Pitch
SUMMARY
Pitch documents two childhood friends trying to do everything in their power to sell a comedy script they've written together.
Kenny Hotz and Spenny Rice born in Toronto, this dynamic duo began filmmaking almost a dozen years ago. Together they have written five scripts and produced two short films before collaborating on Pitch. The directors expose their valiant efforts to hawk their first feature screenplay at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival. This humorous documentary recounts their relentless attacks on celebrities, producers and anyone else who will listen. Unperturbed, the filmmakers take their script to Hollywood. Pitch reveals the anxieties, psychoses and ruthless tactics that lie beneath the surface of show business - providing great entertainment in the process. (from DVD Box Office)
CAST / CREW
Directed by
Kenny Hotz
Spencer Rice
Writing credits
Kenny Hotz
Spencer Rice
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... Himself Matt Dillon .... Himself Illeana Douglas .... Herself Roger Ebert .... Himself Arthur Hiller .... Himself Kenny Hotz .... Himself Al Pacino .... Himself Spencer Rice .... Himself Neil Simon .... Himself Eric Stoltz .... Himself Fred Williamson .... Himself (more)
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REVIEWS
MacLean's
"A Canadian success story!" -Amazon.com
Reviewer: jgeoff (4 out of 5 stars)
This isn't an Al Pacino movie, but an independent film by two wannabe film makers (Spencer Rice and Kenny Hotz) who are caught in the act of disrupting the Toronto International Film Festival to sell a comedy script they had written about a Mafia Godfather's accidental sex change. Anyone interested in the movie business or writers trying to sell a script will love this comedic 81 minute documentary.
This 1997 film includes cameos by: Al Pacino, Matt Dillon, Roger Ebert, Eric Stoltz, Ileana Douglas, Fred Williamson, Norman Jewison, Arthur Hiller, Neil Simon
This was originally released on DVD in August 2001. Maybe this 2002 version will contain more supplemental materials than the trailer and film maker bios?Bob Stewart, All Movie Guide. (thanks RomeoX for this info)
In this Canadian documentary, two young filmmakers attend the Toronto Film Festival and 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. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival.
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