10th & Wolf

10th & Wolf
10th & Wolf
	Film poster
Directed by	Robert Moresco
Written by	Robert Moresco; Allan Steele
Produced by	Suzanne DeLaurentiis; Leo Rossi; Joe Murphy
Starring	James Marsden; Giovanni Ribisi; Brad Renfro; Piper Perabo; Dash Mihok; Lesley Ann Warren; Dennis Hopper ; Brian Dennehy; Francesco Salvi; Val Kilmer
Cinematography	Alex Nepomniaschy
Edited by	Harvey Rosenstock
Music by	Aaron Zigman
Distributed by	THINKFilm
Release dates	April 21, 2006 (PBIFF); August 18, 2006 (United States);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million
Box office	$143,451

10th & Wolf is a 2006 film about the Philadelphia crime family directed by Robert Moresco. It is based on a true story of a mob war in South Philadelphia. The film stars James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi and Brad Renfro and features appearances by Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Piper Perabo, Lesley Ann Warren, Tommy Lee, 1980s Italian comedian, singer, actor and director Francesco Salvi and Brian Dennehy.

The film was billed as based on a story by "Donnie Brasco", the undercover name of FBI agent Joseph Pistone, who successfully infiltrated the Mafia, as portrayed in the movie of the same name starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.

While the film is set in Philadelphia, it was filmed in Pittsburgh, with scenes at Tom's Diner and Bloom Cigar Company in the South Side and Hartwood Mansion.^[1]

This film was the last film to have been released during Brad Renfro's lifetime before his death on January 15, 2008 at the age of 25 years.

Synopsis

Tommy is the son of a Mafia hitman, who, after his father is killed by a rival, moves with his younger brother to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousin in Philadelphia. As the sole member of his family who is not involved in crime, Tommy joins the Marines and is deployed in Operation Desert Storm. He becomes disillusioned, however, when Saddam Hussein is still in power. Disenchanted with military service, Tommy assaults an MP and steals a colonel's Jeep. Arrested when the jeep runs out of gas, the movie opens with Tommy in the brig at a U.S. Marine base.

An FBI agent (played by Dennehy) coerces Tommy into infiltrating the family business. The agent tells Tommy that he can protect his brother and cousin in return for evidence against the Sicilian Mafia, which is trying to take over the heroin trade in the United States. Tommy is instructed to wear a wire to record negotiations between his cousin and gang leader, Joey Marcucci, and Mafia boss Luciano Reggio.

Tommy tries to obtain incriminating evidence against Reggio while protecting his cousin and younger brother in their fledgling attempts to become "goodfellas". His efforts to strike a balance between his family loyalties, and the FBI's need for evidence, take up most of the film's bulk.

Cast

James Marsden as Tommy
Giovanni Ribisi as Joey Merlino
Brad Renfro as Vincent
Piper Perabo as Brandy
Dennis Hopper as Matty Matello
Brian Dennehy as FBI Agent Horvath
Lesley Ann Warren as Tina
Leo Rossi as FBI Agent Thornton
Dash Mihok as Junior
Tommy Lee as Jimmy "Tattoo"
Francesco Salvi as Luciano Reggio
Val Kilmer as Murtha
John Capodice as Sipio
James Grimaldi as Ricky Jerkoff

Reception

The film was panned by critics. It holds a 19% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 4/10, based on 27 reviews.^[2] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[3]

Accolades

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
Popoli e Religioni Terni Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	Francesco Salvi	Won

Home media

The film was released in DVD on July 9, 2007.

References

^ "Hartwood and the Movie: 10th & Wolf". Allegheny County Parks Department. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
^ rottentomatoes.com, "10th and Wolf". Accessed 13 October 2010.
^ "10th & Wolf Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2023.