Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Mention John Cusack, and most people think of "Say Anything," "Better Off Dead," or "High Fidelity," but Gene would argue Cusack's best film is the oft-forgotten "Grosse Pointe Blank," a movie that brought out the best of every actor in it.

Thankfully, listener David from North of England was inspired by the movie's music and painful depiction of a 10-year high school reunion, giving us an excuse to discuss Ash's fear of hotel rooms, Dick's fear of never leaving his home town, and Gene's fear of never being able to go home again.

This episode also explores masterful improvisation by a killer cast, real bonds between old friends, subverted expectations, emotional rollercoasters, teen love, strong women, the makings of great shootouts, and the goddess who is Joan Cusack.

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0:00.0	I mean I can't ask for a better looking pair than John Cusack a minute driver.
0:05.0	Yeah, I mean I think you probably can.
0:09.0	I mean I...
0:10.0	Yeah, I mean I... Yeah, I mean...
0:12.0	Wow.
0:13.0	Remember when we first met John McLean.
0:16.0	Our God picked him up from the plane
0:19.0	and took him down the Nakatomi Tower
0:22.0	at the Christmas Party and the terrorists were overzealous
0:26.6	But it was sweet when they killed Ellis
0:29.8	And with a little help from Allen drama clay kick
0:33.4	Dies. Welcome back to Shat the Movies, the podcast where we answered a question
0:37.5	were the movies we loved when we were going up really that good? Have you ever
0:41.1	caught yourself thinking why don't they make movies like they used to? Can you still
0:44.4	remember spending your Friday night searching for the perfect movie rental blockbuster video? Do you know what blockbuster video is? If you answered yes, then this is the
0:52.0	podcast for you.
0:53.0	I am one of your host Jean Lyons and alongside me are my co-host,
0:56.8	Ash Shacabuku Shlafly.
0:59.0	Hi y'all.
1:00.0	And Big D. Dick Ebert.
1:02.0	Good evening.
1:03.0	And each week we take a look back in time and decide if our favorite film still hold up.
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