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  • 2022
  • TV-PG
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2022
  • TV-PG
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man, 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 t...

Directed By: Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel

  • 2022
  • TV-PG
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2022
  • TV-PG
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m

The Pez Outlaw

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man, 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 t...

Directed By: Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel

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100
Oct 21, 2022
The Pez Outlaw has something for everyone. It’s a crime thriller, rom-com, family drama, corporate espionage flick. It is also a sincere and loving look into the Pez collecting community, which is full of the sweetest people imaginable. This is the kind of film you’d show to someone who doesn’t like documentaries to change their mind. It is that good and powerful.
By Bobby LePire FULL REVIEW
100
Oct 21, 2022
An immensely enjoyable treat, The Pez Outlaw is cleverly filmed with the highlight being Glew playing himself and seemingly having the time of his life. With references to Citizen Kane and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the whimsy is part of the effortless charm of the doc, and Steve and Kathy bring the heart.
By Therese Lacson FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 21, 2022
It’s a hoot with a bit of heart, and if you can accept that the main character’s actions ultimately hurt nobody — with the possible exception of a few Pez executives — its fizzy pleasures and compact running time are easy to enjoy.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 21, 2022
The Pez Outlaw ends up being so quick, breezy, and fun, that it ultimately does its job and, unlike the chalky sweet Pez candy, never leaves a bad taste in our mouths.
By Chris Evangelista FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 21, 2022
Like Pez, the film is charming and colorful — and perhaps too sweet.
By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sidestilt
Release Date Oct 21, 2022
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating TV-PG
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Calgary International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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