Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic | |
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Genre | Documentary film |
Directed by | Jack Rampling |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Arron Fellows |
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Production location | United States |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Mindhouse Productions |
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Network | BBC Two |
Release | 5 April 2021 |
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America's Most Dangerous Pets |
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic is a British documentary film presented by Louis Theroux. It was released on 5 April 2021 on BBC Two. The documentary, centred on former zoo owner and convicted felon Joe Exotic, looks back at unseen footage from Theroux's previous documentary that featured Exotic, America's Most Dangerous Pets (2011), and also features Theroux interviewing other people associated with Exotic, including his legal team, former colleagues, his estranged brother and niece, and Howard and Carole Baskin.[1]
Production
On 16 March 2021, it was announced that Louis Theroux had filmed a follow-up to his 2011 documentary film America's Most Dangerous Pets. Theroux traveled to Oklahoma to speak to a team trying to get Joe Exotic out of prison, and spoke to friends and family of Exotic's who haven't spoken on camera before.[1][2][3] He also spoke to Howard and Carole Baskin.[4][5]
The documentary film is directed by Jack Rampling, produced by Emma Whitehead and Cath Boggan, and executive produced by Arron Fellows for Theroux's Mindhouse Productions.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kanter, Jake (17 March 2021). "Louis Theroux To Front Feature-Length BBC Special On 'Tiger King's Joe Exotic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ McMahon, James (6 April 2021). "Four key takeaways from 'Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic'". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Cumming, Ed (5 April 2021). "Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic is the documentary this extraordinary story deserves". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Krol, Charlotte (6 April 2021). "Carole Baskin praises Louis Theroux for "thoughtfulness" in new doc". NME. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ McCreesh, Louise (6 April 2021). "Louis Theroux clashes with Tiger King star Carole Baskin's husband in documentary". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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