Louis 19, King of the Airwaves

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
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	Jacques Dorfmann; Pierre Laberge;
Starring	Martin Drainville; Agathe de La Fontaine; Dominique Michel; Benoît Brière;
Cinematography	Daniel Jobin
Edited by	Denis Papillon
Music by	Jean-Marie Benoît
Distributed by	Malofilm
Release date	1 April 1994;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Box office	C$1.8 million (Canada)

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

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

Martin Drainville : Louis Jobin
Zenhu Han : Sam Ying
Chantal Fontaine : la reporter
Gilbert Lachance : Remi
Jean L'Italien : Roger
Dominique Michel : Aline Jobin
Alexandra Boulianne : une chanteuse de la chorale
Mireille Thibault : une chanteuse de la chorale
Sylvie Bouchard : une chanteuse de la chorale
Yves Jacques : Michel Gobeil
Carol Jones : une gardienne de sécurité
Patricia Tulasne : Charlotte Dubreuil
Marcela Seguel : Marie-Laurence Despins
Stephanie Laplante : scripte télé
Pierre Paquin : réalisateur télé
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge : le technicien de la régie
Agathe de La Fontaine : Julie Leduc
Marie-Claude Robitaille: Guylaine
Sonia Laplante: Josée
Benoît Brière: Caméraman

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]

References

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

External links

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves at IMDb

[Cangross-1] 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.

[open-4] 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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