Squatters (film)

2014 American film

Squatters

Directed by| Martin Weisz
Written by| Justin Shilton
Produced by| Cordula Betz
Todd Moyer
Julius R. Nasso
Martin Weisz
Starring|

* Gabriella Wilde
* Thomas Dekker
* Richard Dreyfuss
* Luke Grimes

Cinematography| Harold Skinner
Edited by| Carsten Kurpanek
Music by| Mario Grigorov
Distributed by| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Release date

* May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)

Running time

| 102 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

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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* Gabriella Wilde as Kelly
* Thomas Dekker as Jonas
* Richard Dreyfuss as David
* Lolita Davidovich as Evelyn
* Luke Grimes as Michael
* Gia Mantegna as Stephanie
* Andrew Howard as Ronald
* Evan Ross as AJ
* Nancy Travis as Carol

## 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.

## External links

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* Squatters at IMDb
* Squatters at Rotten Tomatoes

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Squatting

By country|

* Albania
* Algeria
* Angola
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Australia
* Bahamas
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brazil
* Cambodia
* Chile
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* England and Wales
* Estonia
* Fiji
* Ghana
* Greece
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Kyrgyzstan
* Liberia
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Myanmar
* Namibia
* Nepal
* Netherlands
* Nigeria
* Norway
* Pakistan
* Peru
* Philippines
* Romania
* Scotland
* Serbia
* South Korea
* Slovenia
* Solomon Islands
* Spain
* Sri Lanka
* Sudan
* Suriname
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Ukraine (Crimea)
* United States
* Uruguay
* Vanuatu
* Venezuela
* West Bank
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Movements|

* Abahlali baseMjondolo
* Advisory Service for Squatters
* Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
* Diggers
* Eurodusnie Collective
* Exodus Collective
* Homeless Workers' Movement
* Homes Not Jails
* Justice Not Crisis
* Landless Workers' Movement
* Mad Housers
* National Union of the Homeless
* Occupy Homes
* Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
* Picture the Homeless
* Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca
* Reclaim The City
* Revolutionary Housing League
* Squatters' Action for Secure Homes
* Take Back the Land
* The City is For All
* The Land is Ours
* We Are Here
* Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign
* Zone to Defend

In culture|

* A Squatter's Tale
* Ciutat Morta
* Dark Days
* Dear Mandela
* Emergency Exit
* Garbage Dreams
* In Krakende Welstand
* Kill City
* Lefties
* Magnificence
* Miracle in Milan
* Night Lodgers
* No Land! No House! No Vote!
* Shadow Cities
* Squatter's Rights
* Squatting the real story
* Suburbia
* The Cambridge Squatter
* The Good Terrorist
* The Harvest Gypsies
* The Legacy of Luna
* The Silverado Squatters
* The Strategy of the Snail
* Two Up, Two Down
* We, the Invisible

Related topics|

* Adverse possession
* Asentamiento
* Campamento
* Cantegril
* Colonia
* Favela
* Gecekondu
* Home
* Homelessness
* Occupation (protest)
* Pavement dwellers
* Pueblos jóvenes
* Rooftop slum
* Shanty town
* Slum
* Squatters union
* Tent city
* Tree sitting
* Villa miseria

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Films directed by Martin Weisz

* Rohtenburg (2006)
* The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
* Squatters (2014)

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