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Favorite Scenes/Things I Love About This Movie:
• The beginning where Martin knocks off the bike messenger is supposedly a salute to one of John’s early movies (one of my favorites!), “Better Off Dead”.
Favorite Quotes:
“Don’t tease me. You know what I do for a living.”-Martin
“Hey, if you want a father, I’ll give you a spanking.”-Grocer
“Did you go to yours?”-Martin
“Look, Sergeant Pepper, I really need you to shut up about that.”-Martin
“Just make sure you pick up the dry cleaning, and feed the cat.”-Martin
“What am I gonna say? I killed the President of Paraguay with a fork, how have you been?.”-Martin
“You can never go home again Oatman, but I guess you can shop there.”-Martin
“Find out where my mother is. I want my mom!” -Martin
“I’ve always felt very temporary about myself and looking at the two of you and this house, when my time comes, if it ever does, I want a house like this, I want a wife like you.”-Martin
“Thanks, I work at Kentucky Fried Chicken.”-Martin
“So, is there a Mrs. Mysterio?” -Debbie
“What if your dad comes in?”-Martin
“That’s not technically an omelet.”-Waitress
“Woah, woah, Chatty Cathy, clip your string.”-Grocer
“I sell couch insurance.”-Martin
“Her hair looks really nice.”-One of the Agent Guys
“Wanna go…somewhere else?”-Martin
“I don’t think you’re broken. I think you’re mildly sprained. Nothing that can’t be mended.”-Debbie
“Sorry I f****d up your life.”-Martin
“I want you to take a deep breath and realize that this is me firing you.”-Martin
“This union, is there gonna be meetings?”-Martin
“Some people say forgive and forget. I don’t know. I say forget about forgive and just accept…and get the hell out of town.-Debbie
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This is an incredibly great, hilarious, intelligent, wonderfully casted and written movie! It’s the story of troubled hit man, Martin Blank (John Cusack) who must travel to his high school reunion, encouraged by his psychologist (Alan Arkin) and secretary (Joan Cusack), and do a “job” along the way. Back home, Martin must confront his past and the girl he left behind on prom night, Debbie (Minnie Driver), not to mention dodge bullets from two government agents and a rival assassin (Dan Akroyd).
“Grosse Pointe Blank” was written and produced by John Cusack and his New Crime company, which makes it an even more enjoyable movie. It seems whenever John is involved in the writing or producing of a movie he is in, the better it seems to be. The film also includes great cameos by the great Jeremy Piven, Ann Cusack, Bill Cusack, Hank Azara, and John’s own kickboxing instructor, Benny Urquidez.
This movie has quickly become my second favorite film, right behind “Almost Famous”. It’s so hilarious, fun, and smart, with great music and lots to look at. The characters are written so wonderfully, and a part of me can really relate to Debbie’s personality, on my goofier days, and Martin is so darn loveable. I love it!!
• The way Martin and Grocer are always watching each other to make sure the other doesn’t have a weapon.
• Let’s just face it, when isn’t John hot in this movie?
• The whole scene with Joan and John the morning after the botched job. They don’t say hardly anything in the beginning, but it’s so great!
• Debbie’s a DJ, which is just the coolest job in the world.
• How “Live and Let Die” plays normally before Marin goes into the Ulta-Mart, and the muzak version plays when he walks in the door.
• The “What are you doing here???” scene with the Ulta-Mart kid.
• When Martin goes to visit his Mom. It’s heartbreaking and slightly funny at the same time.
• Martin reading “Discover” magazine.
• Piven’s “Ten years!!!” rant in the car. He actually looks like he scares John at one point. Heheh.
• Marcella talking from ammo to soup!
• I like Debbie and Martin’s love/hate banter/relationship. My kinda relationship. LOL
• Ann Cusack’s wonderful drunken Amy. Great slurring.
• Airplane scene. Now that looks like fun. ;-)
• The reunion invitation says “Dress to Kill”. LOL!
• John moving around with the phone in the hotel room. Shades of “Say Anything” bathroom phone scene?
• The nametag scene. The way John bobs back and forth like Arlene does is so funny.
• Martin and baby Robbie. Great scene. The music and everything.
• I love “Let My Love Open the Door”.
• Bob’s poem.
• Piven and John walking back into the reunion after “disposing” of the body.
• Marcella burning down the office!
“Yes, I did. It was just as if everyone had swelled.”-Marcella
“You do not.”-Amy
“I do. I sell biscuits and gravy all over the southland.”-Martin
“No, but I have a very nice cat.” -Martin
“Not the same.” -Debbie
“Well, you don’t know my cat. It’s very demanding.”-Martin
“It? You don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl?”-Debbie
“I respect its privacy.”-Martin
“You can give him one too.”-Debbie
“Look, I don’t want to get into a semantic argument, I just want the protein.”-Martin
“Sure.”-Debbie
“It’s not over yet.”-Debbie
“Of course!”-Grocer
“No meetings!!”-Martin
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