
The Ten
- 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.
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
Producing
- Producer
- Jonathan Stern, Morris S. Levy, Ken Marino, Paul Rudd, David Wain
- Executive Producers
- Michael Almog, Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher, Sam Zietz
- Co-Executive Producers
- Michael Bassick, Michael Califra, Maxwell Sinovoi
- Co-Producers
- Anthony Aufiero, Marcus Lansdell, Matt Yu
- Line Producer
- Derrick Tseng
- Consulting Producer
- Samuel V. Franco
- Co-Producers (Mexico)
- Antonio Zavala, Víctor Zavala Kugler
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."
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."
