Rent Best Boy (1979)
3.9 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- Pearl and Max Wohl live in Queens with Philly, their cheerful, engaging, and mentally-disabled son. For 50 years Pearl and Max have provided a loving home for Philly, but they're aging, Max is ailing, and they must figure out what's to happen to Philly when they can no longer care for him. Are there options besides an institution? Philly's cousin is Ira Wohl, whose camera follows the family as Philly takes steps into the wider world. An astonishing portrait of a rare and wonderful family.
- Actors:
- Ira Wohl, Philip Wohl, Zero Mostel, Christine O'Connor, Frances Reiss, Max Wohl, Pearl Wohl
- Directors:
- Ira Wohl
- Producers:
- Ira Wohl, Michael F. Barrow
- Writers:
- Ira Wohl
- Studio:
- Contemporary Films
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979
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