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Best Boy is a 1979 American documentary film directed by Ira Wohl and produced by Only Child Motion Pictures. The film, which is in English, features cast member Zero Mostel. It was released on October 5, 1979, and has a runtime of 111 minutes. The work is categorized as a biography and documentary.
The film received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film and the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award. It is recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection. Critical reception includes a review score of 8.8 out of 10 with a 100% rating, as well as an IMDb rating of 7.8.
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Vinony catalogs Best Boy in its Best Documentary Feature collection (188 entries).
Within Vinony's link graph, Best Boy is referenced by 191 other articles, and connects out to Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, IMDb and The New York Times.
Vinony files it under 1979 American films, 1979 documentary films and 1979 English-language films.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Film · TMDB
6.6In this documentary, the director follows the day-to-day activities of his retarded, middle-aged cousin Philly, over a three-year period.
Cast
- Philly Wohl as Self
- Pearl Wohl as Self
- Max Wohl as Self
- Zero Mostel as Self
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Official website
Best Boy Family of Films | A film by Ira Wohl
Thirty years ago, the world met filmmaker Ira Wohl’s adult, mentally-retarded cousin Philly and his family in the groundbreaking, Oscar-winning feature documentary Best Boy. Now, as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Best Boy's original theatrical release, we are proud to offer viewers an opportunity to experience the unforgettable story of Philly and his family in an exclusive DVD trilogy--Best Boy, Best Man and the never-before-released Best Sister.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Cast member
- Zero Mostel
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 715391
- Official website
- bestboythemovie.com
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- publication date
- 1979-01-01
- title
- Best Boy
- review score
- 100%
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