Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Director
George Armitage
Main cast
John Cusack; Minnie Driver; Dan Aykroyd; Joan Cusack; Alan Arkin
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance
Description
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.
George Armitage
Main cast
John Cusack; Minnie Driver; Dan Aykroyd; Joan Cusack; Alan Arkin
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance
Description
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.
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