Blindside is a 1987 Canadian film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Harvey Keitel.[1][2]
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
- Harvey Keitel as Penfield Gruber[11]
- Lori Hallier as Julie
- Lolita Davidovich as Adele[12]
- Michael Rudder as Freelong
- Cordelia Strube as Dolman
- Durango Coy as Borden
- Alan Fawcett as Gilchrist
- James Kidnie as Sandy
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
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Blindside (1987) - Paul Lynch". AllMovie.
- ^ 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 ..
- ^ a b c "Blindside". tcmdb. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Blindside". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Blindside". Starring the Computer .com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Costabile, J. Paul (February 1988). "Film Reviews - Blindside". Cinema Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "BLINDSIDE". FilmBankMedia. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ MALONE, Peter (18 September 2021). "Blindside". misacor.org.au. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Blindside (1986)". filmaffinity. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Blindside". Miramax. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Blindside (1987)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Walsh, Michael (September 18, 1988). "NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES". reelingback.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- Blindside at IMDb
- Blindside (Lynch, 1986) dcpfilm
