Pitch

Overview

A Canadian documentary featuring two young filmmakers attending the Toronto Film Festival to pitch a film concept to various celebrities. Their film idea, titled "The Dawn", concerns a Mafia don who goes for a hernia operation but gets a sex change instead. During the 1996 Toronto Fest, they approach Roger Ebert, Norman Jewison (at a packed press conference), Eric Stoltz (leaving a limo), Al Pacino, and others without much success. On a roll, they leave Toronto for Hollywood, getting advice from Arthur Hiller and Neil Simon and finding an agent who expresses interest in their pitch.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 4, 1997

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

Hotz-Rice Productions Inc.,Cinefornia,Hollywood or Bust Productions

Cast

Arthur Hiller,Neil Simon,Matt Dillon,Spencer Rice,Gérard Depardieu,Fred Williamson,Illeana Douglas,Jay Bergeren,Whoopi Goldberg,Samuel Z. Arkoffand 7 more

Director

Kenny Hotz,Spencer Rice

Producer

Kenny Hotz,Raymond Massey,Fitzroy E. Clarke

Cinematography

Chris Romeike

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0125459