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Best Boy Collection
Movie Saga1979 – 1997

Best Boy Collection

2 Films
6.5 Avg Rating

A trilogy of documentary films following Philly Wohl.

Films in Saga(2)

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Best Boy
#1Best Boy(1979)
6.6(11)1h 51m

In this documentary, the director follows the day-to-day activities of his intellectually disabled, middle-aged cousin Philly over a three-year period.

Best Man: 'Best Boy' and All of Us Twenty Years Later
6.5(4)1h 30m

Mentally retarded Philly Wohl, in his late sixties, lives in a group home in Queens, New York. He takes classes, maintains relationships, is beloved by friends and family, travels to Los Angeles for a visit with his cousin Ira, and prepares for a rite of passage: his Bar Mitzvah. His older sister Fran is a consistent, wise, and loving presence in his life.