The Ten

The Ten

January 19, 2007 City Lights Pictures

Studio
City Lights Pictures, M.E.G.A. Films
Animation studio
Augenblick Studios
Distributor
Centrifugal Films

Synopsis

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.

Jam-packed with huge stars who aren't afraid to let it all hang out, The Ten is a subversive, multilayered ensemble comedy of Biblical proportions that pulls no punches in skewering the most sacred topics.

Characters

(Live-Action): Liz, Stephen Montgomery, Duane, Jeff, Gretchen Reigert, Bernice, Paul, Dr. Richie, Oliver, Gloria, Arnold, Kelly, Fielding Barnes, Louis LaFonda, Jesus, Harlan Swallow, Stanley, Fred, Girl, Rhino, Jim Stansel, Mexico Narrator, Landlord, Sheila, Student, Todd, Naked Dude on the Porch, Governor, Zandy Hartig (Sally/Callie), Nurse Nancy, Seth Herzog, The Nerd, Thomas Lennon (Richie's Friend), E B Host, Jake, Big Buster, Oliver's Son, Bream Benson, Smart Ass Kid, Dorothy, Boy in Parking Lot With Fireworks, Carol, Dr. Driscoll, Greg, Tony, Jerry, Richie's Friend, Skydiving Guide, Kevin Lipworth, Cheering Student in Maroon Shirt, Jim The Scriptwriter

Credits

Directing

Director
David Wain

Writing

Writer
Ken Marino, David Wain
Script Supervisor
Kirsten Kearse

Voices

Voice
Adam Brody (Stephen Montgomery), Rob Corddry (Duane), Paul Rudd (Jeff), Famke Janssen (Gretchen Reigert), Kerri Kenney (Bernice), Joe Lo Truglio (Paul), Ken Marino (Dr. Richie), A.D. Miles (Oliver), Gretchen Mol (Gloria), Oliver Platt (Arnold), Winona Ryder (Kelly), Liev Schreiber, Ron Silver (Fielding Barnes), Mather Zickel (Louis LaFonda), Justin Theroux (Jesus), Michael Ziegfeld (Harlan Swallow), Kevin Allison (Stanley), Jason Antoon (Fred), Siri Baruc (Girl), H. Jon Benjamin (Rhino), Reed Birney (Jim Stansel), Michael Ian Black, Jonathan Davis (Mexico Narrator), David Fariborz Davoodian (Landlord), Beth Dover (Sheila), Monique Dupree (Student), Arlen Escarpeta (Todd), Ben Garant (Naked Dude on the Porch), Edmund Genest (Governor), Zandy Hartig (Sally/Callie), Nina Hellman (Nurse Nancy), Seth Herzog (Himself), Todd Holoubek, Alexis Iacono (The Nerd), Thomas Lennon (Richie's Friend), Ali Marsh (E B Host), Charlie McDermott (Jake), Michael Mulheren (Big Buster), Tommy Nelson (Oliver's Son), Erica Oyama (Bream Benson), Zach Page (Smart Ass Kid), Raisy Pereyra (Dorothy), Devin Robbins (Boy in Parking Lot With Fireworks), Andrea Rosen (Carol), Rich Rothbell (Dr. Driscoll), Cedric Sanders (Greg), Michael Showalter, Jason Sudeikis (Tony), John Tormey (Jerry), David Wain (Richie's Friend), Craig Wedren (Skydiving Guide), Chris Wylde (Kevin Lipworth), Adam Bertocci (Cheering Student in Maroon Shirt [uncredited]), Joey Sontz (Jim The Scriptwriter [uncredited])

Music

Music
Craig Wedren

Art Department

Production Design
Mark White
Art Direction
Matthew Munn
Costume Design
Sarah J. Holden
Assistant Costume Designer
Gracie Cox
Wig Designer
Jason Hayes
Art Department Intern
Amanda Bryn

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor
Jonah Tobias
Visual Effects
Zach Graber

Camera

Cinematography
Yaron Orbach
Key Construction Grip
Anthony Ciurea
Electricians
Jess Fogel, Matthew Mendelson, Jeff Niggemeyer, John Shim, Sean Taylor
Additional Electrician
Mark Beattie
Camera Operator
Ludovic Littee
First Assistant Camera
Brett Walters
First Assistant Camera ("B" Camera)
Michael Burke
Still Photographers
Phillip V. Caruso, Nicole Rivelli
Special Photographer
Phillip V. Caruso
Key Grip
Ron Morales
Best Boy Grip
Adam Hall
Dolly Grip
Martin Torner
Grip
Luis Colon
Additional Grip
Anthony Ciurea
Driver (Grip Truck, Reshoots)
Spencer Gillis
Gaffer
Shawn Greene

Editing

Editor
Eric Kissack
Assistant Editor
Jamie Gross

Sound

Sound Designer
Rusty Dunn
Supervising Sound Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects Editor
Rusty Dunn
Sound Mixer
Griffin Richardson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Intern
Billy Green IV
Boom Operator
Christopher Fondulas
ADR Editor
Cate Montana

Music Department

Music Supervisor
Tracy McKnight

Casting

Casting
Beth Bowling, Kim Miscia
Casting Assistant
Maria Higgins
Background Casting Assistant
Matt Carr
Extras Casting
Barbara McNamara

Production Management

Production Managers
David Price, Patricia Zavala Kugler
Unit Manager (Mexico)
Choke Correa Cristopher
Production Assistants
Erica Fishman, Aleksandra Landsberg, James Parsons
Production Accountant
Paul J. Park
Assistant Accountant
Dan Kukkonen
Production Office Coordinator
Ronny Merdinger
Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Julie Platner
Production Office Assistants
Carlos E. Fonseca Mondragon, Dave Saltzman
Production Secretary
Matthew S. O'Brien
Production Executive
Gregory Segal

Crew

Set Decoration
Lisa Scoppa
On-Set Costumer
Jackie S. Freeman
Key Makeup Artist
Stacey Panepinto
Key Hair Stylist
Jason Hayes
Property Masters
René Marquéz, Duke Scoppa
Assistant Property Master
Pastor Alvarado III
Set Dresser
Joel Custer
On-Set Dresser
Theo Sena
Assistant Set Dresser
David Brenner
Lead Man
Neil Driscoll Jr
First Assistant Directors
Frederic Henocque, Christo Morse
Second Assistant Director
Vanessa Hoffman
Second Second Assistant Directors
Nate Grubb, Matthew Mason
Steadicam Operator
George Bianchini
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jessica Chaney
Location Manager
Collin Smith
Location Assistant
Shannon Dennard
Location Scout
Shannon Dennard
Production Intern
Anthony D. Jones
Assistant to Producers
Laura Maxfield
Stand-In
Kat Murello
Consultant (Ventriloquism)
Alan Semok

Companies and other credits

  • Dollies: Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment

Production notes

Budget estimated at $5,250,000.

Release date is that of screening at the Sundance Film Festival.

Includes an eight-minute animated segment by Augenblick Studios, "The Lying Rhino." Its relevant commandment is "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."

The segment represents "the highest quality animation we've done at the studio. Easily," says the studio's Aaron Augenblick.

"There's an orgy sequence, where there's at least a hundred cartoon animals having sex at once, which is really, really wild."