The Ten Commandments (2007 film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | John Stronach Bill Boyce |
| Produced by | Cindy Bond John Stronach Trevor Yaxley |
| Written by | Ed Naha |
| Starring | Christian Slater Alfred Molina Elliott Gould |
| Music by | Reg Powell |
| Editing by | Adam Scott |
| Studio | Huhu Studios iVL Animation Sparky Animation Ten Chimneys Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Promenade Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 19, 2007 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Money made | $1 million |
The Ten Commandments is a 2007 American computer animated film directed by John Stronach and Bill Boyce, and released by Promenade Pictures. The film follows Moses from his childhood, as the adopted grandson of Pharaoh, to his adulthood, as the chosen one of Yahweh and liberator of his people.
The film is narrated by Ben Kingsley, and stars Christian Slater as Moses, Alfred Molina as Ramses and Ellott Gould as God. It was released to theaters on October 19, 2007, and received negative reviews, with criticism directed towards the animation and voice acting. It was also a box office bomb, grossing only $1 million against a budget of $10 million. The film was released on DVD on February 5, 2008.
Plot
The Pharaoh is a nervous man, outnumbered by his Hebrew slaves; he orders them to be worked harder, that doesn't break their spirits, so he has all the newborn male babies killed; Moses' parents,Amram and Jochebed, are not keen on a dead baby, and put him in a basket and send him down the river while his sister, Miram, follows to make sure he's okay. The next morning, the Pharaoh's daughter adopts and raises him as her own, with Jochebed as his nurse growing up. His playmate and uncle is Ramses, the Pharaoh's son. As teens, they wrestle, but Ramses does not like Moses much, and Moses is exiled from town after Moses comes to the aid of a slave being beaten, and the beater is killed. Moses is mistaken for a Hebrew slave based on his appearance. His brother Aaron comes forward, revealing his past and how they are actually brothers-making Moses a Hebrew.
They all grow up, Ramses is now Pharaoh, God speaks to Moses, telling him to get the Hebrews from Egypt into the promised land. Ramses says no, the ten plagues come, and Ramses gives in only when his son is killed (as God's spirit kills all the first-born Egyptian sons). Moses leads the people from Egypt, ditches Ramses and his army at the parting of the Red Sea, and Moses receives the Ten Commandments and delivers them to the Hebrews. Moses puts Joshua in charge of leading the people the rest of the way.
Cast
- Ben Kingsley as the Narrator
- Christian Slater as Moses
- Alfred Molina as Ramses
- Elliott Gould as God
- Scott McNeil as Seti
- Christopher Gaze as Aaron
- Kathleen Barr as Miriam
- Lee Tockar as Dathan
- Matt Hill as Joshua
- Tabitha St. Germain (credited as "Kitanou St. Germain") as the Princess
- Trevor Devall as Amram
- Jane Mortifee as Zipporah
- Brian Dobson as the Task Master
- Garry Chalk as the General
- Nico Ghisi as Ramses' Son
- Colin Murdock as the Elderly Slave
Box office
The film opened in 830 theaters in the United States and grossed $478,910 on its opening weekend. Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo wrote that it and Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour had "two of the worst national debuts of all time". The film ended up grossing $952,820 in the United States and $99,087 elsewhere, for a total of $1,051,907.
