10 Items or Less (film)

This article is about the motion picture. For the TV comedy series of the same name, see 10 Items or Less (TV series)
10 Items or Less

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Brad Silberling
Produced by Julie Lynn
Lori McCreary
Brad Silberling
Written by Brad Silberling
Starring Morgan Freeman
Paz Vega
Kumar Pallana
Jonah Hill
Music by Antonio Pinto
Cinematography Phedon Papamichael Jr.
Editing by Michael Kahn
Studio Revelations Entertainment
Mockingbird Pictures
Distributed by THINKFilm
Release date(s) December 1, 2006
Running time 82 min.
Country United States
Language English

10 Items or Less is a 2006 American comedy-drama written and directed by Brad Silberling and starring Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega. Shot in fifteen days,[1] 10 Items or Less made its release as a digital download – the first such release via the Internet – while it was still in theaters.

ClickStar, founded by Morgan Freeman, made the film available digitally on December 15, 2006, fourteen days after it made its theatrical debut. This event was highlighted by the American Film Institute in their AFI Awards 2006 "Moments of Significance".[2]

Contents

Plot

The film centers on two strangers, an actor preparing for an upcoming role and a cashier. Through circumstance, the two end up driving around Los Angeles together while having a number of conversations about life and exploring the differences and similarities between their worlds.

Cast

Reception

Box office

The film was released in only fifteen theaters, taking in $35,929 in its first weekend.[4][5] The total domestic box-office take was $83,291.[4][5] The film was more successful internationally, grossing $1,315,931 in the foreign box office, with $486,895 grossed in Vega's home country of Spain.[6]

Critics

Critical reaction to the film was mixed, with general praise for the work of the two main actors. The film has had a 61% approval rating based on 59 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes.[7]

Honors and awards

The film was named one of the "Top Independent Films of 2006" by the National Board of Review.[8]

Soundtrack

Although a soundtrack was not officially released, the following songs were included in the film:[9]

  1. "Rose" – Martin Blasick
  2. "Latin Thugs" – Cypress Hill
  3. "Las Isabeles" – Mariachi Sol de Mexico
  4. "Cancion Villista" – Ixya Herrera & Xocoyotzin Herrera
  5. "Colorin Colorao" – Jesus Alejandro "El Niño"
  6. "Las Perlitas" – Mariachi Aguila Real
  7. "Con Tu Amor Y Pasion" – Sergio Cardenas
  8. "I've Got The World On A String" – Martin Blasick
  9. "La Receta" – Kemo the Blaxican (song at car wash)
  10. "It's Me Jody" – Herbert Stothart
  11. "En Este Varrio" – Delinquent Habits featuring Ozomatli
  12. "Al Pasar la Barca" – Paz Vega and Morgan Freeman
  13. "Duncan" – Paul Simon
  14. "Let The Horn Blow" – Delinquent Habits

See also

References

  1. ^ http://community.cstar.com/thread.jspa?threadID=300000025
  2. ^ "AFI Awards 2006". http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards06/moments.aspx. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  3. ^ "Review: 10 ITEMS OR LESS". Celebritywonder.com,. http://www.celebritywonder.com/movie/2006_10_Items_or_Less_about_the_production.html. 
  4. ^ a b IMDB Box Office Data
  5. ^ a b http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=10itemsorless.htm
  6. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=10itemsorless.htm
  7. ^ Rotten Tomatoes aggregate review page
  8. ^ "National Board of Review 2006 Awards". http://www.nbrmp.org/awards/awards.cfm?award=Top%20Independent%20Films. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  9. ^ "10 Items or Less (2006) – Soundtracks". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499603/soundtrack. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 

External links

Films directed by Brad Silberling
1990s
2000s