The Ten (Comedy / Completed)

THE TEN is comprised of 10 blasphemous and hysterical stories that put the insanity back in Christianity. Inspired by each of the Ten Commandments, every story is told in a different style, but the characters and themes overlap. It's all held together by a narrator who has his own moral problems. Finally, everyone is united at the end for a rousing finale that answers the question, "What's it all about?"

These hilarious stories feature a careless skydiver who becomes an accidental superstar, a doctor who kills patients as a "goof," two neighbors who compete over who can amass the most CAT-scan machines, and a woman who falls for all the wrong men, including a ventriloquist's dummy.

"David Wain returns to Sundance with a subversive, multilayered ensemble comedy from the creators and cast of WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, Jam packed with huge stars who aren't afraid to let it all hang out, The Ten is a comedy of biblical proportions that pulls no punches in skewering the most sacred topics. God damn, this movie is funny." - Trevor Groth (Sundance program book)

Cast: Paul Rudd, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Liev Schreiber, Justin Theroux, Gretchen Mol, Oliver Platt, Famke Janssen, Ron Silver (Credits may not be contractual)

Director: David Wain

Writers: Ken Marino, David Wain

Producers: Morris S. Levy, Ken Marino, Paul Rudd, Jonathan Stern, David Wain

Executive Producers: Michael Almog, Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher, Sam Zietz

Production Companies: City Lights Pictures / M.E.G.A. Films

US Release: THINKFilm

DVD Rentals (25/01/08):

According to IMDB, The Ten has amassed a staggering $1,830,000 in rental revenue in its first 5 days of release, and is currently the 27th most popular rental title in the U.S.

Many stores in the U.S. sold out on street date, and U.S. DVD distributor City Lights is seeing reorders from all over the country.

Dennis Harvey, Variety.com:

"The Ten doesn't go out of its way to blaspheme or otherwise poke fun at religion; it's simply that nothing is sacred, and the tastelessness is almost always funny first and nasty second -- which is more than can be said for most mainstream comedies.

Seemingly stream-of-consciousness, a la Hellzapoppin' and Monty Python, pic packs a near-surreal mix of outrageousness and deadpan, expertly packaged by director Wain."

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