| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tom McDonough. |
| Note |
Best boy originally released as a motion picture in 1979; Best man originally released in 1998. |
| Summary |
Best boy: "follows Philly Wohl, a cheerful and lovable 52 year old who's been mentally handicapped since birth and still lives with his parents. When his cousin, filmmaker Ira Wohl, questions what will happen to Philly once his elderly parents can no longer care for him, the family embarks on a mission to help Philly become more independent"--Container. Best man: follow-up to Best boy which revisits Philly 20 years later. |
| Awards |
Academy Award winner: Best Documentary Feature. |
| Note |
Special feature: filmmaker biography. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]: Best boy. [Disc 2]: Best man. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. Best man. |
| Subject |
Wohl, Phillip.
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Wohl, Ira.
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People with mental disabilities -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Wohl, Ira.
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McDonough, Tom.
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Association for the Help of Retarded Children, New York.
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Only Child Motion Pictures (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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Docurama (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Best man.
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| ISBN |
0767064690 |
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9780767064699 |
| Standard No. |
767685961131 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9611 New Video |
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