The independent drama The Squeeze has just started shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina with Jeremy Sumpter, Chris McDonald, Michael Nouri, Katherine LaNasa, and Jillian Murray in starring roles. Written, produced and directed by Terry Jastrow, the indie film is set in the world of golf and high stakes gambling.
Brian McCormack, Michael Doven, Anne Archer, and George Parra are also on board as producers.
The Plot:
Twenty-year old Augie Baccas (Sumpter) is a common man of uncommon skills, living in a small rural town. When he wins his one day City Golf Championship by 15 shots breaking his own course record, he is approached by a dapper Southern gentleman gambler, Riverboat (McDonald), and his over-the-top bejeweled wife, Jessie (LaNasa), who hear of the win on local radio while driving cross country from Mississippi to Las Vegas. The pair turn off the highway and head for the local muni course to find young Augie and convince him to abandon his dreams of qualifying for the US Open and come play for Riverboat in high-stake gambling matches.
Angering his longtime girlfriend Natalie (Murray) as she watches him abandon his dreams and compromise his integrity, Augie continues to use his talent to win higher and higher stakes matches until the pair are finally run out of town. They head for Las Vegas where, playing for even higher stakes, Augie finds himself pitted against notorious Vegas gambler Jimmy Diamonds (Nouri) who has known connections to the mob.
Augie continues to win every match until Jimmy Diamonds, fed up with the scam, breaks into Augie’s hotel room and informs him if he doesn’t lose the next day’s million dollar match he’ll end up at the bottom of a swimming pool wearing lead boots. Fearing for his life, Augie attempts to escape but is discovered by a very angry Riverboat who counters with a similar fate. Win or lose, he’s dead.
-Posted by Rebecca Murray
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