Items or Less?" Maybe it was the double espresso I downed before the show. Or (more likely) maybe it was that even the most hardboiled of movie fans could use an occasional shot of sweetness.

And sweet it is. From the moment "Him" meets "Scarlet" (an event far from a Nora Ephron "meet cute") the view is taken on an intimate journey with two strangers learning to care about where their lives are headed. (Aided beautifully by Phedon Papamichael's cinema verity style camera work.)

The main argument about the film is that it's too far fetched. Is the film far fetched? I don't know. You tell me. I've yet to meet Adrian Brody at the market. (However, not for lack of trying). Do I enjoy considering the adventures that might occur should this momentous event take place? Darn straight I do . . .that's where most reviews of "10 Items or Less" fall short . . .they fail to take into account that even we cynics have fantasies. And heck, sometimes, it's worth the price of admission to vicariously live them, 82 minutes at a time.

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