Louis 19, King of the Airwaves

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
FrenchLouis 19, le roi des ondes
Directed byMichel Poulette
Written by
  • Sylvie Bouchard
  • Émile Gaudreault
  • Michel Michaud
  • Michel Poulette
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Jobin
Edited byDenis Papillon
Music byJean-Marie Benoît
Distributed byMalofilm
Release date
  • 1 April 1994 (1994-04-01)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Box officeC$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]

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.

  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.