Released
Pitch
September 4 1997 (over 27 years ago)Rating
63
Based on
20 reviews
- Directors: Spencer Rice, Kenny Hotz
- Genres: Comedy, Documentary
- Runtime: 1 h 21 m
- Country: Canada
- Companies: Hotz-Rice Productions Inc., Cinefornia, Hollywood or Bust Productions
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.
