Commandments


1h 27m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A man's wife dies and he attempts to take revenge on God by breaking every one of the Ten Commandments.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Religion
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
American Humane Association; Axium International; Camera Service Center; Coast To Coast Catering, Inc.; Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Gibson Brands; New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Paramount Pictures; Xeno Lights Inc.
Distribution Company
Gramercy Pictures; Gramercy Pictures; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Montauk, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

A man's wife dies and he attempts to take revenge on God by breaking every one of the Ten Commandments.

Crew

Jono Abrams

Associate Producer

G. A. Aguilar

Stunt Coordinator (Puerto Rico Unit)

Stephen Alesch

Art Director

Lawrence Amanuel

On-Set Dresser

Scott Ambrozy

Key Set Production Assistant

Mary-jane April

2nd Assistant Director

Howard Baines

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

John Landy Bentham

2nd Assistant Camera

Mark Berger

Re-Recording Mixer

Elizabeth Bernard

Casting Assistant

James Bono

Assistant Property Master

Jenny Bresesford

Other

Conrad F Brink

Special Effects

Jill Brown

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Thomas Brunelle

Other

Mark Burchard

Wardrobe Supervisor

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Allan Byer

Sound Mixer

William Calvert

Other

Yin Cantor

Adr/Dialogue Assistant

Laura Cercone Fiorino

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Aryn Chapman

Office Assistant

Michael Chinich

Producer

Kim B Christensen

Sound Design

Wendy Cohen

Other

Nanette Rosa Collazo

Production Manager (Puerto Rico Unit)

Diane Conn

Production Supervisor

O J Connell Iii

Other

Blaise Corrigan

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Joe Coscia

Key Hairstylist

Douglas Crosby

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Shirley Davis

Production Coordinator

Marcia Debonis

Principal Casting Associate

Jorge Del Barrio

Original Music

Doris Del Castillo

Location Production Assistant

Janna Delury

Craft Services

Adam Derrick

Special Thanks (To Boot New York)

Anne Disano

Assistant (To John Dunn)

Patrick Dodd

Adr Editor

Patrick Dodd

Supervising Sound Editor

Digital Drama

Tornado Sequence Creator

Richard Duarte

Foley Mixer

Bradford Ellis

Music Engineering

Allison Emmert

Other

Peter Epstein

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Luis R. Estrella

Location Manager Assistant (Puerto Rico Unit)

Frank Eulner

Sound Effects Editor

E. J. Evans

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Doug Fecht

Set Dresser

Eddie Fernandez

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Peter Fernberger

Camera Operator

Mike Ferriter

Supervisor

Malcolm Fife

Foley Editor

Efrain Figueroa

Other

Jimmy Finnerty

Key Grip

Jill Flynn

Assistant Location Manager

Steve Fontano

Foley Recordist

Michael Fradianni

Electrician

Leigh French

Other

Eddie Frierson

Other

Alex Garcia

2nd Assistant Editor

Cherisse Gardner

Background Casting

George Gartland

Construction Grip

Billy Geiger

Key Carpenter

Nathan Gendzier

Location Manager

Steve Ginsburg

Office Assistant

Dan Goldberg

Producer

Harvey Goldberg

Set Dresser

Anne Gorman

Wardrobe Supervisor

Dana Gottlieg

Office Assistant

Joseph Grossberg

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ken Gruberman

Music Preparation

Carlos Guerra

1st Assistant Camera

Perry Harovas

Tornado Artist (Digital Drama)

Dana Heffern

Location Production Assistant

Ryan Hintz

Post-Production Accountant

Paula M Hoppe

Music Production Coordinator

Marty Houston

Office Assistant

Steven Huffsteder

Song ("After Dark")

Bill Hughes

Music Contractor

Slawomir Idziak

Director Of Photography

Jule A Jappe

Assistant Location Manager

Lukasz Jogalla

Additional Camera Operator

Henry Kaplan

Set Dresser

Tom Kerwick

Best Boy

Scott Koue

Sound Effects Assistant

Lynn Kressel

Casting

Tito Larriva

Song; Song Producer ("After Dark")

Gail Leboff

Special Thanks

Bernadette Lee

Assistant (To Post-Production Accountant)

Christian Liaigre

Special Thanks (For Holly Hunt)

