IMDb >
Blindside (1986)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsBlindside (1986) More at IMDbPro »
Overview
User Rating:
Director:
Writer:
Richard Beattie (written by)
Tagline:
First, he was paid to watch her. Now, he'd pay any price to have her.
Plot:
Harvey Keitel plays Penfield Gruber, a once great scientist, reduced to managing a sleazy hotel. Gruber...
more
| add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
1 nomination
more
User Comments:
ZIGZAGGING INTO CONFUSION.
more (2 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Harvey Keitel | ... | Penfield Gruber | |
| Lori Hallier | ... | Julie | |
| Lolita Davidovich | ... | Adele | |
| Michael Rudder | ... | Freelong | |
| Cordelia Strube | ... | Dolman | |
| Durango Coy | ... | Borden | |
| Alan Fawcett | ... | Gilchrist | |
| James Kidnie | ... | Sandy | |
| Kenneth McGregor | ... | Collinson (as Kenneth MacGregor) | |
| Sam Malkin | ... | Peters | |
| Sugith Varughese | ... | Two Tone | |
| Frenchie McFariane | ... | Elvis Impersonator | |
| Cheryl Wilson | ... | Janine | |
| Robert Ramsay Collins | ... | Killer #1 | |
| Lawrence King-Phillips | ... | Killer #2 |
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
USA:98 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Filming Locations:
Company:
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (2 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Blindside (1986)Recommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Hidden Agenda | Cat Chaser | Ghostkeeper | The Mystery Man | Dead Ringers |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| IMDb Action section | IMDb Canada section | Add this title to MyMovies |

Harvey Keitel plays Penfield Gruber, once a prominent researcher in the field of surveillance science, who has lost his status as a result of his wife's messy suicide and is to be found as owner/manager of a run-down Toronto motel (he sports a goatee and smokes a pipe apparently to convince viewers of his past when fortune smiled). A narcotics dealer pays Penfield to surveil a business rival who resides in the motel and since Gruber routinely spies upon his clientele anyway, through access of the TV monitors, his new assignment does not require much creativity; however, in the course of his observing, he discovers that a murder is being planned to occur among his tenants, other than those purveying drugs. By capturing his findings on tape, Penfield is thrust into the middle of a savage gang war, all the while becoming romantically involved with the incipient homicide target, the film sagging into a patchwork of interrelated complications and betrayals. Director Paul Lynch places emphasis upon use of closeups, helpful in this case as the work is largely shot not only at night, but during very murky night at that, and watching Keitel in turn blankly studying his video recording of his wife's death by sleeping pill overdose, potentially voyeuristic as it may seem, is actually rather mild since Keitel's reading of his part is remarkably devoid of feeling, ostensibly due to his character's history of misfortune. Shelved for nearly two years, in all probability because its storyline is consistently unfocussed, the production does benefit from capable editing by Stephen Lawrence and interesting turns from Lori Hallier as Penfield's drastically targeted lover and Lolita Davidovich as a strip teaser with a heart of gold.