Blindside (film)

Blindside is a 1987 Canadian film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Harvey Keitel.[1][2]

Blindside
Directed byPaul Lynch
Written byRichard Beattie
Produced byPeter R. Simpson
StarringHarvey Keitel
CinematographyRene Ohashi
Music byPaul Zaza
Release date
June 29, 1988
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

"A surveillance wizard becomes involved with the underworld after his wife's suicide."[3]

Penfield Gruber is a former scientist and surveillance expert who resigned and now runs a neglected motel.[4] Criminals offer him money to spy on a resident, under coercion.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Cast

Production

On 16 November 1986, filming began.[3]

Release

On 28 August 1987, was shown at Montreal World Film Festival, and released in United States.[3]

Reception

"...dull, Canadian-made thriller..."[13]

"...it was never really intended to have a theatrical run..." — Paul Lynch[14]

References

  1. Hal Erickson. "Blindside (1987) - Paul Lynch". AllMovie.
  2. Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide 1903364523 Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson - 2002 1986 also saw two other films: the gymnastics movie Flying and a poor knock-off of Coppola's The Conversation (1974) called Blindside with Harvey Keitel ..
  3. "Blindside". tcmdb. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. "Blindside". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. "Blindside". Starring the Computer .com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. Costabile, J. Paul (February 1988). "Film Reviews - Blindside". Cinema Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. "BLINDSIDE". FilmBankMedia. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  8. MALONE, Peter (18 September 2021). "Blindside". misacor.org.au. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  9. "Blindside (1986)". filmaffinity. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  10. "Blindside". Miramax. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. "Blindside (1987) - Paul Lynch". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 June 2023. The principal character is a onetime surveillance expert, who after purchasing a motel can't resist the temptation of spying on his guests.... Before long, our peeping-tom protagonist is up to his chin in drug-traffic intrigue.
  12. "Blindside (1987)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  13. Walsh, Michael (September 18, 1988). "NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES". reelingback.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. Weisberg, Sam (18 November 2011). "Interview with Paul Lynch". Hidden Films. Retrieved 14 June 2023.


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