Pitch

Pitch

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 4, 1997

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Comedy, Documentary

User Score

63%

Original Title

Pitch

Production Companies

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

Director

Spencer Rice

Description

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.