Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) Martin Blank is a professional assassin. He is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe, and, by coincidence, his ten-year high school reunion party is taking place there at the same time. Director: George Armitage Writers: Tom Jankiewicz (story), Tom Jankiewicz (screenplay) Stars: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd