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Blindside (film)

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Blindside
Directed byPaul Lynch
Written byRichard Beattie
Produced byPeter R. Simpson
StarringHarvey Keitel
CinematographyRene Ohashi
Music byPaul Zaza
Release date
  • June 29, 1988 (1988-06-29)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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

Plot

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"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

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Production

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On 16 November 1986, filming began.[3]

Release

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

Reception

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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c "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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