Ten Inch Hero (2007)

An artist gets a job at a beachside sandwich shop, where she hangs out with a techie, a flirt, a rocker, a hippie, and a Wiccan.

Director:

David Mackay

Writer:

Betsy Morris

Stars:

Elisabeth Harnois, Clea DuVall, Sean Patrick Flanery

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elisabeth Harnois	...	Piper
Clea DuVall	...	Jen
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Noah
Jensen Ackles	...	Priestly
Danneel Ackles	...	Tish (as Danneel Harris)
Alice Krige	...	Zo
John Doe	...	Trucker
Sean Wing	...	Tadd
Adair Tishler	...	Julia
Jordan Belfi	...	Fuzzy22
Matt Barr	...	Brad
Peter Dennis	...	Mr. Julius
Judith Drake	...	Lucille
Tony Daly	...	Tony
Jeff Kahn	...	Customer on Cell Phone

Storyline

Piper moves to Santa Cruz, California to go to the Institute of Art. When she was 15 she gave birth to a daughter, but had to put her up for adoption because she was too young to raise her. Years later she sees an article about a girl she thinks is her daughter, who lives in Santa Cruz, and applies for a job in a sandwich shop. As she works there she gets to know the staff. Tish is a babe, she tries to seduce every guy who comes into the shop, and she goes home with those who flirt back. Jen, a computer nerd who has a love affair online with a guy who calls himself fuzzy22. She's not as pretty as Tish and she struggles with self-confidence. And there's a crazy haired guy called Priestly; he's not like other guys and dresses different then everyone because he refuses to be "another clone". Piper's boss is a really nice guy named Trucker, who's in love with a woman who owns the store across the street. The audience goes through the sandwich shop crew's personal struggles as they help ...

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | sex scene | buddy comedy | road trip | friendship between women | 

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Taglines:

...much more than a sandwich!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace page Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor e Sanduiches

Filming Locations:

Beach City Grill - 362. W 6th Street, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Battle Ground

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Priestly's shirts read: Tip Me or Die. Cat, the Other White Meat. It's Tourist Season, Shoot Them at Will. You Know What Your Problem Is? You're Stupid. Surf Naked. Orgasm Donor (front) Ask For Your Free Sample (back). Save a Tree, Eat a Beaver. I Sell Crack for the CIA. No One Knows I'm a Lesbian. You Can Read.

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Goofs

Late in the movie, the staff members of Beach City Grill are looking at one of Trucker's old yearbooks, which includes a picture of him playing football. Trucker is at least 50 years old and claims to have been part of the Woodstock Generation, but the football players in the yearbook photo are wearing modern football equipment.

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Quotes

Jen: Girls that look like you don't understand. Y'know, I always think, like, if I lost ten pounds, or wore better clothes, or got new boobs that it would make a difference but, I know the truth.
Tish: I'm sorry but that's bullshit. You're the smartest person that I know. And I see you helping those homeless guys that no one can even look at. You make everyone around you happy. You have so much to offer. To say you don't because of how you look is just... is just total bullshit.
Jen: I didn't say I don't have ...

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Connections

References Alice (1976)

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Soundtracks

Get Your Love
Written and performed by Bethany Joy Lenz

User Reviews

Wonderful, Fantastic, "Feel Good" movie

I don't know if I can convey in words exactly how wonderful this movie is. I was very lucky to see it at the 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival. And from the laugher and tears that the whole audience had, it was fantastic.

The stories of all the characters were combined to tell a wonderful story. The story, the direction, the acting, the music, was above par for anything you usually see today.

I was laughing so much at times my sides hurt. My eyes got wet at other times. And sometimes you just got an overwhelming since of happiness.

When it was over, I turned to the girl setting next to me, and we both agreed we wanted to see it again, right then and there! And the whole audience started clapping.

I surely hope to see this on the big screen, where I will drag all my co-workers and friends to. I have not stopped talking about it, and they are all now convinced to go see it, when it hits the big screens. And trust me, I'll be buying it when it comes out on DVD. It is one of those movies, that you can just watch time and time again.