The Pez Outlaw

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The Pez Outlaw

2022

1h 25m

Documentary

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This incredible fish-out-of-water story follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man, who 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 the hero of his own adventure, smuggling the rarest of goods into the U.S. and making millions in the process. It was all magical, until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.

Critics Consensus

As sweetly enjoyable as the candy at the heart of its story, The Pez Outlaw is a true treat for fans of stranger-than-fiction documentaries.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

10/21/2022

B+

A highly quirky and thoroughly enjoyable documentary about big dreams, serving a niche and the perils of taking on The Man.

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

10/20/2022

Like Pez, the film is charming and colorful — and perhaps too sweet.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

03/18/2022

An unforgettable David vs. Goliath story.

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Karl Puschmann

New Zealand Herald

02/12/2025

Its tone is humourous and any darkness in Glew’s personal story is breezed over to keep the story rolling and the entertainment value high.

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Zach Youngs

InSession Film

07/03/2024

B+

It’s a funny and enthralling story that will likely send you to see what big brands have not done the proper paperwork that could make you quite a bit more financially comfortable.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

02/13/2024

One of those documentaries where the central character could easily have overpowered the narrative, but thankfully the co-directors matched his oddball energy with equally unique filmic technique

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Luke S

@RT47389625 Mar 20

I watched this movie in school and it is an amazing story. a real story about someone who feels like robin hood. the fact that he is so nice makes it even more relateable.

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David K

@RT82456001 Mar 20

Great movie about a great real story of a man taking an opportunity. The story was great and the movie was well put together bouncing in between the movie and the people telling the story.

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Hunter A.

@Fatal_Error_Music Oct 13

A lot of fun! Highly recommend

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Addison K

@RT37817233 03/21/2025

I watched this in my Intro to Business class! I wasn’t able to watch the start of it, but I found the ending to be really inspiring. It shows that even if things get bad for a long time, but there is a way to get out of that bad situation

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Lillian E

@RT02374371 11/07/2024

This movie as very interesting and fun. When it first started I thought he was doing something much worse than selling pez dispensers. Really interesting and a good documentary to watch.

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Madelyn M

@RT17460961 11/04/2024

The pez outlaw was a pretty good movie. I liked how well they portrayed the pez story. It’s a different insight that I would expect for the pez company.

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Synopsis

This incredible fish-out-of-water story follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a small-town Michigan man, who 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 the hero of his own adventure, smuggling the rarest of goods into the U.S. and making millions in the process. It was all magical, until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.

Director: Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Producer: Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Sidestilt
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2022
Runtime: 1h 25m