Grosse Pointe Blank

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Grosse Pointe Blank

R

1997

1h 47m

Romance

Comedy

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After assassin Martin Blank has trouble focusing on his work, resulting in a failed assignment, he returns to his hometown, Grosse Pointe, Mich., for his 10-year high school reunion. There he meets Debi Newberry, an old girlfriend whom he stood up for the prom. Martin's secretary sets up a hit for him while he is in town, but Martin starts to reconsider his life. Meanwhile, he is hounded by an unstable rival hit man, Grocer.

Critics Consensus

A high-concept high school reunion movie with an adroitly cast John Cusack and armed with a script of incisive wit.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

02/28/2018

As a satire, Grosse Pointe Blank doesn't completely add up-the parts are greater than the whole-but it's very much alive and kicking.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

09/07/2011

A-

High school reunions should only be this satisfying — and hitmen this open-minded about the value of psychotherapy.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

11/06/2009

Despite some early indications from the two Cusacks and Arkin that it's going to be funny, it winds up an unholy mess that becomes steadily more incoherent -- morally, dramatically, and conceptually.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

09/16/2023

Of the many violence-inflected black comedies that Pulp Fiction spawned, Grosse Pointe Blank ranks among the best [...] It never feels derivative [and] finds its own identity as a quirky romcom.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

09/08/2023

Director George Armitage gets the mix of wry humor and edgy violence dead on, and [John] Cusack’s cocked-grin charm and earnest determination tells us not to take it all too seriously without sinking his character into farce.

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Travis Johnson

Blunt Magazine

07/04/2022

Starring 80s poster boy John Cusack and featuring a blistering soundtrack curated by Joe Strummer, ‘Grosse Pointe Blank’ is like John Hughes directed The Killer.

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R T

@RT17446662 Mar 24

My absolute favorite. A top-notch film about a hitman at a class reunion, featuring a perfectly cast John Cusack. The plot is thrilling and funny from the very first minute.

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Mike T.

@EmptyO0O0 Mar 7

One of my top 10. Funny and great cast! Both Cusacks were great.

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HippieX

@hippiex Dec 9

One of my all time favorite movies.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 20

Funny in 1 hour and 47 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $28,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wendy J.

@Girljerome Jul 4

Love the bantering between characters. John and Joan Cusack are hysterical.

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Kurt H.

@Clownshoes1818 Jul 2

One of my favorite actors & movies. Watch it still once or twice a year!

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Synopsis

After assassin Martin Blank has trouble focusing on his work, resulting in a failed assignment, he returns to his hometown, Grosse Pointe, Mich., for his 10-year high school reunion. There he meets Debi Newberry, an old girlfriend whom he stood up for the prom. Martin's secretary sets up a hit for him while he is in town, but Martin starts to reconsider his life. Meanwhile, he is hounded by an unstable rival hit man, Grocer.

Director: George Armitage
Producer: Donna Arkoff Roth, Roger Birnbaum, Susan Arnold
Screenwriter: Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack
Distributor: Hollywood Pictures Home Video, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, New Crime Productions, Hollywood Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.1M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital