A $3 million independent film was slated to roll into town next month to shoot on location across Southwest Colorado, but not anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had an unexpected turn in our production, and will have to leave Durango, Cortez and Colorado,\u201d said producer Michael Doven. \u201cSadly, my heart is a bit broken over this as I was so looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doven said filming for \u201cThe Squeeze\u201d was canceled, because they were unable to locate an adequate crew to make the film here. He said bringing in outside crews was going to add some $300,000 to production costs.<\/p>\n
Producers are now scouting locations in other states.<\/p>\n
The premise of the movie is based around a young golfing prodigy who loses his girlfriend after giving up his dream to join the PGA to play in high-stakes matches against a big-time gambler with known connections to the mob. The fledgling golfer eventually attempts to escape opposing forces of evil and win back his girl.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s \u2018The Sting\u2019 meets \u2018Tin Cup,\u2019 with a dollop of \u2018Caddyshack,\u2019\u201d Doven said.<\/p>\n
Emmy-award winning Terry Jastrow, the movie\u2019s writer, director and producer, has filmed more than 60 PGA championships, multiple Olympic Games, the Super Bowl and the Kentucky Derby. Heralded as one of the most experienced sports producers in history, Jastrow was Jack Nicholas\u2019 partner for 13 years. He also was sickened that the shoot had been canceled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe flew down to Southwest Colorado worried about what locations we would or wouldn\u2019t be able to find,\u201d he said, \u201cbut after scouting with the Four Corners Film Office we were thinking, \u2018what couldn\u2019t we find here?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n