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The Pez Outlaw

Play trailer Poster for The Pez Outlaw Released Oct 21, 2022 1h 25m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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This incredible fish-out-of-water story follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man, who boards a plane for Eastern Europe soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall. His mission is to locate a secret factory that holds the key to the most desired and valuable Pez dispensers. If he succeeds, he will pull his family out of debt and finally be able to quit his job of 25 years. Steve becomes the hero of his own adventure, smuggling the rarest of goods into the U.S. and making millions in the process. It was all magical, until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.
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As sweetly enjoyable as the candy at the heart of its story, The Pez Outlaw is a true treat for fans of stranger-than-fiction documentaries.

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Adam Graham Detroit News A highly quirky and thoroughly enjoyable documentary about big dreams, serving a niche and the perils of taking on The Man. Rated: B+ Oct 21, 2022 Full Review Calum Marsh New York Times Like Pez, the film is charming and colorful — and perhaps too sweet. Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Nick Allen RogerEbert.com An unforgettable David vs. Goliath story. Mar 18, 2022 Full Review Zach Youngs InSession Film It’s a funny and enthralling story that will likely send you to see what big brands have not done the proper paperwork that could make you quite a bit more financially comfortable. Rated: B+ Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) One of those documentaries where the central character could easily have overpowered the narrative, but thankfully the co-directors matched his oddball energy with equally unique filmic technique Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Greg Carlson Vague Visages Candid and every bit as sweet as a sleeve of twelve cherry-flavored Pez, Kathy represents a nurturing and encouraging spirit able to keep her partner grounded when he would otherwise zoom off into the stratosphere. Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lillian E This movie as very interesting and fun. When it first started I thought he was doing something much worse than selling pez dispensers. Really interesting and a good documentary to watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review Madelyn M The pez outlaw was a pretty good movie. I liked how well they portrayed the pez story. It’s a different insight that I would expect for the pez company. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Deez L I loved it. Had me entertained from beginning to end. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Terence M Interesting story about a crook who's actually good because he's only sticking it to the man. So he's cool. If he'd actually been cool he wouldn't have sold Pez dispensers to gullible collectors for $1200. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Gareth v A light-hearted documentary that has plenty of laughs and a nice dose of heart to go with it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review Madelyn S Interesting movie very influential. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This incredible fish-out-of-water story follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man, who boards a plane for Eastern Europe soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall. His mission is to locate a secret factory that holds the key to the most desired and valuable Pez dispensers. If he succeeds, he will pull his family out of debt and finally be able to quit his job of 25 years. Steve becomes the hero of his own adventure, smuggling the rarest of goods into the U.S. and making millions in the process. It was all magical, until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.
Director
Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Producer
Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Sidestilt
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 21, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2022
Runtime
1h 25m
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