A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 10, 1987
Original Title:
The Squeeze
Alternate Titles:
Los tramposos de la loto
Os Trapaceiros da Loto
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Genres:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Production Companies:
TriStar Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 NL: AL US: PG-13
Runtime: 101
Harry Berg 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, 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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Art Direction:
Christopher Nowak
Casting:
Lynn Kressel
Costume Design:
Jane Greenwood
Director:
Roger Young
Director of Photography:
Arthur Albert
Editor:
Harry Keramidas
Executive Producer:
David Hamburger
Harry Colomby
Music:
Miles Goodman
Producer:
Rupert Hitzig
Michael Tannen
Production Design:
Simon Waters
Set Decoration:
Ted Glass
Still Photographer:
Lynne Warberg
Stunt Coordinator:
Victor Magnotta
Stunt Double:
Michael Cassidy
Lisa Cain
Stunts:
Gregory J. Barnett
Barbara Barnett
Shane Dixon
Steve M. Davison
Gary Epper
Norman Douglass
Donna Evans
Gary Hymes
Bill Anagnos
Simone Boisseree
Kathryn Kimler
Denise Amirante
Linda Kerns
Writer:
Daniel Taplitz
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