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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 49,535 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 268 user | 95 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:George Armitage |
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| John Cusack | ... | ||
| Minnie Driver | ... | ||
| Alan Arkin | ... | ||
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | ||
| Joan Cusack | ... | ||
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K. Todd Freeman | ... | |
| Jeremy Piven | ... | ||
| Mitch Ryan | ... |
Mr. Bart Newberry
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Benny Urquidez | ... | |
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Duffy Taylor | ... | |
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Audrey Kissel | ... | |
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Carlos Jacott | ... | |
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Storyline
Martin Blank is a freelance hitman who starts to develop a conscience, which causes him to muff a couple of routine assignments. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he attends his 10th year High School reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (a Detroit suburb where he's also contracted to kill someone). Hot on his tail are a couple of over-enthusiastic federal agents, another assassin who wants to kill him, and Grocer, an assassin who wants him to join an "Assassin's Union." Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
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Even A Hit Man Deserves A Second Shot! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, language and some drug content See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tiro al blanco See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,870,397 (USA) (13 April 1997) (1227 Screens)Gross:
$28,014,536 (USA) (10 August 1997)Company Credits
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Bob: [Pulls out a folded up piece of paper]
Martin Q. Blank: I don't know what that is.
Bob: These are my words.
Martin Q. Blank: It's a poem? See, that's the problem... express yourself, Bob! Go for it.
Bob: "When I feel... quiet... when... I feel... blue..."
Martin Q. Blank: You know, I think that is *terrific*, what you have right there. Really, I liked it, a lot. I wouldn't sell the dealership or anything but, I'm tellin' ya... it's intense!
Bob: There's... more.
Martin Q. Blank: Okay, would ya mind, just skip to the end.
Bob: To... the very end? "For a while."
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Trivia
There are several Bond movie references, including the attempted poisoning by string ( You Only Live Twice), and the Guns N Roses version of the theme from Live and Let Die which Martin listens to just before enters the Ultimart for the first time (when he enters the Ultimart it changes to a Muzak version of Live and Let Die that picks up exactly where G&R left off). There are also references to Goldfinger See more »Goofs
Continuity: Martin is shown entering the Ultimart convenience store twice. See more »Quotes
Martin Q. Blank: Do you *really* believe that there's some stored up conflict that exists between us? There *is* no us. *We* don't exist. So who do you wanna hit, man? It's not me. Now whaddya wanna do here, man?Bob: [Pulls out a folded up piece of paper]
Martin Q. Blank: I don't know what that is.
Bob: These are my words.
Martin Q. Blank: It's a poem? See, that's the problem... express yourself, Bob! Go for it.
Bob: "When I feel... quiet... when... I feel... blue..."
Martin Q. Blank: You know, I think that is *terrific*, what you have right there. Really, I liked it, a lot. I wouldn't sell the dealership or anything but, I'm tellin' ya... it's intense!
Bob: There's... more.
Martin Q. Blank: Okay, would ya mind, just skip to the end.
Bob: To... the very end? "For a while."
[...]
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