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The Pez Outlaw

Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.

Director

Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel

Year

Genre

documentary, comedy, family

Box Office

N/A

Production

Sidestilt Films,Library Films

Awards

12 wins & 6 nominations

Homepage

http://sidestilt.com

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No, stupid, we hate it, no, - The Pez Outlaw

No, stupid, we hate it, no,

But everything
unique and creative - The Pez Outlaw

But everything unique and creative

I was looking at the,
uh, cabinet, in the office, - The Pez Outlaw

I was looking at the, uh, cabinet, in the office,

Uh, especially once, uh, - The Pez Outlaw

Uh, especially once, uh,

Bubble Man was a reject - The Pez Outlaw

Bubble Man was a reject

He also gave me a purple Dino
and a yellow Dino. - The Pez Outlaw

He also gave me a purple Dino and a yellow Dino.

All of the obstacles
had been hurdled. - The Pez Outlaw

All of the obstacles had been hurdled.

-All except one. - The Pez Outlaw

-All except one.

Coming back through US
customs was the hard part. - The Pez Outlaw

Coming back through US customs was the hard part.

Here at Homeland
Security Investigations, - The Pez Outlaw

Here at Homeland Security Investigations,

Uh, basically
any crime that touches, - The Pez Outlaw

Uh, basically any crime that touches,

It could be, uh, contraband,
in that-- in the-- - The Pez Outlaw

It could be, uh, contraband, in that-- in the--

Unfortunately, sometimes
those animals don't make it, - The Pez Outlaw

Unfortunately, sometimes those animals don't make it,

Uh, for a serious crime, - The Pez Outlaw

Uh, for a serious crime,

They must not have,
or he wouldn't have been able - The Pez Outlaw

They must not have, or he wouldn't have been able

So, I'd stay awake for 24
hours prior to hitting customs. - The Pez Outlaw

So, I'd stay awake for 24 hours prior to hitting custom...

Well, that's--
that's exactly - The Pez Outlaw

Well, that's-- that's exactly

Uh, you know, the more odd
and the more you stick out, - The Pez Outlaw

Uh, you know, the more odd and the more you stick out,

If anything, that's gonna
attract more attention, - The Pez Outlaw

If anything, that's gonna attract more attention,

Um, doing crazy things
that made no sense. - The Pez Outlaw

Um, doing crazy things that made no sense.

-Because then I'm harmless.
-You should be honest. - The Pez Outlaw

-Because then I'm harmless. -You should be honest.

You needed to be
as honest as you could, - The Pez Outlaw

You needed to be as honest as you could,

Yes,
I was definitely doing - The Pez Outlaw

Yes, I was definitely doing

Um, the items that--
that Steve Glew - The Pez Outlaw

Um, the items that-- that Steve Glew

Um, which were items
that were not manufactured - The Pez Outlaw

Um, which were items that were not manufactured

They were legitimate
Pez dispensers, - The Pez Outlaw

They were legitimate Pez dispensers,

Pez Candy Inc.
in the United States - The Pez Outlaw

Pez Candy Inc. in the United States

Let me
think about that one. - The Pez Outlaw

Let me think about that one.

A snafu made
everything I did possible. - The Pez Outlaw

A snafu made everything I did possible.

There was one simple,
little thing - The Pez Outlaw

There was one simple, little thing

Pez USA contacting
international customs - The Pez Outlaw

Pez USA contacting international customs

That they were
the sole importers - The Pez Outlaw

That they were the sole importers

My name's Julie Hilario,
I'm a special agent - The Pez Outlaw

My name's Julie Hilario, I'm a special agent

Oftentimes,
we find that trademark owners - The Pez Outlaw

Oftentimes, we find that trademark owners

One of the customs
agents that I dealt with, - The Pez Outlaw

One of the customs agents that I dealt with,

He said, "Oh, my God." - The Pez Outlaw

He said, "Oh, my God."

They had some very expensive
lawyers in New York - The Pez Outlaw

They had some very expensive lawyers in New York

They were supposed to make
sure that it was registered - The Pez Outlaw

They were supposed to make sure that it was registered

They have a US patent - The Pez Outlaw

They have a US patent

And he goes, - The Pez Outlaw

Go ahead." - The Pez Outlaw

When we got back from
Europe after the first trip, - The Pez Outlaw

When we got back from Europe after the first trip,

But not having any money, - The Pez Outlaw

But not having any money,

I guess my dad, uh,
had done some talking - The Pez Outlaw

I guess my dad, uh, had done some talking

The phone chain
was people talking to people - The Pez Outlaw

The phone chain was people talking to people

Honestly,
I was flabbergasted - The Pez Outlaw

Honestly, I was flabbergasted

I mean,
it was a gift from Marcos, - The Pez Outlaw

I mean, it was a gift from Marcos,

Here I am,
a college student - The Pez Outlaw

Here I am, a college student

Being offered 1,250 bucks - The Pez Outlaw

Being offered 1,250 bucks

The last thing
in the world I wanted to do - The Pez Outlaw

The last thing in the world I wanted to do

The collectors
bought pretty much - The Pez Outlaw

The collectors bought pretty much

I paid 27 cents each. - The Pez Outlaw

I paid 27 cents each.

