10 Cent Pistol
{{Infobox film
| name = 10 Cent Pistol
| image = 10 Cent Pistol poster.jpg
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| director = Michael C. Martin
| producer = JT Alexander
Damon Alexander
| writer = Michael C. Martin
| story =
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| music = Jim Dooley
| cinematography = Michael Fimognari
| editing = Aram Nigoghossian
| studio = Route 17 Entertainment
| distributor = Phase 4 Films
| released = {{Film date|2014|04|25|Newport Beach Film Festival}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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10 Cent Pistol is a 2014 American crime thriller film directed by Michael C. Martin and starring Jena Malone.{{cite magazine|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|title=Film Review: '10 Cent Pistol'|date=24 July 2015|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/10-cent-pistol-review-1201548251/|accessdate=11 August 2017}}{{cite web|last=DeFore|first=John|title='10 Cent Pistol': Film Review|date=21 July 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/10-cent-pistol-film-review-810114|accessdate=11 August 2017}}{{cite news|last=Rechtshaffen|first=Michael|title=Review '10 Cent Pistol' wants to be pulp fiction but misfires|date=23 July 2015|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-10-cent-pistol-review-20150724-story.html|accessdate=11 August 2017}}
Plot
When a high-stakes scheme goes horribly wrong, two brothers must take on the craziest job of their criminal careers, and pray they get out alive.
Cast
- Jena Malone as Danneel
- JT Alexander as Jake
- Damon Alexander as Easton
- Joe Mantegna as Punchy
- Adam Arkin as Nir Zir
- Brendan Sexton III as Donny
- Thomas Ian Nicholas as H-Wood
- Jessica Szohr as Chelsea
- Emilio Rivera as Melville
- Amir Talai as Amir
Distribution
The film's producers' ran a Kickstarter campaign to facilitate distribution. The campaign was successful, beating their $10,000 target by $1,161. However, they faced criticism from the project's backers when they failed to deliver the rewards that were promised.{{cite web|title=10 Cent Pistol - A Movie with Joe Mantegna and Jena Malone|work=Kickstarter|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/874501210/10-cent-pistol-a-movie-with-joe-mantegna-and-jena/comments|accessdate=13 October 2017}}
Reception
The film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven critic reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.{{cite web|title=10 Cent Pistol|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_cent_pistol/|accessdate=12 December 2018}} Clayton Dillard of Slant Magazine gave the film two stars out of four.{{cite magazine|last=Dillard|first=Clayton|title=10 Cent Pistol|date=19 July 2015|magazine=Slant Magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/10-cent-pistol|accessdate=11 August 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2134170}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|10_cent_pistol}}
- {{kickstarter|874501210}}
Category:2014 crime thriller films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:Films scored by James Dooley