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6.3

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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.

Cast

  • Kenny Hotz

  • Spencer Rice

  • Samuel Z. Arkoff

  • Gérard Depardieu

  • Roger Ebert

  • Whoopi Goldberg

  • Fred Williamson

  • Al Pacino

  • Joe Pantoliano

  • Matt Dillon

  • Eric Stoltz

  • Illeana Douglas

  • Jay Bergeren

  • Kit Carson

  • Arthur Hiller

  • Neil Simon

  • Ben Gibson

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