Without those
early sales, I never - The Pez Outlaw

Without those early sales, I never

One of my last
memories in the shop - The Pez Outlaw

One of my last memories in the shop

Through the whole shop.
Her voice. And echoing. - The Pez Outlaw

Through the whole shop. Her voice. And echoing.

And traveling to Europe,
and my dreams, - The Pez Outlaw

And traveling to Europe, and my dreams,

When I left the shop
for the last time, I went from, - The Pez Outlaw

When I left the shop for the last time, I went from,

I went to selling toys
and Pez full-time. - The Pez Outlaw

I went to selling toys and Pez full-time.

♪ Sail away,
sail away, sail away ♪ - The Pez Outlaw

♪ Sail away, sail away, sail away ♪

At that time, the hobby
was kind of this small, - The Pez Outlaw

At that time, the hobby was kind of this small,

Magical troll who just
sprung forth out of nowhere. - The Pez Outlaw

Magical troll who just sprung forth out of nowhere.

But then he found out
about the Pez community - The Pez Outlaw

But then he found out about the Pez community

The Pez community
was a smallish community - The Pez Outlaw

The Pez community was a smallish community

But there-- there's nothing
that compares with the feeling - The Pez Outlaw

But there-- there's nothing that compares with the feel...

Your Thors, you're gonna be--
$200-300 range. - The Pez Outlaw

Your Thors, you're gonna be-- $200-300 range.

So, if you want to
give me a title, - The Pez Outlaw

So, if you want to give me a title,

I will say
that I've spent - The Pez Outlaw

I will say that I've spent

The most I ever paid
for Pez was $11,000. - The Pez Outlaw

The most I ever paid for Pez was $11,000.

And so,
in the Pez world, - The Pez Outlaw

And so, in the Pez world,

And I had heard
the real mother lode... - The Pez Outlaw

And I had heard the real mother lode...

And Gunther was a person
of importance there. - The Pez Outlaw

And Gunther was a person of importance there.

And he had been tasked
with the role - The Pez Outlaw

And he had been tasked with the role

I mean, like,
I walk in the door - The Pez Outlaw

I mean, like, I walk in the door

He comes up to me
at the counter and he said, - The Pez Outlaw

He comes up to me at the counter and he said,

Gunther took a Post-it,
just a stupid little Post-it. - The Pez Outlaw

Gunther took a Post-it, just a stupid little Post-it.

He said, "Okay, take this.
Go over there." - The Pez Outlaw

He said, "Okay, take this. Go over there."

I mean, he might as well
have hopped to and clicked - The Pez Outlaw

I mean, he might as well have hopped to and clicked

People walked up to me, - The Pez Outlaw

People walked up to me,

I only had 4,000 bucks
maybe in my pocket, so, I mean, - The Pez Outlaw

I only had 4,000 bucks maybe in my pocket, so, I mean,

I don't know you." - The Pez Outlaw

I don't know you."

Word came
out that somebody took - The Pez Outlaw

Word came out that somebody took

Pre-production samples,
illegal, on the black market. - The Pez Outlaw

Pre-production samples, illegal, on the black market.

And apparently somebody
would go over to Europe - The Pez Outlaw

And apparently somebody would go over to Europe

It's not like
when you go on a vacation - The Pez Outlaw

It's not like when you go on a vacation

This guy was bringing thousands
and thousands of them over. - The Pez Outlaw

This guy was bringing thousands and thousands of them over.

So,
his mission was to find out - The Pez Outlaw

So, his mission was to find out

I was a police
officer for 20 years, - The Pez Outlaw

I was a police officer for 20 years,

As a collector,
the idea of the newsletter - The Pez Outlaw

As a collector, the idea of the newsletter

In a lot of senses,
Richie was the number one spy - The Pez Outlaw

In a lot of senses, Richie was the number one spy

People thought
I was the Pez police, but no, - The Pez Outlaw

People thought I was the Pez police, but no,

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Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident decided to destroy him.

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Director: Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel

Writer: N/A

Production: Sidestilt Films,Library Films

Genre: documentary, comedy, family

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 Jun 2023

Awards: 12 wins & 6 nominations

Homepage: http://sidestilt.com