Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves (1994)
From couch potato to TV STAR, all in the flick of a switch
1994 · 1h 35m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
Louis Jobin is an ordinary young man from Montreal who sells televisions at an electronics store. He wins a contest sponsored by the local cable company in which the first prize is that he'll be followed non-stop by a camera crew, with the footage broadcast live on Channel 19.
Director: Michel Poulette
Writers: Émile Gaudreault, Sylvie-Katherine Bouchard, Michel Michaud
Music by: Jean-Marie Benoît
Cinematography: Daniel Jobin
Box office: $2M
Cast
Martin Drainville as Louis JobinAgathe de La Fontaine as Julie LeducDominique Michel as Aline JobinChantal Fontaine as ReporterGilbert Lachance as RemiPatricia Tulasne as Charlotte DubreuilYves Jacques as Michel GobeilClaude GagnonNormand Lévesque as Fonctionnaire fumeurJoël Legendre as Cameraman-zéléJean L'Italien as RogerAlexandra Boulianne as Chanteuse de la ChoraleMore like this
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