Squeeze

Poster for Squeeze
MOVIE

Squeeze

Grant has two loves in his life, his fiancée and his boyfriend

Richard Turner made Squeeze to break the "conspiracy of silence" about homosexuality. A pioneering early portrait of Auckland's LGBT scene, Squeeze centres on the relationship between a young man (Paul Eady) and the confident executive (Robert Shannon) who romances him, then mentions he has a fiancée. The film was discussed in Parliament after Patricia Bartlett campaigned against the possibility it might get NZ Film Commission funding (it didn't). Kevin Thomas in The LA Times praised Squeeze's integrity and the "steadfast compassion with which it views its hero".

Release Date

1980-10-12

Year

1980

Duration

1h 19m

Status

Released

Score

1.00

Genres

Cast

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

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Paul Eady

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Don Farr

Faye Flegg

Faye Flegg

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Peter Heperi

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David Herkt

Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

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Robert Shannon