
Saturday, November 26th 1:00 pm
USA, 2022, 85 min
Language
English
Directors
Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Writers
Jonathan Ignatius Green, Nate Larson
Producers
Mark Anderson, Patty Winter
Cast
Steven J. Glew
Preceded by the short film
Deerwoods Deathtrap
James P. Gannon, 9 mins, USA
50 years ago Jack & Betty were hit by a train and survived. This is their story.
This unforgettable underdog story follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man who embarks on a risky and lucrative venture: smuggling rare Pez dispensers into the United States by the thousands and making millions in the process. Will he finally be able to pull his family out of debt and quit his miserable job of 25 years? Not if his arch-nemesis “The Pezident” has anything to say about it!
THE PEZ OUTLAW is the genre-bending, stranger-than-fiction documentary you never knew you needed in your life. Expertly directed by Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel, this doc is filled to the brim with colourful characters and dripping with effortless charm, including Glew playing himself in stylized reenactments of his escapades. If you’re looking for 85 minutes of pure, unbridled joy, you won’t want to miss this one!
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