Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
GenreDocumentary film
Directed byJack Rampling
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerArron Fellows
Producers
  • Emma Whitehead
  • Cath Boggan
Production locationUnited States
Running time90 minutes
Production companyMindhouse Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release5 April 2021 (2021-04-05)
Related
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

  1. ^ a b c Kanter, Jake (17 March 2021). "Louis Theroux To Front Feature-Length BBC Special On 'Tiger King's Joe Exotic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ McMahon, James (6 April 2021). "Four key takeaways from 'Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic'". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ Cumming, Ed (5 April 2021). "Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic is the documentary this extraordinary story deserves". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ Krol, Charlotte (6 April 2021). "Carole Baskin praises Louis Theroux for "thoughtfulness" in new doc". NME. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ McCreesh, Louise (6 April 2021). "Louis Theroux clashes with Tiger King star Carole Baskin's husband in documentary". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 April 2021.