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Grosse Pointe Blank
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.
1997 · Directed by George Armitage · 107 min · Action · Comedy · Thriller · Romance · 26 frames
Tagline
Even a hit man deserves a second shot.
Crew
- Screenplay: Steve Pink, Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. DeVincentis, John Cusack
- Cinematography: Jamie Anderson
- Edited by: Brian Berdan
- Music: Joe Strummer
- Production design: Stephen Altman
- Produced by: Susan Arnold, Roger Birnbaum
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
- Jeremy Piven as Paul Spericki
- Mitchell Ryan as Mr. Bart Newberry
- Michael Cudlitz as Bob Destepello
- Steve Pink as Terry Rostand
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Caravan Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Hollywood Pictures, New Crime Productions
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $31,100,000
- Themes: michigan, hitman, therapist, radio station, psychopath, reunion, union, high school reunion, old girlfriend, professional assassin
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