- The Papal Chase
infobox film
name = The Papal Chase
caption = "The Papal Chase" movie poster
director =Kenny Hotz
producer =Kenny Hotz
Paul Johnson
writer =Kenny Hotz
Paul Johnson (uncredited)
starring =Kenny Hotz
music =
cinematography =Sebastian Cluer
editing =
distributor =Massey Films
released =2004
runtime = 53 min.
country = CAN
language = English
budget = $800
gross =
website = http://www.kennyhotz.com/flix/the_papal_chase.asp
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0443765"The Papal Chase" is a Canadian feature-length guerrilla documentary created by and starring
Kenny Hotz , ofKenny vs. Spenny fame.Plot
The premise of this award winning documentary is that the
Pope (Pope John Paul II ) is visitingCanada , and Kenny Hotz's friend has bet him $1000 that Kenny (who is Jewish) can meet him. The movie takes place over the course of six days in which Kenny attempts several times to meet the pope in order to win the bet. In his attempt to meet the man, Kenny does several things, including becoming a "Pope-arazzi", fighting his way through millions of pilgrims and onlookers, thousands of cops, security guards, Vatican Special Forces, precisionsniper s, the media and 2 million faithful. Over the 6-day period, Kenny becomes slightly catholicised, and searches not only for the Pope, but an understanding ofGod , and the way other people view God,religion , and spirituality in general.There are cameos by various members of
The Rolling Stones in the film. The film won the best Canadian documentary award in 2004.External links
* [http://www.kennyhotz.com/flix/the_papal_chase.asp The Papal Chase on KennyHotz.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443765/ IMDB Profile]
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