Pitch (1997)
September 4, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Kenny Hotz
Self
Spencer Rice
Self
Gérard Depardieu
Himself
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
Roger Ebert
Himself
Jay Bergeren
Self
Raymond Massey
Producer
Whoopi Goldberg
Herself
Fred Williamson
Himself
Chris Romeike
Cinematographer
Al Pacino
Himself
Joe Pantoliano
Himself
Matt Dillon
Himself
Eric Stoltz
Himself
Illeana Douglas
Herself
Kit Carson
Himself
Arthur Hiller
Himself
Neil Simon
Himself
Stephen Barden
Sound Editor
Jill Purdy
Dialogue Editor
Steph Carrier
Recording Supervision
Jonathan Gross
Associate Producer
Sebastian Cluer
Camera Operator / Other
Kate Brooks
Makeup Artist / Associate Producer
Fitzroy E. Clarke
Executive Producer
Doug Dales
Associate Producer
David Laventhall
Associate Producer
Daniel Sadler
Editor
James Francey
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Bissa Scekic
Sound Recordist
Kevin White
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Filming LocationsToronto, Canada
Genres
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.