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Release Date:
11 April 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Even A Hit Man Deserves A Second Shot! more
Plot:
Martin Blank is a professional assassin. He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, and, by coincidence, his ten-year high school reunion party is taking place there at the same time. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins
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4 nominations
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John Cusack reflects on his career
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(From Monsters and Critics. 7 November 2009, 2:58 PM, PST)
Olympic Games In Chicago And John Cusack In North Korea In Today's Twitter-Wood
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Cusack | ... | Martin Q. Blank |
 | Minnie Driver | ... | Debi Newberry |
 | Alan Arkin | ... | Dr. Oatman |
 | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Grocer |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Marcella |
 | Hank Azaria | ... | Steven Lardner |
 | K. Todd Freeman | ... | Kenneth McCullers |
 | Jeremy Piven | ... | Paul Spericki |
 | Mitch Ryan | ... | Mr. Bart Newberry (as Mitchell Ryan) |
 | Michael Cudlitz | ... | Bob Destepello |
| Benny Urquidez | ... | Felix La PuBelle |
| Duffy Taylor | ... | Ultimart Carl |
| Audrey Kissel | ... | Arlene |
| Carlos Jacott | ... | Ken |
 | Brian Powell | ... | Husky Man |
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Rated R for strong violence, language and some drug content.
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
USA:R (certificate #34841) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
South Korea:15 |
Netherlands:12 (TV version) |
Spain:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
Singapore:PG
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In the scene in the Ultimart, during the shootout, the head of Bruce Willis gets shot off of a stand-up cardboard cutout of Pulp Fiction (1994).
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Continuity: When Martin is on the landline phone in the hotel room before leaving for the reunion, he hangs up the phone with the cord of the receiver hung on the right. Moments later when Felix enters the room and sees the reunion invitation next to the phone, the cord is hanging on the left.
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Referenced in "Chuck: Chuck Versus the Cougars (#2.4)" (2008)
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Take on Me
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I love this movie. Grosse Pointe Blank is smart and witty and has a stunning 1980s soundtrack. Martin Blank (Cusack) is an angst ridden international hit-man who has stopped enjoying his work. He searches for meaning in his life and returns to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his 10th year High School reunion and one last job. Blank meets his mom, some old friends and discovers that his childhood home has been knocked down to make way for a convenience store. He ponders his life choices and has recurring dreams about Debi Newberry (Driver) the girl he stood up on Prom night.
Blank's activities have attracted a collection of hit men trying to find an excuse to kill him. These include Aykroyd, two federal agents and a freelance Basque hit-man. There is a shoot-out at the end and overall the film has a large body count, but Cusack makes Blank seem like a lovable version of Jason Bourne. The film is something of an ensemble piece with great comic performances from Alan Arkin, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven and Aykroyd. The film pokes fun at the loner tough guy hero featured in so many Hollywood movies. At the time of its release the story was a little unusual but Mr and Mrs Smith has since explored similar territory of rich cosmopolitan assassins trying to blend into ordinary American life.
Blank spends most of the movie in pursuit of Debi. Will she forgive him? Will he have time to complete his assignment? This is my idea of a great movie. It's funny and clever and the characters are flawed but likable.