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Pitch (1997)
Directed by Spencer Rice, Kenny Hotz
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.
Length 81 minutes
Actors
Kenny Hotz | Spencer Rice | Samuel Z. Arkoff | Gérard Depardieu | Roger Ebert | Whoopi Goldberg | Fred Williamson | Al Pacino | Joe Pantoliano | Matt Dillon | Eric Stoltz | Illeana Douglas | Jay Bergeren | Kit Carson | Arthur Hiller | Neil Simon