Commandments is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama which was written and directed by Daniel Taplitz and stars Aidan Quinn, Courteney Cox and Anthony LaPaglia. The executive producer was Ivan Reitman.
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Directed by | Daniel Taplitz |
Produced by | Michael Chinich Daniel Goldberg Joe Medjuck |
Written by | Daniel Taplitz |
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Narrated by | Anthony LaPalgia |
Cinematography | Slawomir Idziak |
Edited by | Michael Jablow |
Production company | Northern Lights Entertainment Gramercy Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | May 2, 1997 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million |
Box office | $548,562 |
Screenplay
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 crippling 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.
The film has received negative reviews, with a 24% "rotten" rating by the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews.