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Two New John Cusack Trailers Online... And One Is A GROSSE POINT BLANK Sequel?!
John Cusack can’t be busy enough for my tastes. Lately, he’s seemed to be sort of MIA, but now he’s got 1408 coming this summer and then two other films that are obviously in the can and ready to go.
First, there’s a film based on the true story of SF writer David Gerrold and his unconventional adoption of a troubled child. Gerrold’s a brilliant writer, and his book is both revealing and powerful. I know I’m an easy mark for this sort of thing these days because I’m a dad, but this really got me.
You can check it out in all sorts of formats, including splendiferous QT HD, RIGHT HERE!
This second trailer freaks me out, though. I have never heard of WAR INC., but one look at it convinced me that what we’re dealing with here is an unofficial sequel to GROSSE POINT BLANK. He may not be playing the same character, but take a look at this and tell me that it doesn’t belong on the shelf right next to that movie.
You can find it right here in spiffy Quicktime!
Looks like Cusack is on a roll right now, and I’m looking forward to all of these. Seems like a nice time to be a fan.
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Damn you Michael Bay
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I thought it looked like that too.
Somewhere along the line, I think it must have been planned as such.
Good trailer. I'm hoping the film lives up to it.
Oh... just clicked on the link Mori gave... and I was the original source!
Karma then, maybe, that I just ended up here.
I'm hoping that Cusack gets some love for these roles. More than the usual Cusack fanboy love. They look like very interesting films. -
One of the most underrated films EVER!!!
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"I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork. How've you been?"
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"grosse point blank" rocks. and guess what gang, it's been 10 years! 10 years!
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Is it MCMLXXVI? Or is it MCMLXXVII? PLease stand up...please stand up!
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Cusack is looking bloated nowadays.
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that is all.
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A comedy about a hipster hitman who's conflicted about his job. Quirky romance. Joan Cusack is his assistant AGAIN calling him sir?! Did this start off as a prequel or something? I'm confused.
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at least the adjective preceeding quicktime has changed. thanks for that, mortyboy.
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Even the way Joan Cusack called him "sir". It's like, Martin Blank starring in LORD OF WAR. Looks better than that flick incidentally. Except for the bit at the end with Tomei. That looked like AMERICAN DREAMZ.
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That does indeed look like a GPB prequel. I will definitely check it out.
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I want Minnie Driver and a baby Blank in the sequel, not Marisa Tomei and Iraq.
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man, i love grosse pointe blank. both cusacks kicked ass in that movie.
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I'm glad to see that they're still working together....she even has the same role in War Inc. as she did in Grosse Point Blank!
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...I'm not here to get into semantics, I just want the protein.
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But I really don't care. The whole war is a messy affair - what a fuck up. On topic this film looks like alot of fun.
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She looks alarmingly thin and sickly, especially in the box kid trailer. Hope she's alright.
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gotta love Kingsley's go-to southern accent.
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if this hasn't been made to be a prequel, would be for them to shoot a post credits cameo of Dan Ackroyd asking down the phone: "Blank, Martin Blank. What alias is he working under now?"
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She was horrible. She ruined GPB and Good Will Hunting for me. How can anyone believe her as the "hot chick" that someone crushes over ? Stick Winona Ryder in her role in GPB and it's 20 times better.
That being said, I loved GPB ... and not just because I live near Grosse Pointe. It was a very refreshing and unique take, and Cusack was perfect for it. I'd love to see more. -
if at some point during this movie Cusack actually does kill the president of Paraguay with a fork!
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"Professional killer.""Oh, good for you. It's a growth industry."
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but I wasn't nearly as impressed with GPB as everyone else seems to have been. It was a decent comedy with a fun hook, but it never really took off the way I wanted it to. Still, I looked over and Kurt Russell was laughing pretty hard, so I guess it was okay.
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It was all but a done deal when Greengrass was on the job. If Snyder misses that perfect casting I'll lose what little faith I have in his ability to pull off Watchmen.
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Apr 02, 2007 10:37:55 AM CDT
In my mind this movie will be related. And whoever said
by kinghenryviii
Groos point was over-rated .... I will find you. Cusak is the child of the 80's - all the great movies he did then - and most people on this site are 80's children aswell. Who can argue? I mean, with all the friggin' Transformer love / hate we got going! The soundtrack to GPB alone is worthy of the gods! The Pogues, Clash, English Beat .... The story was great and the acting - even Akroyd (the ass face) was not too bad. I'm there openning day! It does look like Lord of War but I'm sure it will be better.
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I remember watching GPB when it first came out and thinking it was really shit but everyone always seems to go on about how great it is, so I watched it again recently and it's still shit. Oh, and is Joan Cusack spasticated or is that always how she plays her roles?
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But I also think that might be the easiest role to cast in the film. Lots of people could play that part, I think.
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fun movie- actually deserving of a sequel. Cusacks by far my favourite actor-looking forward to 1408
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At least it seemed like it could be a sequel to ANY of John Cusack's teen angst movies from the 80's...
So anything continuing along those lines is good in my book..
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And did anybody else hear that Harry has a girlfriend?
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is the new John Cusack. Just wait.
