The Pickle Recipe

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The Pickle Recipe
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Directed by Michael Manasseri
Screenplay bySheldon Cohn
Gary Wolfson
Story bySheldon Cohn
Gary Wolfson
Produced by
  • Sheldon Cohn
  • Paul Finkel
  • Michael Manasseri
  • Jason Potash
  • Gary Wolfson
Starring
CinematographyGeoff George
Edited byStewart Shevin
Music by Michel Bisceglia
Production
companies
Storyboard Entertainment
Flux Capacitor Studios
Distributed byAdopt Films
Gravitas Ventures
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Pickle Recipe is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Michael Manasseri and starring Jon Dore, Lynn Cohen and David Paymer. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Entertainer Joseph Miller is desperately in need of money. Recently all of his equipment for his job burned in a fire. His daughter Julie’s Bat Mitzvah is only a month away. He needs $20,000 in order to buy the replacement equipment. Now Joey’s grandmother Rose, an 85 year old Polish woman, holds what could be the world’s greatest pickle recipe. When Joey asks his Uncle Morty for help to get the money he needs, Morty suggests that together they steal the pickle recipe. The only problem, grandma Rose has not shared the recipe with a single other soul, nor is she looking to do so.

Cast

Reception

The film has a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Michael Heaton of The Plain Dealer graded the film a C+. [5] Tom Long of The Detroit News graded the film a B. [6]

Mark Sommer of The Buffalo News awarded the film two and a half stars out of four. [7] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post awarded it one and a half stars out of four. [8] Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film two stars out of five. [9]

The film also was featured at such festivals as Atlanta Jewish Film Festival [10] and Enzian Theater. [11]

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References

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  6. Long, Tom (November 3, 2016). "Review: 'Pickle Recipe' serves up light-hearted laughs". The Detroit News . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. Sommer, Mark (November 17, 2016). "Borscht-belt comedy 'The Pickle Recipe' follows familiar ground". The Buffalo News . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. O'Sullivan, Michael (November 3, 2016). "'The Pickle Recipe': Ingredients include corny humor and cheeseball acting". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  9. Goodykoontz, Bill (October 27, 2016). "Cliches spoil would-be comedy 'Pickle Recipe'". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  10. "The Pickle Recipe". Atlanta Jewish Film Festival . Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  11. "The Pickle Recipe". Enzian Theater . Retrieved July 15, 2021.