The film follows Philly Wohl, Ira's mentally handicapped cousin, who at that time was 52 years old and still living with his elderly parents. Ira forces his aunt and uncle to realize that they will not be around to care for Philly forever, and that they must start making preparations for when that time should come. Philly then begins to attend classes in New York City to learn how to take care of himself and become independent.
Philly's father, Max Wohl, dies during the course of the film. His mother, Pearl, died in 1980. Philly, himself, died in late April, 2020, at the age of 92. Zero Mostel died in 1977, and the film was dedicated to his memory.
Writing in New York, David Denby called Best Boy "a remarkably powerful film" with "an undercurrent of humor".[4] In Film News, Jack Neher described Best Boy as "a beautifully detailed and very moving portrait of a family undergoing profound change".[5] In Commonweal, Colin Westerbeck wrote "It's difficult to describe the documentary that Ira Wohl has made about his cousin Philly in terms that aren't cliches. Best Boy is a movie that's "heartwarming." It's that rare film which is able to remove the quotation marks from such terms and leave us, for once, unembarrassed to use them."[6]
A sequel titled Best Man: 'Best Boy' and All of Us, 20 Years Later, was produced in 1997.[7] Following the sequel, Wohl released Best Sister in 2006, which rounded off the trilogy by looking at the effect Philly's sister had on his current life.[8]
best, film, best, 1979, american, documentary, made, wohl, film, received, critical, acclaim, many, awards, including, academy, award, best, documentary, feature, best, boydirected, byira, wohlwritten, byira, wohlproduced, byira, wohl, cinematographytom, mcdon. Best Boy is a 1979 American documentary made by Ira Wohl The film received critical acclaim and won many awards including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 2 Best BoyDirected byIra WohlWritten byIra WohlProduced byIra Wohl 1 CinematographyTom McDonoughDistributed byInternational Film ExchangeRelease date1979 1979 Running time110 minutesCountryUnited States Contents 1 Summary 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Aftermath 5 References 6 External linksSummary editThe film follows Philly Wohl Ira s mentally handicapped cousin who at that time was 52 years old and still living with his elderly parents Ira forces his aunt and uncle to realize that they will not be around to care for Philly forever and that they must start making preparations for when that time should come Philly then begins to attend classes in New York City to learn how to take care of himself and become independent Philly s father Max Wohl dies during the course of the film His mother Pearl died in 1980 Philly himself died in late April 2020 at the age of 92 Zero Mostel died in 1977 and the film was dedicated to his memory Release editBest Boy premiered at the 1979 Toronto International Film Festival where it was one of two documentary films alongside Michael Moore s Roger amp Me ten years later to win the festival s People s Choice Award before a separate People s Choice Award was instituted for the festival s documentary stream 3 Reception editWriting in New York David Denby called Best Boy a remarkably powerful film with an undercurrent of humor 4 In Film News Jack Neher described Best Boy as a beautifully detailed and very moving portrait of a family undergoing profound change 5 In Commonweal Colin Westerbeck wrote It s difficult to describe the documentary that Ira Wohl has made about his cousin Philly in terms that aren t cliches Best Boy is a movie that s heartwarming It s that rare film which is able to remove the quotation marks from such terms and leave us for once unembarrassed to use them 6 In addition to the Academy Award Best Boy won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary Aftermath editA sequel titled Best Man Best Boy and All of Us 20 Years Later was produced in 1997 7 Following the sequel Wohl released Best Sister in 2006 which rounded off the trilogy by looking at the effect Philly s sister had on his current life 8 References edit 1980 Oscars org William Shatner and Persis Khambatta present Documentary Oscars in 1980 Oscars on YouTube TIFF 2015 40 facts for the fest s 40th year Toronto Sun August 16 2015 Denby David 1980 03 24 Making Love Not War New York Vol 13 no 12 pp 76 77 ISSN 0028 7369 Neher Jack 1980 Best Boy Film News Vol 37 no 4 p 26 Westerbeck Jr Colin L 1980 04 25 Rising to the Occasion Commonweal Vol CVII no 8 pp 243 244 The Documentary As Family Memoir A Surprise Sequel The New York Times January 11 1998 Ira Wohl To Screen His Academy Award winning Film Best Boy May 17th At The CoSA Theater Coronado Eagle and Journal April 27 2015 External links editOfficial website Best Boy at IMDb nbsp Best Boy at AllMovie Best Boy on Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Best Boy film amp oldid 1202031576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
