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21 August 2008 (Russia)
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Tagline:
If He'd meant the commandments literally, He'd have written them in stone.
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Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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The Sketchy History of Sketch Comedy Movies
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(From IFC. 10 September 2009, 4:14 AM, PDT)
Are These The Ten Best Sci-Fi Mind Control Movies?
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Written in Stone
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Rudd | ... | Jeff Reigert | |
| Adam Brody | ... | Stephen Montgomery | |
| Jon Hamm | ... | Skydiving Guide Chris Knarl | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Kelly La Fonda | |
| Ken Marino | ... | Dr. Glenn Richie / Cartoon Voices | |
| Todd Holoubek | ... | Camera Man Stuart Blumberg | |
| Mather Zickel | ... | Louis La Fonda | |
| Ali Marsh | ... | 'Entertainment Beat' Host George Reardon | |
| Raisy Pereyra | ... | Dorothy Sheen | |
| Edmund Genest | ... | Governor Beaumont Hutchins (as Edmond Genest) | |
| Ron Silver | ... | Fielding Barnes | |
| Heidi Neurauter | ... | Helen Campbell-Holland | |
| Michael Ziegfeld | ... | Harlan Swallow | |
| Jason Antoon | ... | Salazar 'Fred' McBairn | |
| Andrea Rosen | ... | Polly 'Carol' Samuels |
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Rated R for pervasive strong crude sexual content including dialogue and nudity, and for language and some drug material.
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96 min
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Along with being the voice during the animation sequence, H. Jon Benjamin was supposed to be the Lying Rhino body. Benjamin did not show up to the set that day so the part was recast to Peter Salett.
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References Knocked Up (2007)
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The Ten Theme
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is Amanda Peet in this movie?more
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(Mild Spoilers)
Okay, David Wain's "The Ten" isn't attempting to redefine the genre of sketch comedy or satire, nor does it pass judgement on the religious iconography it uses as a template. It merely cheekily plays with the idea of the commandments in a smutty and more often than not, unique way. What I think the strongest part of this film is, is its pre-occupation with the perverse and how one can play that out on screen. The repetition of the Spanish word for vagina, Winona Ryder's hysterical relationship with that dummy, Oliver Platt's "Arnie" impression, Liev Schreiber's cat scan machines and the untimely death of hundreds of children, are all irreverent and interesting approaches to the lessons or moral codes of the ten commandments. Whilst some are better executed than others, I particularly appreciated the astute connection between the "Adultery" segment and Woody Allen's films. The use of the stamp jazz soundtrack as the camera moves down a busy New York street, the inclusion of Dianne Weist as a needy wife, and the self-indulgence of our two infidels all really hit the mark. Even their dialogue seems to be mocking Allen's neurotic adulterous characters. Which, as a Woody Allen fan, I really got into.
If for anything else, one should give "The Ten" a go for its wonderful utilisation of well- known actors for comedy. They seem to really be holding absolutely nothing back, and that is actually a thrilling experience to watch. Particularly the work of Winona Ryder, whose drive off into the sunset with no hands on her steering wheel, crying and laughing like a lunatic whilst sitting next to her lover, a wooden dummy, got me so giggly I couldn't breathe.