The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)

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.

Directing:
  • Allan A. Goldstein

Writing:
  • Phil Savath

Stars:
Release Date: 1988-09-16
themoviedb icon 5.5/10
  • Country: CA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 95
  • Revenue: $317
Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek
Rabbi Teitelman
Jan Rubeš
Jan Rubeš
Augustus Glick
Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Balk
Celia Brzjinski
Alec McClure
Alec McClure
Sandy Lubchuk
Susan Douglas Rubes
Susan Douglas...
Bryna Glick
Susan Douglas
Susan Douglas
Bryna Glick
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