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Squatters (film)

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Squatters
Directed byMartin Weisz
Written byJustin Shilton
Produced byCordula Betz
Todd Moyer
Julius R. Nasso
Martin Weisz
Starring
CinematographyHarold Skinner
Edited byCarsten Kurpanek
Music byMario Grigorov
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Squatters is a 2014 American direct-to-video independent drama film directed by Martin Weisz and starring Gabriella Wilde,[1] Thomas Dekker,[2] Richard Dreyfuss,[3] and Luke Grimes.[4]

Premise

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Two runway foster kids, Jonas and Kelly, raised as siblings live homeless in Venice Beach and begin squatting in a mansion in the Pacific Palisades when Jonas overhears Evelyn revealing door access codes to a nanny before leaving on vacation. They take advantage of the situation, trying to sell items to British gangster Ronald but have to bolt when the homeowners return from vacation early. Kelly begins a relationship with the unsuspecting couple's son, Michael, who she meets by chance in an Americana theater that screens looping Charlie Chaplin films. Michael and his parents are guilt stricken over the loss of the daughter, Stephanie who died from a drug overdose, and they allow Kelly into the house, fostering the relationship oblivious that she's the original intruder. Ronald threatens Jonas' life over failure to deliver a promised vehicle so he visits the house, confronts Michael's father for the keys and takes Kelly away to Ronald's house, where Kelly calls the police clandestinely. When police arrive, they engage Ronald and an accomplice in a firefight; both are fatally shot, but not before Ronald brutally beats Kelly. Kelly then goes to jail and Michael later welcomes her back.

Cast

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Score

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Songs used in film but not included in the soundtrack:

  1. Shadows – Quiet Corral
  2. Like Fireflies – Paul Wolinski
  3. Perfect Bodies – Patrick Krief
  4. Vapour – Vancouver Sleep Clinic
  5. Jazzy Marcus – Mario Grigorov
  6. Territories – Crypts
  7. New York – Le Butcherettes
  8. Too Dark – Pondus
  9. Here to Stay – Angela Ricci
  10. Kettering – The Antlers
  11. Knut – The Unwinding Hours
  12. New Lipstick – The Kissaway Trail

References

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  1. ^ Lang, Brent (10 July 2014). "5 Breakout Movie Stars From Early 2014". TheWrap. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Sneider, Jeff (24 July 2014). "'True Blood' Star Luke Grimes Will Try to Kill Elvis in 'The Shangri-La Suite' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ Trumbore, Dave (16 May 2012). "Casting: Richard Dreyfuss Joins Ensemble in Indie SQUATTERS, Helena Bonham Carter and Kathy Bates Star in THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS SPIVET". Collider. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (12 February 2014). "Richard Dreyfuss to Co-Star in Political Sex-Scandal Drama 'Zipper'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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