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1997 film directed by George Armitage

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Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American romantic comedy action film directed by George Armitage. The screenplay was written by John Cusack and Steve Pink, with Roger Birnbaum serving as producer. The cast includes John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, and Dan Aykroyd. Joe Strummer composed the music, and Brian Berdan edited the film. The narrative is set in Michigan and focuses on terrorism.

The film was produced by Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, and New Crime Productions. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. The movie has a runtime of 107 minutes and was released in 1997. It holds a review score of 81%, 7.1 out of 10, and 76 out of 100. The budget was 15,000,000, and the revenue reached 31,100,000.

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Film · TMDB

7.0

Hitman Martin Blank becomes a moving target after he rebuffs a fellow assassin's invitation to form a union. On the advice of his quirky assistant and neurotic psychiatrist, Martin begrudgingly heads out to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for his ten-year high school reunion, where he soon comes across the woman he jilted on prom night.

Released: 1997-04-11107 minDir: George ArmitageAction, Comedy, Thriller, RomanceBudget: $15.0MBox office: $31.1M

Cast

  • John Cusack as Martin Q. Blank
  • Minnie Driver as Debi Newberry
  • Dan Aykroyd as Grocer
  • Joan Cusack as Marcella
  • Alan Arkin as Dr. Oatman
  • Hank Azaria as Steven Lardner

Themes

  • michigan
  • hitman
  • therapist
  • radio station
  • psychopath
  • reunion
  • union
  • high school reunion
  • old girlfriend
  • professional assassin

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

105,182 votes

Year
1997
Runtime
107 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
terrorism
Screenwriter
Steve Pink
Cast member
K. K. Dodds
Composer
Joe Strummer
Production company
Hollywood Pictures
Narrative location
Michigan
Duration
107
FilmAffinity ID
148817
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1997-01-01
title
Grosse Pointe Blank
film editor
Brian Berdan
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
76/100
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