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The Big Squeeze

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Barkeep Tanya slings drinks to support her husband, Henry, an ex-baseball player benched by a broken knee. Tanya, who's planning a comfortable life with the insurance payout from her husband's accident, is troubled when she learns that Henry, in a moment of religious fervor, declared the money was tainted by evil. Now, with the help of small-time hustler Benny, Tanya has a foolproof plan to get Henry to hand over the cash.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1/4
[It has] a story that feels like a 1930s screwball comedy, but is set in the present day and, even more incredibly, doesn't seem to know it's a comedy. It plays its contrived story perfectly straight, as if events like this could happen. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/19/2005
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/31/2004
2/5
Susan Tavernetti Palo Alto Weekly 05/20/2003
1.5/4
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 08/27/2002
Shows how even morally bankrupt individuals can suddenly find themselves to be miracle workers. Go to Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews 01/01/2000
3/4
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09/26/2009 Danny Nucci is just adorable in this movie.. One sexi gardner hmmmmm See more 06/06/2009 A pretty good film... it was filled with irony... I am not sure why it was called Body of A Woman but Big Squeeze makes sense... See more Read all reviews
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Marcus DeLeon

Director

Peter Dobson

Benny O'Malley

Lara Flynn Boyle

Tanya Mulhill

Luca Bercovici

Henry Mulhill

Danny Nucci

Jesse Torrejo

Teresa Dispina

Cece

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Synopsis Barkeep Tanya slings drinks to support her husband, Henry, an ex-baseball player benched by a broken knee. Tanya, who's planning a comfortable life with the insurance payout from her husband's accident, is troubled when she learns that Henry, in a moment of religious fervor, declared the money was tainted by evil. Now, with the help of small-time hustler Benny, Tanya has a foolproof plan to get Henry to hand over the cash.
Director
Marcus DeLeon
Producer
Zane W. Levitt, Mark Yellen, Liz McDermott
Production Co
Zeta Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 6, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.6K
Runtime
1h 47m
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