Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
A nihilistically philosophical hit man (John Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he tries to patch things up with the girlfriend (Minnie Driver) he abandoned on prom night, avoid being killed by an .. Read more
| Starring | John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin |
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| Director | George Armitage |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Grosse Pointe Blank
A nihilistically philosophical hit man (John Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he tries to patch things up with the girlfriend (Minnie Driver) he abandoned on prom night, avoid being killed by an over-zealous competitor's henchmen, and survive his surreal homecoming. The film is a bullet-ridden, darkly comedic tale of self-discovery from star-writer-producer Cusack.
| Starring | John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin, Barbara Harris, Mitchell Ryan, K. Todd Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Jenna Elfman, Hank Azaria, Bill Cusack, Joan Cusack, Ann Cusack, Pete Antico, Michael Cudlitz, Br |
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| Director | George Armitage |
| Studio | TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
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| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Jan 2001 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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Named in tribute to John Boorman's cult thriller Point Blank, this uneasy black comedy only really picks up speed halfway into the story. A hitman (John Cusack) returns to his home town for a high-school reunion and another assassination, only to find conventional free-marketeers just as ruthless as he is. He also bumps into an old flame (Minnie Driver) who he jilted on prom night ten years before. George Armitage's direction only really goes into overdrive for the final stretch, but the actors, including Dan Aykroyd and Joan Cusack, are really superior.
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Contract killer Martin Blank (John Cusack) finds himself going home to Grosse Pointe, Detroit, for his high school... read more on Time Out
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15 out of 17 people found this review helpful
If I was a girl I'd marry John Cusack (if he'd have me)
John Cusack is the epitome of cool; Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack, Alan Arkin and Dan Akroyd have NEVER been better. If you like your movies twisted and unusual - you know, a bit Cusack-y - this is the film that, when you watch it again in 20 years, you'll dispair that they don't make them like this any more.
It's always got a place in my otherwise ever-changing Top 5 Movies Of All Time. -
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Brilliant Black Comedy
Martin Blank (Cusack) returns to his home town for a high school reunion years after leaving his girlfriend (Driver) waiting for him to pick her up on Prom night. In the intervening years he's become a successful contract killer but is now disillusioned with the life he chose. Can he win the girl back and at the same time avoid the hired killer (Ackroyd) sent by his employers to take him out?
Great concept, great performances, very funny, one of my favourite films. -
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Pulp Fiction star Uma Thurman is to take the lead in upcoming indie comedy Motherhood, according to industry whispers. Showbiz bible Variety says Thurman, who also appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill double-header, will be joined by Grosse Pointe Blank star Minnie Driver and ER veteran Anthony Edwards in the film, which starts shooting in May. The movie follows a day in the life of Thurman's character, a stressed-out mother-of-two trying to hold it together while organising her daughter's Read more
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A nihilistically philosophical hit man (John Cusack) reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While ... -