Pitch (1997)

  • NR
  • 09/04/1997 (CA)
  • Comedy, Documentary
  • 1h 21m

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 Don", 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.

Spencer Rice

Director

Kenny Hotz

Director

Cast

Kenny Hotz's headshot

Kenny Hotz

Self
Spencer Rice's headshot

Spencer Rice

Self
Samuel Z. Arkoff's headshot

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Self
Gérard Depardieu's headshot

Gérard Depardieu

Self
Roger Ebert's headshot

Roger Ebert

Self
Whoopi Goldberg's headshot

Whoopi Goldberg

Self
Fred Williamson's headshot

Fred Williamson

Self
Al Pacino's headshot

Al Pacino

Self

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