Grosse Pointe Blank 1997 R, 106 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: George Armitage Cast: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Mitch Ryan, Michael Cudlitz, Carlos Jacott, Benny Urquidez, Audrey Kissel, Duffy Taylor, Brian Powell
Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack), a professional assassin, heads to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for two purposes: his 10-year high-school reunion and a business venture as a hit man. Once in town, he runs into Debi (Minnie Driver), the girl he stood up at the high-school prom. Former classmates cannot comprehend Blank's world and think he is joking when he describes his occupation as "professional killer." Good dialogue enhances this strange comedy/thriller.
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 2000 PG-13, 105 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Segal Cast: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales, Richard Gant, Anna Maria Horsford, Melinda McGraw, Jamal Mixon, Gabriel Williams, Chris Elliott, Earl Boen, Freda Payne, Sylvester Jenkins, Duffy Taylor, Nikki Cox
This sequel revolves around the lovable Professor Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) and his attempts to rid himself of his obnoxious alter ego, Buddy (also Eddie Murphy–as are all seven Klump family members). Buddy's actions threaten to doom Sherman's budding romance with the brainy and beautiful Denise (Janet Jackson).
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| 1. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
2. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
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