The Squeeze (2015)

A humble young man with uncommon skills from a small southern town gets caught up in high stakes golf matches between big-time gamblers until the game becomes life and death.

Director:

Terry Jastrow

Writers:

Terry Jastrow, Terry Jastrow

Stars:

Katherine LaNasa, Rya Kihlstedt, Jason Dohring

Cast

Credited cast:
Katherine LaNasa	...	Jessie
Rya Kihlstedt	...	Beth - Mom
Jason Dohring	...	Aaron Bolt
Jeremy Sumpter	...	Augie
Christopher McDonald	...	Riverboat
Michael Nouri	...	Jimmy Diamonds
Mekia Cox	...	Lana
Jillian Murray	...	Natalie
David Andrews	...	Billy Bob
David O'Donnell	...	John Tom
Kimberly Leemans	...	Mary Jane Ruffian
Tim Ware	...	Tuffy
Michael Harding	...	Buster - police chief
Jon Stafford	...	Cufflink
Michael Beasley	...	Gusher

Storyline

THE SQUEEZE Augie Baccus, (early 20s), a common man of uncommon skills, living in a small Texas town is a winner in life...starting quarterback in football, leading scorer in basketball, fastest in track, etc. When Augie wins his one day City Golf Championship by 15 shots breaking his own course record, a dapper Southern gentleman gambler, Riverboat and his over-the-top bejeweled wife, Jessie, who are driving cross country in their blue Thunderbird from Mississippi to Las Vegas hear of this uncommonly gifted young golfer on local radio. Turning off the highway, Riverboat heads to the local muni course to find Augie and convinces him to abandon his dreams of qualifying for the PGA Tour, and come play for him in high-stake gambling matches. Augie's longtime girlfriend, Natalie, sassy, smart and take-no-prisoners is angered beyond tolerance as she watches Augie give up his dreams and compromise his integrity. Augie continues to win high stakes matches all across the state until they're ...

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Plot Keywords:

course | golf | mob | gambling | las vegas nevada | 

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Taglines:

Win or lose, you're dead.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, language, drug material and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of Jimmy Diamond's golfer for the match in Las Vegas, Aaron Bolt, could be a combination of the last names of two famous golfers, Tommy Aaron and Tommy Bolt.

User Reviews

This movie will not win any awards but I really enjoyed this and it is the type of movie you can watch a few times.

"You win your dead, you lose your dead. How's it feel to be caught in the squeeze?" Augie (Sumpter) is a local kid who has a passion and talent for golf. After winning a local tournament he is approached by a man named Riverboat (McDonald) with a life changing offer. What starts off as a fun and easy way to make money changes when he becomes involved in a bet where there is no way out. This is a movie that I thought could go either way, really good or slow and boring. Luckily it was the former. I really enjoyed this and have to say that the golfing was incredible. The actors, for the most part, did all the golfing themselves which really helped the believe- ability of what was happening. The movie really hugged the line of a gambling movie that has been done over and over and trying to remain new and fresh, for the most part it pulled it off. This movie will not win any awards but I really enjoyed this and it is the type of movie you can watch a few times. Overall, entertaining and enjoyable with enough new ideas to make it seem fresh. I give this a high B.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Squeeze

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

JAM Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1