---
title: 'Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Armitage'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/grosse-pointe-blank-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119229/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

1997 · 107 min · Action, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American dark comedy film directed by George Armitage and written by Tom Jankiewicz, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, and John Cusack. Based on a story written by Jankiewicz, it follows a professional assassin who leaves Los Angeles to attend a high school reunion in his hometown of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where he reconnects with the girlfriend he abandoned on prom night. The film stars Cusack, Minnie Driver, and Dan Aykroyd.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Steve Pink](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-pink), [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack), [Tom Jankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-jankiewicz)
- **Director:** [George Armitage](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-armitage)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Strummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-strummer)
- **Producer:** [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Susan Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-arnold)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jamie Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-anderson)
- **Editor:** [Brian Berdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-berdan)

## Cast

- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd) as Grocer
- [Jeremy Piven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-piven)
- [Joan Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-cusack) as Marcella
- [Steve Pink](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-pink)
- [Michael Cudlitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cudlitz)
- [Benny Urquidez](https://cinepixo.com/people/benny-urquidez)
- [Jenna Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenna-elfman)
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin) as Dr. Oatman
- [Mitchell Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-ryan)
- [K. K. Dodds](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-k-dodds)
- [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack) as Martin Q. Blank
- [K. Todd Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-todd-freeman)
- [Carlos Jacott](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-jacott)
- [Minnie Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/minnie-driver) as Debi Newberry
- [Barbara Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-harris)

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