10 Items or Less Information

10 Items or Less is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Brad Silberling and starring Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega. Shot in fifteen days, 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".

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

• Morgan Freeman as Him
• Paz Vega as Scarlet
• Kumar Pallana as Lee
• Jonah Hill as Packy
• Anne Dudek as Lorraine
• Bobby Cannavale as Bobby
• Alexandra Berardi as Mop Lady
• Jim Parsons as Receptionist at Construction Company
• Danny DeVito as Big D
• Rhea Perlman as Mrs. Big D

Reception

Box office

The film was released in only fifteen theaters, taking in $35,929 in its first weekend. The total domestic box-office take was $83,291. 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.

Critics

According Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader, the film is "A friendly demonstration of how two actors with charisma and a relaxed writer-director (Brad Silberling) can get a nice movie practically nothing." While that Desson Thomson, of The Washington Post, believes that the film is "a natural but failed experiment about a pleasant encounter, to style independent films".

Critical reaction to the film was mixed, with general praise for the work of the two main actors. The film has had a 63% approval rating based on 59 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes.

Honors and awards

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

Soundtrack

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

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

• List of American films of 2006