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The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

(1988)

Overview

The early 1960s: In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy, Max Glick (Noam Zylberman) from a small Manitoba community with an overbearing family tries to navigate his coming-of-age with his family's condescension and bigotry using his sarcastic, Jewish humour. The town's rabbi dies, and a sub-plot develops in which Max's father (Aaron Schwartz) and grandfather (Jan Rubes)-both synagogue leaders-are saddled with a traditional Hassidic rabbi who sticks out like a sore thumb among the otherwise assimilated Jewish community. To make matters more difficult, Max likes a Catholic girl (14 year old Fairuza Baulk in just her third film), whom he later competes with in a piano competition. The quirky, fun-loving rabbi tries to help him with his problems, yet harbours a secret ambition of his own. Filmed in Winnipeg and rural Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Allan A. Goldstein
  2. Producer : Stephen Foster
  3. Writer : Phil Savath
  4. Cast : Noam Zylberman,Fairuza Balk,Jan Rubeš,Susan Douglas,Saul Rubinek,Aaron Schwartz,William Marantz,Sharon Corder,Ken Zelig,Howard Jerome,Alec McClure

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Original TitleThe Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1988-09-16

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 35m

Revenue₹ 317

Production CompaniesSouthgate Entertainment,ONF | NFB

Genres

  • Drama
  • Comedy

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