Squeeze (1980)

1h 19m
Running Time

October 12, 1980
Release Date

Squeeze (1980)

1h 19m
Running Time

October 12, 1980
Release Date

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Plot.

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".

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Cast & Crew.

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

Robert Shannon

Robert Shannon

Grant

Paul Eady

Paul Eady

Don Farr

Don Farr

Faye Flegg

Faye Flegg

Peter Heperi

Peter Heperi

David Herkt

David Herkt

Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

Robert Shannon

Robert Shannon

Ian Paul

Ian Paul

Director of Photography

Richard Turner

Richard Turner

Producer / Writer / Director

Lynne Robson

Lynne Robson

Dave's Wife

Morton Wilson

Morton Wilson

Music

Richard Turner

Richard Turner

Director

Andrew Hagen

Andrew Hagen

Music

Jamie Selkirk

Jamie Selkirk

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 12, 1980

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 19m

Filming Locations
New Zealand

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Wiki.

Squeeze is a New Zealand drama film, directed by Richard Turner and released in 1980. The film stars Robert Shannon as Grant, a bisexual businessman torn between his relationships with his fiancée Joy (Donna Akersten) and his boyfriend Paul (Paul Eady).

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.

The film premiered in July 1980 in Auckland, and had its North American premiere in October 1980 at the Chicago International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened in selected markets in 1981, including Sydney and Los Angeles, and at the 1981 Festival of Festivals in Toronto.

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