Squeeze

Squeeze (1980)

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".

Date of release
1980-10-12
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama
Director
Richard Turner

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Zealand

Squeeze is a New Zealand drama film, written, produced and directed by Richard Turner and released in 1980. The film stars Robert Shannon, Donna Akersten and Paul Eady.

Background

The film, made six years before homosexuality was decriminalized in New Zealand, was refused funding by the New Zealand Film Commission, and instead its $100,000 budget was funded almost entirely by individual donors within Auckland's LGBT community.

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