A Blind Bargain
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Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician's twisted experiments.
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This reimagining of a lost Lon Chaney film as 1970s drive-in schlock divides audiences between those charmed by its authentic film aesthetic and ambitious weirdness, and those frustrated by its incoherent plot and underutilized Crispin Glover. Multiple Q&A attendees appreciated the filmmaker's earnest dedication to preserving analog filmmaking, even when the execution left them wanting more substance behind the stylish visuals.
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- Jul 24, 2026
We've got a lost Lon Chaney movie reinterpreted as an early 1970's hippie-trippy drive-in schlock. I think it works for what it is. The camera work is solid, the premise takes you on a journey & the overall execution is serviceable. Starts slow but ramps up with the…
NerozeroMay 14, 2026Q/A session with Paul Bunnell and Lucy Loken at Laemmle NoHo7. I really wish I could be compassionate towards this movie, truly. Only because it's rare you come across movies these days being made on film rather than digitally. And of course the script was quite camp and…
forceghost7Aug 25, 2025Gonna watch this and Back to the Future for a guy makes out with his mum + Crispin Glover double feature
MattWhittle - May 3, 2026
the audacity of everyone involved here to make a movie so dull I can’t even come up with a funny one liner to farm for 6 likes or so on letterboxd dot com
Oscar Loser Saoirse RonanMay 9, 2026Q&A with director Paul Bunnell, actors Lucy Loken and Galen Howard, music composer Ego Plum, editor Russell Harnden III, and Costume Designer Anita Rinaldi-Harnden, Wild, chaotic reimagining of the lost Lon Chaney film (though not that closely connected). Fun, weird…
Michael J. EpsteinApr 26, 2026I did in fact watch this movie 35mm
CumAfterReading - May 8, 2026
2026 Movie Gauntlet category 14. Watch the most-recently-added movie in your watchlist This review has been a struggle to write. On one hand, I absolutely love the fact that movies like this can be made and displayed on film in theaters. It warms my heart to see projects…
jaredherbertMay 29, 2026It's giving film school. Adapting a lost Lon Chaney film into an awkward b movie romp was certainly a choice. I definitely didn't hate it, but there were a lot of groans involved. Amongst the mostly mediocre script, acting and general strange choices being made, there were…
LoreApr 21, 2026Paul Bunell dir Crispin Glover Scientist make Mother young Based on lost Lon Chaney silent Obie Has the look of micro budget Phooey
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- NVNiah Vivier
So much potential! 💔 I hate being lured with an intriguing actor only to have them be on screen for maybe 10 mins at the most... 💀 IT'S CHEATING. 😤Dialogue was really on the nose and cringe AF. 🤦 70s era was incredibly corny, yet completely underutilized at the same…
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How long is A Blind Bargain (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 35min long.
What's A Blind Bargain (2026) about?
Set in 1970, A BLIND BARGAIN reimagines the lost 1922 Lon Chaney silent film of the same name. A desperate young man strikes a dark deal with an unhinged doctor, offering his mother as a subject for the physician's twisted experiments.
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