Pitch

Overview

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.

Cast

Kenny Hotz

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Spencer Rice

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Samuel Z. Arkoff

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Gérard Depardieu

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Roger Ebert

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Fred Williamson

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Al Pacino

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Joe Pantoliano

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Matt Dillon

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