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1997 Certificate 15
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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 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
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
Director George Armitage
Studio TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 22 Jan 2001
Production year: 1997
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (6) of Grosse Pointe Blank

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    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.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • 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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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 15 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    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.

      • Steve Owen from London
      • Posted 14 Oct 2003 08:44

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    It will become one of your favourites, I guarantee it!

    Although I'll admit that this film does have a few flaws, there's nothing that can't be overcome by just letting the film take you along for the ride!

    The script contains some amazingly quotable (and obscene!) dialogue and it's delivered with pitch-perfect precision by the whole cast. Aykroyd is particularly enjoyable and shows some of the sparkle that made him so great in 'Ghostbusters' and 'The Blues Brothers' and shows that he really does deserve better roles than 'Christmas with the Kranks' and 'Crossroads' have given him recently.

    In short you'll love this movie and if you don't then don't tell your friends because they'll think you're weird and won't want to hang around with you any more.

      • Kurring from London, England
      • Posted 02 Aug 2005 16:10

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