The Squeeze

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The Squeeze

PG-13

Released Jul 10, 1987

1h 41m

Comedy

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Harry Berg (Michael Keaton) is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs (Rae Dawn Chong), a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The Squeeze is a non-movie held together only by the intrinsic appeal of Michael Keaton and Rae Dawn Chong, its stars. They are given nothing to work with here. Nothing.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Richard Freedman

Newhouse News Service

The Squeeze is the kind of insufferably dull and derivative self-styled "comedy caper" doomed to play for about a week in movie theaters and then be instantly relegated to in-flight limbo.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 15, 2019

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 2/5

Oct 5, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Seriously, strangely and curiously BAD comedy. Keaton's really been through some stinkers, but few as dire as this one.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 3, 2005

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Caffeinated Clint

Film Threat

An effective mish-mash of laughs and thrills

Rated: 3/5

Mar 31, 2005

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Jeffrey P

Too vague for too long as it makes light of otherwise serious situations like only 80's action movies can. Some movies can excel at that, this is not one of those movies.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Steve D

Michael Keaton is the best thing it has but that is enough.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/23

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Michael Keaton as a smart-mouthed artist who people want dead after he agrees to pick up a highly sought after parcel from his ex-wife's apartment. You can see what the makers tried to do here but the comedy elements fall flat and really the whole film just doesn't work as intended. Disliked this one a bit less the second time around.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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A comedy-thriller that is neither funny or thrilling. Struggling artist/con man is dragged into a lotto-scam by his lovely ex-wife. Film struggles in every department and Keaton's wisecracks are rarely funny in what is often supposed to be a tense situation.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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A huge mess that has no idea what kind of movie it wants to be.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Michael Keaton does his thing, but a scatter-shot script is unable to hold this hodgepodge together. Not funny enough to be an all out comedy, and not suspenseful enough to be a good mystery thriller. The action doesn't work, and the romance really really doesn't work. It's no wonder I never saw this when this mess came out back in 1987. Yet, if you enjoy Michael Keaton, you might find this fluff passible as long as you are doing something constructive like folding the laundry while you watch.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

Harry Berg (Michael Keaton) is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs (Rae Dawn Chong), a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up in a sinister corporate plot to fix the lottery.

Director: Roger Young
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.0K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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