Elizabeth Linn

Other

Nancy Lorenz

Special Thanks

Pietro Lorino

Assistant Accountant

Barbara Lucey

Production Accountant

Teresa Mastropierro

Other

Lauren Mattson

Art Department Production Assistant

Brian P Maxwell

Transportation Captain

Jeff Mazzola

Property Master

Patrick Mcgrath

Dolly Grip

Greg Mchale

Assistant Location Manager

James Mcmillan

Grip

Joe Medjuck

Producer

Christie Mellor

Other

Chris Mitchell

Executive Producer (Atomix Inc)

Einstein Moomjy

Special Thanks

Marnie Moore

Foley Artist

Carol Munder

Special Thanks

George Nadramia

Driver

George Nadramia

Transportation Co-Captain

Jim Nugent

Driver

Nellie Nugiel

Co-Producer

Nellie Nugiel

Unit Production Manager

Eneida Nunez

Location Manager (Puerto Rico Unit)

Kyle O'brien

Assistant Accountant

Ronan O'connor

Set Production Assistant

Margie O'malley

Foley Artist

Julie Oppenheimer

Script Supervisor

Rocco Palmieri

Electrician

Carl Paoli

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Stuart H Pappe

Editor

David Parker

Re-Recording Mixer

Julie Payne

Other

Linda Perkins

Set Production Assistant

Tim Pierce

Art Department Production Assistant

Bill Pine

Color Timer

Alex Pitt

Executive Producer (Special Effects)

Richard Quinn

Dialogue Editor

Scott Ramsey

Gaffer

Ivan Reitman

Executive Producer

Dominick Riccardi

Driver

Guy H Rocourt

Set Production Assistant

Robert Rodriguez

Song Producer ("After Dark")

Allan K Rosen

Music Editor

Danny Rovira

Construction Coordinator

Jill Sander

Special Thanks

Andrew Savulich

Special Thanks

Andrew Schmetterling

Boom Operator

Elizabeth Schmidt

1st Assistant Editor

Mark Schwentner

Best Boy

Frank Sciarrone

Scenic Artist

Lorey Sebastian

Still Photographer

Laurie Sheldon

Assistant Michael Chinich

Nick Sidorovich

Set Production Assistant

Winsome Sinclair

Background Casting

Amanda Slater

Set Production Assistant

Joel Soyffer

Song Mixer ("After Dark")

Jay Spadaro

Stunt Player (Puerto Rico Unit)

Robin Standefer

Production Designer

Paul Steinman

Grip

John S Stewart

Miniature Lighthouse Creator

Lisa Storer

Adr/Dialogue Assistant

Spring Sutter

Accounting Assistant

Donald E Sweeney

Transportation Co-Captain

Joe Taglairino

Assistant Property Master

Hiroo Takaoka

Camera Trainee

Daniel Taplitz

Screenwriter

Jerry Tessendorf

Executive Producer (Renderworld Technology)

J Miller Tobin

1st Assistant Director

Arnold Turner

Other

Joseph Vitarelli

Score Producer

Joseph Vitarelli

Music

Nicholas Viterelli

Music Engineering

Patricia Von Arx

Music Editor

Robert Vuolo

Electrician

Jeremy Walker

Unit Publicist

Dan Wallin

Music Recording & Mixing

Katreniah Washington

Assistant (To Daniel Taplitz & Nellie Nugiel)

Allen Weisinger

Key Makeup Artist

Joan Weiss

Art Department Production Assistant

Brad E Wilhite

Apprentice Editor

Kate Yatsko

Set Decorator

Daniel Young

Driver

Matt Young

Art Department Coordinator

Mikki Ziska

Office Assistant

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Religion
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
American Humane Association; Axium International; Camera Service Center; Coast To Coast Catering, Inc.; Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Gibson Brands; New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Paramount Pictures; Xeno Lights Inc.
Distribution Company
Gramercy Pictures; Gramercy Pictures; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Montauk, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States on Video September 23, 1997

Released in United States Spring May 2, 1997

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.

Feature directorial debut for screenwriter Daniel Taplitz.

Began shooting October 23, 1995.

Completed shooting December 19, 1995.

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.)

Released in United States Spring May 2, 1997

Released in United States on Video September 23, 1997