Acapulco Gold is a Canadian comedy-drama mockumentary film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2004.[1] The film stars Michel Maillot as Bob Garrigues, an actor who travels to Acapulco, Mexico for a meeting with film producer Hank Sturzberg (Mark Krasnoff), in an effort to sell his screenplay about the time he purportedly met Elvis Presley several years after the singer's death.[2]
| Acapulco Gold | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | André Forcier |
| Written by | André Forcier Mark Krasnoff Michel Maillot |
| Produced by | Michel Maillot Daniel Jobin |
| Starring | Michel Maillot Mark Krasnoff |
| Cinematography | Daniel Jobin |
| Edited by | Yan Desjardins Linda Pinet Forcier |
| Music by | Luc Raymond Stéphane Girouard |
Production companies | Les Films du Paria Les Films de la rue Marquette |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Julie Maillot, Renaud Pinet-Forcier, Geneviève Brouillette, Jean-François Chicoine, Richard Lespérance, Alejandro Moran, Charles-André Marchand, Mike McLaughin, Dor Cartier, Alexandrine Agostini, Jean Chevalier, Stella Maillot, Mariane Pinet-Forcier and Maxime Maillot.
The film represented Forcier's return to filmmaking after taking a hiatus following his 1998 film The Countess of Baton Rouge (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge).[3] It was entirely self-financed, and acted largely by Forcier's own family and friends, as a stopgap after complications with Telefilm Canada had delayed the completion of his real intended comeback, The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert).[4]
The film premiered in September 2004 at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and was later screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October,[6] before going into commercial release in November.[4] It was, however, one of the most poorly-received films of Forcier's entire career,[7] garnering highly negative reviews and attracting only a few thousand paid viewers in commercial release.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Acapulco Gold – Film d’André Forcier". Films du Québec, December 2, 2008.
- ^ Dennis Harvey, "Acapulco Gold". Variety, October 5, 2004.
- ^ "André Forcier". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b Vanessa Quintal, "Acapulco Gold: Elucubrations à la king". Voir, November 24, 2004.
- ^ Peter Howell, "Canuck films defy status quo; Toronto fest topics range from a child star to a Mexican Elvis and a space alien: Without protection of own program, home-grown offerings take on the world". Toronto Star, August 4, 2004.
- ^ John Griffin, "Cinema". Montreal Gazette, August 28, 2004.
- ^ Pierre Véronneau, "Marc-André Forcier". The Canadian Encyclopedia, December 3, 2007.
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