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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   38,802 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
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(27 articles)
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User Reviews:
Wonderfully fun comedy more (242 total)

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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:
The high school shown in the movie is actually John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, CA. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The number of vitamins and the position of the Newspaper on the table in the diner. more
Quotes:
Dr. Oatman: Don't kill anybody for a few days. See what it feels like.
Martin Q. Blank: Alright, I'll give it a shot.
Dr. Oatman: No, don't give it a shot! Don't shoot anything!
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Movie Connections:
References "Crossfire" (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Little Luxuries more

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31 out of 45 people found the following review useful.
Wonderfully fun comedy, 17 October 2001
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

About the same time as this film was made there was a spate of hitman focused comedy dramas (from Leon to Coldblooded) so this risked being viewed in the same way as these. This is strictly a comedy - there's no deep soul searching here, the analyst is also in it for comedy value.

The story is funny and lively, the soundtrack reminded us that not all 80's music was rubbish and the whole feel of the film is one that it must have been fun to make. John Cusack is excellent as the hitman, he just seems to bring the character to life and play him in a jokey way without making fun of the film, Dan Akroyd gets the best role he's had in years as the hitman trying to get Cusack to join his union, while Minnie Driver is girly and fun - the whole cast are excellent in fact!

The film is not a classic by any means and many see it as a down side that it ignores any serious issues or that the film is set so far away from reality but for me this is part of the fun. Sit down, don't take it seriously and just enjoy the ride!

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