6.0The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick · 1988
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988) is a Drama / Comedy film directed by Allan A. Goldstein, starring Noam Zylberman, Fairuza Balk, Jan Rubeš.
DramaComedy
6.0Overview
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.
Cast
Noam Zylberman, Fairuza Balk, Jan Rubeš, Susan Douglas, Saul Rubinek, Aaron Schwartz, William Marantz, Sharon Corder
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What is "The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick" about?
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.
When was "The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick" released?
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick was released in 1988.
Who stars in "The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick"?
The cast includes Noam Zylberman, Fairuza Balk, Jan Rubeš, Susan Douglas.
