Release Date

12 Oct, 1980

Runtime

01:19: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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".

Original Title

Squeeze

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Actors

Donna Akersten

Paul Eady

Don Farr

Faye Flegg

Peter Heperi

David Herkt

Martyn Sanderson

Robert Shannon

Crew

Ian Paul

Richard Turner

Richard Turner

Jamie Selkirk

Morton Wilson

Andrew Hagen

Richard Turner