''Acapulco Gold'' is a Canadian comedy-drama mockumentary film, directed by

André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, e ...

and released in 2004.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Acapulco Gold – Film d’André Forcier"
''Films du Québec'', December 2, 2008. The film stars Michel Maillot as Bob Garrigues, an actor who travels to

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

for a meeting with film producer Hank Sturzberg (Mark Krasnoff), in an effort to sell his screenplay about the time he purportedly met

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

several years after the singer's death. The cast also includes Julie Maillot, Renaud Pinet-Forcier, Geneviève Brouillette, Jean-François Chicoine, Richard Lespérance, Alejandro Moran, Charles-André Marchand, Mike McLaughin, Dor Cartier, Alexandrine Agostini, Jean Chevalier, Stella Maillot, Mariane Pinet-Forcier and Maxime Maillot. The film represented Forcier's return to filmmaking after taking a hiatus following his 1998 film ''

The Countess of Baton Rouge ''The Countess of Baton Rouge'' (french: La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge) is a romantic comedy film by Canadian director André Forcier, released in 1997. Synopsis The story begins in a contemporary Montreal theatre where a projectionist describes ...

(La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)''. It was entirely self-financed, and acted largely by Forcier's own family and friends, as a stopgap after complications with

Telefilm Canada Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Canada's federal government through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Headquartered in Montreal, Telefilm provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry with four regional offices in V ...

had delayed the completion of his real intended comeback, ''

The United States of Albert ''The United States of Albert'' (french: Les États-Unis d'Albert) is a Canadian, French and Swiss co-produced comedy-drama film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2005. The film stars Éric Bruneau as Albert Renaud, a young actor in Montr ...

(Les États-Unis d'Albert)''.Vanessa Quintal
"Acapulco Gold: Elucubrations à la king"
''

Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on t ...

'', November 24, 2004. The film premiered in September 2004 at the

2004 Toronto International Film Festival The 29th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 through September 18. The festival screened 328 films of which 253 were features and 75 were shorts (148 of the films screened were in a language other than English). Awards No fi ...

, and was later screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October, before going into commercial release in November. It was, however, one of the most poorly-received films of Forcier's entire career,Pierre Véronneau
"Marc-André Forcier"
''

The Canadian Encyclopedia ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; french: L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage. Available fo ...

'', December 3, 2007. garnering highly negative reviews and attracting only a few thousand paid viewers in commercial release.

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* 2004 films 2004 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Canadian mockumentary films Films set in Mexico Films directed by André Forcier French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub