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Squeeze
1980
Grant has two loves in his life, his fiancée and his boyfriend
- Richard Turner
- 1h 19m
- October 12, 1980
Overview
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".
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 12, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Cast
- Peter Heperi,Faye Flegg,David Herkt,Martyn Sanderson,Robert Shannon,Don Farr,Donna Akersten,Paul Eady
- Director
- Richard Turner
- Writer
- Richard Turner
- Producer
- Richard Turner
- Cinematography
- Ian Paul
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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