Pitch (1997)

Name: Pitch
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: 1997-09-04
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Gérard Depardieu, Roger Ebert

Pitch (1997), directed by Kenny Hotz, starring Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice.

09/04/1997 BR Comedy and Documentary 1h 21m

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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 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.

Chris RomeikeCinematography
Kenny HotzDirector
Spencer RiceDirector
Daniel SadlerEditing

About the film

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.

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The film features songs by the Toronto band Phono-Comb.

Trivia

In the Kenny vs. Spenny DVD commentary of the episode "Who Can Stay Handcuffed the Longest?", Spenny revealed that the film did not make the money they expected it to make. During the episode, Kenny flew in an old friend of Spenny's named David Wolfish who Spenny owed money to. Wolfish was one of the investors in the film, investing $10,000 but seeing no return. Wolfish later died in 2022.

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Pitch at IMDb

Pitch on Kenny Hotz's official YouTube channel

Text from Pitch (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on September 4, 1997, a Thursday.
It runs 1h21 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosHotz-Rice Productions Inc., Cinefornia, Hollywood or Bust Productions
CountriesCanada
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
StatusReleased

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Toronto

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Chris Romeike Cinematography
Kenny Hotz Director
Spencer Rice Director
Daniel Sadler Editing
Raymond Massey Producer

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What is Pitch about?

Pitch: 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 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, Norm…

Who directed Pitch?

Pitch was directed by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice in 1997.

Who stars in Pitch?

The cast of Pitch includes Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Gérard Depardieu and Roger Ebert.

How long is Pitch?

Pitch runs for 81 minutes, or 1h21.