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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   38,542 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Jankiewicz (story)
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Release Date:
11 April 1997 (USA) more
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
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Consistently surprising and entertaining more (243 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #34841) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating: 2004) | 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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Trivia:
Feature film debut of Jenna Elfman. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the microwave bomb scene at the Ultimart the last time we see the microwave it shows 4 seconds left before the bomb will detonate. It takes 10 seconds for that last 4 seconds to elapse. more
Quotes:
Debi: If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's, well, broken. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Stargate SG-1: Bounty (#10.15)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
White Lines more

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51 out of 56 people found the following comment useful.
Consistently surprising and entertaining, 22 February 1999
10/10
Author: Sean Gallagher (naes@cgocable.net) from Oakville, Ont. Canada

One of the complaints about movies these days, and justifiably so, is that they're predictable. This movie is not predictable, and I never thought I'd be able to say that about a movie with four credited writers. Every time you think you can guess where it's going, it throws a curve. It was also very funny, which is nice because good comedies are becoming a rare species. John Cusack continues to show what a great actor he is as hitman Martin Blank. He doesn't wink at the audience, saying, Oh look, I'm a hitman, but plays him as normal, with the right amount of misgivings and tenacity. Minnie Driver is quite good as the woman he's still obsessed with (although she was good in GOOD WILL HUNTING, she should have been nominated for this performance), and Alan Arkin and Jeremy Piven were good, as ever, in support. The surprise, however, is Dan Aykroyd. Just when I was prepared to write him off forever, he comes through with a great performance here. The soundtrack is terrific too, avoiding the cliched 80's songs to provide a fresh, and compatible, score.

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