Grosse Pointe Blank

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American black comedy film, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Grosse Pointe Blank the 21st greatest comedy film of all time. The film's soundtrack features mainly independent music hits from the 1980s. Professional assassin Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack) finds himself depressed, irritable and dissatisfied with his work. A major irrita... More

Initial release date:

  • Apr 11, 1997

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 47 min

Also known as:

  • Grosse Pointe Blank

Film

Directed by

George Armitage

George Armitage (born 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer who got his start as part of the stable of up-and-coming filmmakers who broke into the business thru Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He is most well known as the director of the films Miami Blues and Grosse...

Tagline:

  • Even a hit man deserves a second shot.
  • A comedy about a hit man, a high school reunion, and the girl he left behind.

Subjects:

Story by:

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Apr 11, 1997
  • May 19, 1998
View entire collection »

Production design by:

Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

Costume design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 47 min

Languages:

Country of origin:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 15,000,000

Soundtrack:

Production companies:

Distributors:

top ↑

Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,980
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

top ↑ top ↑

These people have edited this topic:

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!