Movie Description
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
- Director : Allan A. Goldstein
- Producer : Stephen Foster
- Writer : Phil Savath
- Cast : Noam Zylberman,Fairuza Balk,Jan Rubeš,Susan Douglas,Saul Rubinek,Aaron Schwartz,William Marantz,Sharon Corder,Ken Zelig,Howard Jerome,Alec McClure
Cast
Maximilian Glick
Celia Brzjinski
Augustus Glick
Bryna Glick
Rabbi Teitelman
Henry Glick
Rabbi Kaminsky
Sarah Glick
Morris Moskover
Zelig Peikes
Sandy Lubchuk
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Facts
Original TitleThe Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-09-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 35m
Revenue₹ 317
Production CompaniesSouthgate Entertainment,ONF | NFB
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
