Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Who talked about it

Blank Check — Patreon

• Unattributed: 2 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Miami Blues: 1 line people ×1

1. people (same director): Grosse Pointe Blank → Miami Blues. George Armitage also did Miami Blues, a similarly good crime comedy.

   “Who also did Miami Blues, which is a similarly good crime comic.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 1:20:15 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

The Killer: 1 line contrast ×1

1. contrast (trope contrast): The Killer → Grosse Pointe Blank. Unlike hitman movies where the killer has a crisis (Grosse Pointe Blank), this one never admits he is struggling.

   “But I think of movies like point gross point blank, right?”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 1:19:23 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

• passing in Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014), first at 1:59:10, 1 time
• compared in Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free), first at 1:19:23, 5 times

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (1)

1. contrast (trope contrast): The Killer → Grosse Pointe Blank. Unlike hitman movies where the killer has a crisis (Grosse Pointe Blank), this one never admits he is struggling.

   “But I think of movies like point gross point blank, right?”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 1:19:23 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

people (1)

1. people (same director): Grosse Pointe Blank → Miami Blues. George Armitage also did Miami Blues, a similarly good crime comedy.

   “Who also did Miami Blues, which is a similarly good crime comic.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 1:20:15 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

None.

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.

• John Cusack: lead (the hitman) (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))
• Dan Aykroyd: grocer (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))
• Minnie Driver: cast (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))
• Jeremy Piven: cast (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))
• Steve Pink: co-writer (Blank Check — Patreon, RoboCop (2014))
• Hank Azaria: cast (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))
• George Armitage: director (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))