Blindside (film) explained

Blindside
Director:	Paul Lynch
Starring:	Harvey Keitel
Runtime:	98 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

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]}

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..."^[11]

"...it was never really intended to have a theatrical run..." — Paul Lynch^[12]

External links

• • Blindside (Lynch, 1986) dcpfilm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blindside (1987) - Paul Lynch. Hal Erickson. AllMovie.
2. Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide 1903364523Yoram 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. Web site: Blindside . . . 14 June 2023 . en.
4. Web site: Blindside . Encyclopedia.com . 14 June 2023.
5. Web site: Blindside . Starring the Computer .com . 14 June 2023.
6. Film Reviews - Blindside . Costabile . J. Paul . . February 1988 . 14 June 2023.
7. Web site: BLINDSIDE . FilmBankMedia . 14 June 2023 . EN.
8. Web site: MALONE . Peter . Blindside . . 14 June 2023 . en-gb . 18 September 2021.
9. Web site: Blindside (1986) . filmaffinity . 14 June 2023 . en.
10. Web site: Blindside . Miramax . 14 June 2023 . en.
11. Web site: Walsh . Michael . Michael Walsh (film critic) . NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES . . 14 June 2023 . September 18, 1988.
12. Web site: Weisberg . Sam . Interview with Paul Lynch . Hidden Films . 14 June 2023 . en . 18 November 2011.