Collection

Best Boy Collection

2 titles · in release order

A trilogy of documentary films following Philly Wohl.

Best BoyBest Boy · 1979
Best Boy
6.61979
MovieDocumentary
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 LaterBest Man: 'Best Boy' and All of Us Twenty Years Later · 1997
Best Man: 'Best Boy' and All of Us Twenty Years Later
6.51997
MovieDocumentary
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.