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Pitch (1997)

Pitch (1997)

Comedy Documentary
Release Date: 1997, September 4
Directors: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice
Countries: Canada
Production: Hotz-Rice Productions Inc., Cinefornia, Hollywood or Bust Productions
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Al Pacino, Eric Stoltz, Illeana Douglas, Whoopi Goldberg, Kit Carson, Gérard Depardieu, Matt Dillon, Fred Williamson, Kenny Hotz, Roger Ebert, Spencer Rice

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.