Louis 19, King of the Airwaves

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Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
French Louis 19, le roi des ondes
Directed by Michel Poulette
Written by
  • Sylvie Bouchard
  • Émile Gaudreault
  • Michel Michaud
  • Michel Poulette
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Daniel Jobin
Edited byDenis Papillon
Music byJean-Marie Benoît
Distributed by Malofilm
Release date
  • 1 April 1994 (1994-04-01)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Box office C$1.8 million (Canada) [1]

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (French : Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in April 1994. [2]

Contents

The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on television. Unbeknownst to him, however, his prize is to become a reality show: he is followed around by a cameraman 24 hours a day for three months, and when his life doesn't make for compelling viewing, the show's producers decide to manipulate his life to make the show more exciting. [3]

The film was directed by Michel Poulette, and written by Poulette, Sylvie Bouchard, Michel Michaud and Émile Gaudreault. It won the Golden Reel Award as the year's top-grossing film in Canada.

Cast

Release

The film opened on 34 screens in Quebec on April 1, 1994. [4]

Reception

The film grossed $194,732 in its opening weekend [4] It went on to win the Golden Reel Award for the year's top-grossing film in Canada, [5] even though it was only released in Quebec, with a gross of C$1.8 million. [1]

Awards

The film won the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time Canadian film director. [6] It was also a nominee for Best Motion Picture, [7] but lost to Exotica .

Remake

The 1999 American film EDtv was an adaptation of Louis 19. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kelly, Brendan (November 2, 1994). "'Louis 19' takes Canada's B.O. crown". Daily Variety . p. 14.
  2. ↑ "In new Quebec comedy, the joke's on paying public". Montreal Gazette , April 2, 1994.
  3. ↑ "Film Review: Louis 19". The Globe and Mail , April 22, 1994.
  4. 1 2 Klady, Leonard (April 11, 1994). "'Major' minor; 'Spirits' down; 'Jimmy' dead". Variety . p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Quebec comedy wins box office prize". Toronto Star . November 2, 1994.
  6. ↑ "Quebec director wins Jutra award". The Globe and Mail , November 4, 1994.
  7. ↑ "Exotica snaps up 13 Genie nominations". Hamilton Spectator , October 20, 1994.
  8. ↑ "EDtv a fun, fluffy Truman Show". Montreal Gazette , March 26, 1999.
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