He picked the title while substitute teaching for an English class at Upland High School, writing the title on the classroom's whiteboard to see how it would look on a movie-theater marquee. Screenwriter Tom Jankiewicz wrote the initial script for Grosse Pointe Blank in 1991 after receiving an invitation to his 10th high school reunion. Todd Freeman as NSA Agent Kenneth McCullers Hank Azaria as NSA Agent Steven Lardner.Martin proposes marriage to Debi, who is too stunned by the killing spree to respond, though Debi's father quips, "You have my blessing."ĭebi and Martin leave Grosse Pointe together, with Martin visibly cheerful, and Debi confessing on her prerecorded radio show that she's decided to give love another chance. ![]() Out of ammunition, Martin takes out Grocer with a TV set. Martin kills Grocer's henchmen and they both shoot the NSA agents when they burst onto the scene. During the siege Martin tells Debi that he left her on prom night to protect her from his homicidal urges however, having fallen in love with Debi again, he has developed a newfound respect for life. Grocer, his cohorts, and the NSA agents descend upon the house. Martin abandons the contract, saves Bart and takes him home. ![]() Grocer decides to kill Bart himself to impress Martin's client and eliminate Martin as a competitor. He discovers the target is Debi's father, Bart, who is scheduled to testify against Martin's client. ![]() He fires his psychiatrist, Oatman, over the phone, provides Marcella with a generous severance and finally opens the dossier detailing the contract that brought him to Grosse Pointe. Martin decides to retire from being a contract killer. His efforts to rationalize his work anger Debi and she rejects his attempts at reconciliation. Martin assures Debi that he accepts only contracts on corrupt individuals. He reveals that when he joined the Army his psychological profile indicated a "moral flexibility" that prompted the Central Intelligence Agency to recruit him as an assassin, after which he decided to freelance. Debi stumbles upon the scene and flees the reunion in shock.ĭebi confronts Martin in his hotel room. Martin runs into LaPoubelle, whom he kills in self-defense. At the reunion Martin and Debi rekindle their relationship as they dance together intimately, and sneak off to have sex. Martin reveals that he knows Grocer put the agents on his trail and again refuses to join the union.ĭebi is conflicted about her feelings for Martin, but he manages to persuade her to attend the reunion with him. Grocer reveals that LaPoubelle was hired by a wealthy dog owner whose prize retriever was killed on one of Martin's previous assignments. Martin remains distracted by his desire to reconcile with Debi and procrastinates in opening the dossier on his target. He is also followed by two National Security Agency agents who were tipped off to Martin's contract by Grocer. Martin is stalked by Felix LaPoubelle, another hitman, who attempts to kill Martin. In Grosse Pointe Martin reconnects with his childhood friend Paul and high-school sweetheart, Debi Newberry, now a radio DJ, whom Martin had abandoned on prom night to enlist in the Army. His client demands that he make amends by killing a Federal witness in Detroit, Michigan, close to his hometown of Grosse Pointe, where the reunion is taking place. Martin’s job goes badly when he is forced to shoot the target, even though the assignment was to make it appear the target died of natural causes. ![]() A rival assassin, Grocer, approaches him about joining his fledgling union, which Martin refuses, preferring to work alone. Grosse Pointe Blank was released by Buena Vista Pictures, receiving generally positive reviews from critics and grossing $31 million.Īs professional assassin Martin Blank prepares for a job, his assistant, Marcella, informs him that he has received an invitation to his ten-year high school reunion. The film's score was composed by Joe Strummer, former member of the punk rock band the Clash the film's soundtrack contains a number of popular and alternative punk rock, ska and new wave songs. Blank (Cusack), who returns to his titular hometown to attend a high school reunion. It stars Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd and follows the story of assassin Martin Q. Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American romantic black comedy film directed by George Armitage from a screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz, D.
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