King of the Airways (1994)
"Louis 19, le roi des ondes" (original title)

Louis has always had a dream, to be on television. But when he enters a contest and wins, the first prize involves a cameraman following him everywhere for three months. The only problem is... See full summary »

Director:

Michel Poulette

Writers:

Claude Beaucage (script doctor), Sylvie Bouchard,

Stars:

Martin Drainville, Zenhu Han, Chantal Fontaine

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Drainville	...	Louis Jobin
Zenhu Han	...	Sam Ying
Chantal Fontaine	...	Reporter
Gilbert Lachance	...	Remi
Jean L'Italien	...	Roger
Dominique Michel	...	Aline Jobin
Alexandra Boulianne	...	Chanteuse de la chorale
Mireille Thibault	...	Chanteuse de la chorale
Sylvie Bouchard	...	Chanteuse de la chorale
Yves Jacques	...	Michel Gobeil
Patricia Tulasne	...	Charlotte Dubreuil
Marcela Seguel	...	Marie-Laurence Despins
Stephanie Laplante	...	Scripte t.v
Pierre Paquin	...	Realisateur t.v
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge	...	Technicien a la regie

Storyline

Louis has always had a dream, to be on television. But when he enters a contest and wins, the first prize involves a cameraman following him everywhere for three months. The only problem is that Louis has a boring life, so the TV executives decide to put some excitement in it.

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Plot Keywords:

television | salesman | fame | love | watching tv | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Films Stock International

Country:

Canada France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 April 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

King of the Airways

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 3,100,000 (estimated)

Gross:

CAD 1,669,000 (Canada)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eiffel Productions, Les Films Stock International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Truman Show (1998)

User Reviews

Why can't English Canadians make these films?

This was the most popular Canadian made movie in 1994, and it was made and shown completely to a French audience. Dubbed into English for later showing on television, it is still charming and entirely watchable, if no great work of cinema. Moreover, at least two major Hollywood productions on the exact same theme, "The Truman Show" and "Ed TV" were made well after this movie was released. But the real shame of Louis 19th is that almost all of the most popular and successful Canadian films of the past decade were made in Quebec in French for a Quebec audience. In addition to that, they proudly show off their Canadianness (in this case, by the main character talking about local children's TV shows, like the fondly remembered "Razzle Dazzle"). Meanwhile, this is the only year in a long time where there has been any really watchable films made in English Canada that are distinctly Canadian - "Duct Tape Forever" and "Men With Brooms". Meanwhile, Quebec continues year after year to turn out distinctively Canadian films like "Les Boys" (about hockey, you can't get more Canadian than that). Its not about money or talent - there are lots of great Australian films to choose from, and their industry thrives while English Canada's continues to die on the vine making cheap imitations of Hollywood movies.