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Commandments
US DVD cover
Directed byDaniel Taplitz
Written byDaniel Taplitz
Produced byMichael Chinich
Daniel Goldberg
Joe Medjuck
StarringAidan Quinn
Courteney Cox
Anthony LaPaglia
CinematographySlawomir Idziak
Edited byfr [Michael Jablow]
Music byJoseph Vitarelli
Production
companies
Northern Lights Entertainment
Gramercy Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget6 million
Box office$548,562[1]

Commandments is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama which was written and directed by Daniel Taplitz and stars Aidan Quinn, Courteney Cox and Anthony LaPaglia. Its executive producer was Ivan Reitman.

Synopsis

Ever since Seth Warner's (Aidan Quinn) wife died two years ago, his life has gone to pieces. In his rage he affronts God who seemingly responds by killing his dog. So Seth sets out to break all of the ten commandments. Moving in with his sister-in-law, Rachel (Courteney Cox), and her reporter-husband, Harry (Anthony LaPaglia), he systematically starts breaking each of the commandments, increasingly aided by Harry.

Critical reception

The film has received negative reviews. The movie has received a 19% "rotten" rating by the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes,[2] based on 14 reviews.

References

  1. ^ The Numbers. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  2. ^ Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-04-10.