The Squeeze (1987) - Turner Classic Movies

The Squeeze


1h 42m 1987

Film Details

Also Known As
Skip-Tracer, Squeeze
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Staten Island Ferry, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Station, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA; DEG Studios, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; USS Intrepid, Hudson River, New York, USA; Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

Crew

Herb Adelman

Unit Manager

Arthur Albert

Director Of Photography

Denise Amosante

Stunts

Bill Anagnos

Stunts

Steve Atha

Hair

Morris E Atkins Jr.

Location Manager

Mark A Baker

Unit Manager

Mark A Baker

Location Manager

Barbara Barnett

Stunts

Gregory J Barnett

Stunts

Judy Bauer

Accounting Assistant

Kathryn Bihr

Makeup

Sudana Bobhtoon

Stunts

Simone Boisseree

Stunts

Gary Bourgeois

Sound

Mary Martin Bridges

Production Assistant

Paul Bucossi

Stunts

Pete Bucossi

Stunts

Milton C Burrow

Sound Editor

Neil Burrow

Sound Editor

Lisa Cain

Stunts

Jerry G Callaway

Camera Operator

Chris Carpenter

Sound

Mike Cassidy

Stunts

Walter L Chaney

Transportation Captain

David Charles

Assistant

Walter Charleston

Transportation Captain

Jim Chory

Assistant Director

Jim Chory

Associate Producer

Mike Cicchetti

Stunts

Denise Cochran

Sound Editor

Harry Colomby

Executive Producer

John S Corcoran

Stunts

Tom Costabile

Construction

Barbara D'alessandro

Production Assistant

Carol Dantuono

Post-Production Coordinator

Gordon Davidson

Sound Editor

Stephen P Davis

Set Decorator

Steve M Davison

Stunts

Len Devirgilio

Stunts

Shane Dixon

Stunts

Terence A. Donnelly

Unit Production Manager

Tommy Dorsett

Apprentice

Maurizio Dotto

Assistant Camera Operator

Norman Douglass

Stunts

Steven Drellich

Assistant Camera Operator

Garry Elmendorf

Special Effects

Gary Epper

Stunts

Donna Evans Merlo

Stunts

Kevin P. Faherty

Costumes

Joseph Fanning

Transportation Coordinator

Ray Gabriel

Stunts

John E Gallagher

Production Assistant

Joseph E Gallagher

Production Assistant

Elizabeth Galloway

Production Coordinator

Keith Gardner

Boom Operator

Glenn Garrett

Music

Edward Garzero

Scenic Artist

Nicholas J Giangiulio

Stunts

Karen Ginsberg

Location Manager

Ted Glass

Set Decorator

Miles Goodman

Music

John E Gray

Special Effects

Jane Greenwood

Costume Designer

David Shamroy Hamburger

Executive Producer

Larry Hand

Production Accountant

Joel Hatch

Production Assistant

John Patrick Hayden

Stunts

Ron Hays

Other

Ron Hays

Video

Jery Hewitt

Stunts

Rupert Hitzig

Producer

Philip Holahan

Camera Operator

David Holden

Editing

Victoria Hsu

Production Coordinator

Gary Hymes

Stunts

Gary Hymes

Stunt Coordinator

Jerry Jackson

Transportation Coordinator

Otto Jacoby

Construction Coordinator

Johanna Jensen Santi

Assistant Director

John Kafka

Animator

Karen Kates

Property Master Assistant

Harry Keramidas

Editor

Richard Kerekes

Dolly Grip

Linda Kerns

Stunts

Kathryn Kimler

Stunts

Steve Kirshoff

Special Effects

Lynn Kressel

Casting

Bobbe P Kurtz

Adr Editor

Katie Ladyko

Assistant

Julie Lamm

Stunts

Kenneth Lettvin

Adr Editor

Alexandra Leviloff

Assistant Editor

Mitch Lillian

Key Grip

Meat Loaf

Song Performer

Victor Magnotta

Stunts

Victor Magnotta

Stunt Coordinator

Judianna Makovsky

Assistant

Greg Marshall

Assistant

Janet Fiona Mason

Assistant Editor

Suzanne Mccabe

Wardrobe Assistant

Mike Mccormick

Accounting Assistant

Cheryl P Mcdaniels

Assistant

Danny Michael

Sound Mixer

Roseann Milano

Costumes

Martha Mitchell

Script Supervisor

Joel Moss

Music

J Michael Muro

Steadicam Operator

Cynthia Neil

Casting

Phil Neilson

Stunts

Nina Kostroff Noble

Assistant Director

Christopher A. Nowak

Art Director

Elaine O'donnell

Set Decorator

Mick O'rourke

Stunts

Dean Okrand

Sound

Amy Ostrander

Production Assistant

Richard L Oswald

Sound Editor

Mark Pappas

Apprentice

Carl Peterson

Dolly Grip

Bernard F Pincus

Sound Editor

Claude Powell

Construction

Mark A Powell

Construction

Cate Praggastis

Casting

Rosie Rose

Production Assistant

Steve Rose

Unit Manager

Jamie Rosenberg

Assistant Camera Operator

Curtis Roush

Sound Editor

Mike Russo

Stunts

Lewis Schoenbrun

Assistant Editor

Leni Schwendinger

Lighting

Gayle Scott

Associate Producer

Elisabeth Seldes

Production Assistant

Michael Slovis

Gaffer

Jonathan Stein

Construction

Frank Stettner

Sound

Kevin Stitt

Sound Editor

Ron Stone

Property Master

Marc-jon Sullivan

Boom Operator

Gary Tacon

Stunts

Michael Tannen

Music Supervisor

Michael Tannen

Producer

Neri Kyle Tannenbaum

Production Assistant

Daniel Taplitz

Screenplay

John Thomas

Best Boy Electric

Michael Trim

Gaffer

Lynne Warberg

Photography

Simon Waters

Production Designer

Deborah Watkins

Stunts

Ward Welton

Scenic Artist

Film Details

Also Known As
Skip-Tracer, Squeeze
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Staten Island Ferry, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Station, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA; DEG Studios, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; USS Intrepid, Hudson River, New York, USA; Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video February 1988

Released in United States Summer July 10, 1987

Began shooting August 28, 1986.

Completed shooting December 6, 1986.

Roger Young replaced Barry Meyers as director, and Rae Dawn Chong replaced Jenny Wright in the lead role. During the 2nd unit photography shooting in Hoboken, New Jersey, January 8, 1987, stuntman Victor Magnotta was killed. The film is dedicated to his memory.

Released in United States on Video February 1988

Released in United States Summer July 10, 1987