Squeeze Play (1979) User Reviews

Surprisingly tame for a Troma movie

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 3 September 2017]

SQUEEZE PLAY is one of many high school sex comedies being made in the late '70s and early '80s. It feels a little like PORKY'S mixed with an ANIMAL HOUSE vibe, but as an independent Troma flick the quality is far below either of those movies. It's also a disappointingly tame production, with very little of the sex or nudity as promised on the film's poster. The story is the usual battle of the sexes set in the world of softball. Director Lloyd Kaufman is unable to overcome his film's cheapness and the result veers into boredom throughout.

Sexist Seventies Softball

[gregberne11 · 5/10 · 9 December 2018]

This is what you'd expect. It's a 1970's campy sexy comedy about a women's softball team that challenges a men's softball team to a battle of the sexes game. It's supposed to be empowering but obviously it's really just about all the T and A they can cram in. The women obviously decide to use their T and A to distract the other team etc. Like I said it's exactly what you think it will be. There's not tons of T and A but there's also not really much of a story other than the basics you expect to see.

I can only imagine how bad the other early Troma movies must be

[Groverdox · 3/10 · 5 January 2019]

"Squeeze Play" is a tedious, unfunny collection of throwaway scenes that seem almost unrelated to each other. It manages not one single character that stands out from an extra or a plank of wood, and no real narrative. It has an odd feminist focus, what with scenes of sexual harassment, and women getting revenge on their bullies. However, it of course features quite a bit of nudity, and culminates in a softball match between men and women, in which the women's side is called "the beaverettes", and gets the edge on their opponents by dressing in revealing attire, thus distracting them.

It also features godawful narration which adds nothing to our understanding of the movie's negligible story. The affected voice the narrator uses was irritating at first, and when he gets verbal diarrhoea toward the end of the film, I felt like the sound of his voice was giving me a migraine, it was so irritating.

Despite its undeniable badness, "Squeeze Play" is apparently Troma Studios' first success. My curiosity about any of the movies they made before this one, apparently not equal to them in terms of success, ends here.

See this with Beer League

[rb1330 · 6 January 2007]

This long forgotten movie is a perfect companion piece to Artie Lange's "Beer League". This movie has its moments, and while not as funny as Beer League, it is still quite entertaining. There is an actress named Precious Colquist who is in the beginning of the movie who delivers a killer line, wanted to see more of her. She rocked! Has she done anything else? The female softball players were all hot, especially Jenni Hetrick .The only person I recognized was Al Corley from "Dynasty". This film is basically in the R rated comedy genre but more reminiscent of "Porky's+ than say Animal House. Should get another push on DVD. It seems right to see it now with the success of Beer League.

Cheap low budget movies can be a big laugh

[angellvr123 · 10/10 · 21 July 2018]

I seen this as a kid and I love it as an adult.

It's funny, somewhat predictable and ranchy when it needs to be. If you want a laugh and want to see a laughable video. Have a few beers and enjoy the laughs. It's worth watching. And yes they do over act a little. But it's all good.

PORKYS got the fame this deserved

[selfparody · 6/10 · 24 July 2005]

Okay, let me be blunt: about two thirds of this movie just flat out sucks, and many of the ideas in it are done to death. But the things that are funny are work like a charm. It's one of the very few 80s sex comedies that actually snuck a joke or two in that weren't about gay people to go alone with the pale, not very attractive TA. The feminism seems, looking at what Troma did after this, kind of like lip service, but it's still better than most competition.

The plot is a bunch of softball players generally irritate their significant others, and they form a female softball team.

And the music is great.

Squeezes life out of a dead situation.

[Snap Dad · 16 March 1999]

Squeeze play is a slightly disappointing effort from, what was then an early TROMA team (It was their first financial success! Anyone who's seen one of there films will understand why)

It's about a group of guys who play softball, and after a while their girlfriends get sick of it, so they make an all girl softball team, and the challenge begins.

Obviously this movie sounds a bit tired, but the scene where the guy catches the ball with his butt is hysterical, and the surprise ending when the girls aren't even annoyed seems a bit unrealistic, but who cares? This is movie is supposed to be fun, and generally it is.

Further proof that Troma comedies totally rock

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 7 January 2010]

Here we go once again. When it comes to making blithely silly and lowbrow comedies that deliver plenty of enormous belly laughs and a handy helping of tasty distaff nudity, few low-budget indie studies have this winning formula down better than those fine folks at Troma. A reigning all-male softball team has their championship status challenged by a formidable all-female rival team in a high stakes game in order to determine which team is better. Director Lloyd Kaufman, working from a cheerfully inane and good-natured script by Charles Kaufman and Haim Pekelis, relate the joyfully dippy and dynamic story at a constant snappy pace and offer a lively array of amusingly dumb jokes that certainly won't win any awards for either taste or subtlety, but nonetheless still tickle the funny bone something sweet. The lead actresses are quite attractive and appealing: Jennifer Hetrick as feisty, spunky ladies' softball team captain Samantha, Helen Campitelli as the perky Jamie, Melissa Michaels as sweet'n'sassy Southern belle Mary Lou, and Diana Valentien as the brash Maureen. The rest of the cast also give very likable and spirited performances, with especially praiseworthy contributions from Jim Harris as cocky, hunky male softball team captain Wes, Al Corley as amiable clod Buddy, Michael P. Moran as belligerent fat jerk Bozo, and William Kirksey as a hearty sports announcer. The big game is funny, bawdy, and highly entertaining. Kudos are also in order for the infectiously bouncy soundtrack. A yummy wet t-shirt contest set piece hits the deliciously naughty spot, too. Okay, so we ain't talking Oscar caliber work of profound cinematic art here, but this flick still rates as one tremendously entertaining raunchy'n'raucous romp all the same.

Pretty good for a laugh or two

[hbWonderland · 7/10 · 1 June 2011]

I saw this movie a while ago with a group of friends at a party, and it was pretty funny then. It's light, mindless entertainment that complements some of the heavier, violent stuff that Troma produces. The soundtrack's awesome, and the story isn't something you see a lot of these days in sports comedies. The movie does a great job of including some feminist sentiments without preaching to its audience...there are still plenty of sweat-soaked t-shirts.

If you like Troma films, or like late-night 80s/sports comedy, this is a great choice. It's on Troma Comcast On-Demand this month--I'm thinking about watching it again!