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Grosse Pointe Blank
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Armitage
Screenplay by
  • Tom Jankiewicz
  • D. V. DeVincentis
  • Steve Pink
  • John Cusack
Story byTom Jankiewicz
Produced by
  • Susan Arnold
  • Donna Arkoff Roth
  • Roger Birnbaum
Starring
  • John Cusack
  • Minnie Driver
  • Alan Arkin
  • Dan Aykroyd
CinematographyJamie Anderson
Edited byBrian Berdan
Music byJoe Strummer
Production
companies
Hollywood Pictures
Caravan Pictures
Roger Birnbaum Productions
New Crime Productions
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$31 million[1]

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American black comedy film directed by George Armitage from a screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink and John Cusack. It stars Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd and follows the story of assassin Martin Q. Blank (Cusack), who returns to his hometown of Grosse Pointe, Michigan to attend a 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.

Grosse Pointe Blank was released by Buena Vista Pictures, receiving generally positive reviews from critics and grossing $31 million.

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