Pitch (1997)
September 4, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Kenny Hotz
Self / Director / Executive Producer
Spencer Rice
Self / Director
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
Gérard Depardieu
Self
Roger Ebert
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Fred Williamson
Self
Al Pacino
Self
Joe Pantoliano
Self
Matt Dillon
Self
Eric Stoltz
Self
Illeana Douglas
Self
Jay Bergeren
Self
Kit Carson
Self
Arthur Hiller
Self
Neil Simon
Self
Kate Brooks
Associate Producer / Makeup Artist
Fitzroy E. Clarke
Executive Producer
Doug Dales
Associate Producer
Jonathan Gross
Associate Producer
David Laventhall
Associate Producer
Raymond Massey
Producer
Daniel Sadler
Editor
Sebastian Cluer
Other / Camera Operator
Stephen Barden
Sound Editor
Steph Carrier
Recording Supervision
James Francey
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Jill Purdy
Dialogue Editor
Bissa Scekic
Sound Recordist
Kevin White
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Chris Romeike
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Filming LocationsToronto, Canada
Genres
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Wiki.
Pitch is a 1997 Canadian documentary created by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, featuring themselves as two young filmmakers attending the Toronto International 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. The film was shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival.
The film features songs by the Toronto band Phono-Comb.