Blindside is a 1987 Canadian film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Harvey Keitel.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 ..

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

Penfield Gruber is a former scientist and surveillance expert who resigned and now runs a neglected motel. Criminals offer him money to spy on a resident, under coercion.

Cast

Production On 16 November 1986, filming began.

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

Reception "...dull, Canadian-made thriller..."

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

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Blindside (Lynch, 1986) dcpfilm