Ten Inch Hero (2007)

Director:

David Mackay

Writer:

Betsy Morris (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Help Wanted: Normal People Need Not Apply.

Plot:

Piper moves to Santa Cruz to go to the Institute of Art. When she was 15 she gave birth to a daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Santa Cruz | Art | Sandwich | Job Interview | Restaurant

Cast

Elisabeth Harnois	...	Piper
Clea DuVall	...	Jen
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Noah
Jensen Ackles	...	Priestly
Danneel Harris	...	Tish
Alice Krige	...	Zo
John Doe	...	Trucker
Sean Wing	...	Tadd
Adair Tishler	...	Julia
Jordan Belfi	...	Fuzzy22
Matt Barr	...	Brad
Peter Dennis	...	Mr. Julius
Judith Drake	...	Lucille
Tony Daly	...	Tony
Jeff Kahn	...	Customer on Cell Phone

Runtime:

USA:102 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Big Sur, California, USA

Trivia:

Stickers on Trucker's Cause-Mobile: Red-White-and-Blue "Peace" Fingers. Keep California Green, Grow Grass. No Nukes. Red-White-and-Blue "Flower Power" Symbol. Parental Advisory, Kiss My Ass. Grow Your Own Dope, Plant a Politician. Lick Dick in '72. Purple "Flower Power" Symbol. Legalize Freedom (with Stars and Stripes over a Peace Symbol). PEACE in rainbow letters. Save Water, Shower with a Friend. American Made Surfboards, Championship Quality. Blessed Are the Peacemakers. American Flag "Peace" Symbol. Forget Vietnam, Save America. Bill Clinton for President. Arms are for Hugging. Recycle. I'd Better be Hallucinating (with rainbow hot-air balloons). Who Will Arrest Man for Disturbing the Peace?

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beach commitment ceremony, after Priestly had removed his piercings and hair color, there are no lower lip piercing holes left.

Quotes:

Mr. Julius: Are you a virgin?
Piper: No. But I used to be.

Movie Connections:

References "Unsolved Mysteries" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Something Familiar

Satisfying on many levels

I have to admit it. I feared this movie would be WB fare because of the actors involved and the many young audience members at the film festival where I saw it who seemed, shall we say, infatuated by certain actors in the film. The girl next to me said "Oh I love him" or similar comments every time the character Priestly came on. Because at film festivals cast and crew and their families and friends often turn up, I was tempted to ask her if she knew the actor, such were her expressed feelings of seeming familiarity with him. My husband, actually, had wanted to see this film which could be, at first glance, dismissed as a "chick flick". However, I was pleasantly surprised at the snappy dialog, good plot, fun characters, and genuine emotion that this film registered. I also loved the feelings of camaraderie among the main characters in the film. It is a heart warming film and I highly recommend it.