10 ITEMS OF LESS
Year: 2006
USA: THINKFilm
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Bobby Cannavale, Anne Dudek, Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi, Jennifer Echols, Leonardo Nam, Scott Norris, Kumar Pallana, Jim Parsons, Hector Atreyu Ruiz, Emiliano Torres, Vivianne Nacif
Director: Brad Silberling
Country: USA
USA: 82 mins
USA Rated: R for language
USA Release Date: 1 December 2006
US Distributor
Synopsis
Written and directed by Brad Silberling (LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, MOONLIGHT MILE), Morgan Freeman (LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN) and Paz Vega (SPANGLISH) star in this two character comedy, 10 ITEMS OR LESS.
Morgan Freeman plays an actor who's very fussy and hard to please when it comes to committing to a film project hence his long absence from the screen. Deciding on whether to accept a role playing a supermarket manager he visits a small ethnic market on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some research.
His careful preparations backfire when he becomes stranded with no transportation and no cell phone. Striking up a conversation with a girl manning the store's express till he meets Scarlett (Paz Vega). Completely mismatched they begin to find things they have in common with each other and Scarlett offers to drive him back to 'civilization', which might possibly even lead to an audition for a job that could change her life...