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brad hauser? or brand hauser? cant remember which. Damm- why cant they just call the character martin blank and be done with it. or at the very least shoot a scene at the end where he gets a new alias "martin blank" and he's like...that's my real name! actually...on second thoughts..maybe not.
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"John Cusack" .....Except like that. Or if it's "Joan" Cusack, maybe. I'm sure you're actually being facetious with your comment, Darth, but just the thought of that even happening is enough to disgust me. Talk about throwing up a little in my own mouth....
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Hilary Duff playing some slutty middle eastern singer? Yes please.
And as for GPB, the more I watch it, the more I think it's just an average film, that got labelled with underrated because it didn't make much money at boxoffice. Cusack is ace in it, but it's nowhere near as funny as people think. -
That Big Montana still?
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Cusack's been talking up this unofficial sequel for awhile. Hopefully, it will be a bit more focused than the first, which was just kind of all over the place. Probably because it had about 8 different writers. This one has only four credited writers, meaning it will only be half as scattered.
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Isn't Grosse Point Blank just an unofficial sequel to Say Anything to begin with? Watch them back to back and tell me it isn't true.
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Thats all I got.
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there, i said it
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a great funny movie and what I consider to be John Cusak's last "coming of age" movie. First of all it signealed the death of his coming of age movies (with the bike messenger getting killed). but here's how I really look at it as such-Martin Blank was a guy who could never grow up because he was holding onto so much from his past that his 10 y/o reunion was like his graduation day (which he missed)it even fits the rules of the JC coming of age movie: his char. is quirky check, quirky best friend check, quirky but hot girlfriend check, one quirky parent check, a bully (Dan Ankroyd) check, a scene in a convience store check, a dance check, gets the girl in the end check--but he takes these conventions and messes with them blows them up, coupled with some great dialog and quoteable quotes--like I said, the last JC coming of age moviethat said War, Inc could very well be a GPB se/prequel
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For some reason, the idea of a Zombified Grocer running around after Martin Blank with a TV stuck on his forehead in search of revenge causes me to laugh hard enough to cause people to look into my Cubicle.
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If you look here:
http://chronicridicule.blogspot.com/2005/11/ice-harvest-john-cusack-harold-ramis.html
Cusack talks about doing a non-sequel sequel. Hence why the character name would be different. -
and that isn't funny Jenkis, but sad. :(
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and how.
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While it could be that this has some vague connection to GPB, I honestly think this is just a case of an actor liking what he likes. Probably no connection at all aside from it striking his interest the same way. But I'd be curious to know.
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I feel like I just aged 20 years.
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...an alternate reality sequel to Say Anything. One in which Lloyd/Martin never gets back together with Diane/Debbie after she gives him the pen. Instead, he freaks out, joins the army and becomes a professionall killer.The clues are all over the place. First off, Lloyd's dinner conversarion during Say Anything with Mr. Cort. His father is a colonell in the army. Wants him to join. But he'd rather kickbox. You can see how well that training pays off in Martin/Lloyd's locker fight with the former KGB assassin in GPB.And speaking of that fight, odd how quickly he thought of a pen as a death-blow delivering device, isn't it? Painful memories associated with that writing implement.The old teacher in GPB is amazed that he went nowhere with all the potential he had, buut we knew from Say Anything that what he lacked was direction...a purpose in life. Diane gave it to him, but without her it's easy to see how he would've ended up doing what his father wanted him to do and how he would be open to the sort of epiphany of meaninglessness Martin experiences on the oil fields (especially as hurt and embittered as he was after his dumping).It even makes sense that Martin/Lloyd would hire a woman -- the only woman he would let himself trust -- who reminded him so much of his sister. Yeah, it's a whole Donnie Darko-esque alternate reality for Lloyd that hinges on Diane's dad not going to jail. After all, she didn't realize she needed Lloyd until her father was arrested.Don't believe me? Watch Say Anything up until the phone call Lloyd makes to his sister in the rain. Stop the movie after he says "I gave her my heart...she gave me a pen." Now put in Grosse Point Blank. It's almost seamless (right down to Jeremy Piven's character being essentially the same guy).So there's no reason this new one couldn't be yet another alternate reality sequel...a sort of "What if...?" Martin had gone through with the hit on Debbie's dad?
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One of the funniest lines ever.
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Not a Grosse Point Blank sequel after all. In real life, it's call "bait and switch" at AINTITCOOL it's called The HEADLINE! Cheers, ya little git!!
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Cusack for Nightowl!!Cusack for Nightowl!!Cusack for Nightowl!!Cusack for Nightowl!!Cusack for Nightowl!!
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...there's a whole lot of funny to be had in that movie.Cusack's interactions with the convenience store clerk (and interim interactions with Alan Arkman's answering machine) are pure comedy gold.""What are you doing here?!?!"
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: Are there any plans for a sequel to Grosse Pointe Blank?
Cusack: I don't think there'd be a sequel but I'm going to try to write in the same vein and continue on with that way of writing. Disney doesn't want to do a sequel. So it's pretty hard to take that specific character and setting and do one but I would like to. Like the further misadventures of...I have secret plans to do a non-sequel sequel.
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...when the fuck did Cusack become popular again? Did I fall asleep so long that it's 1985 again?
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Since GPB he's had string of shitty, unsuccessful movies that ranged from arthouse, action, horror, and romantic comedy. And they all sucked!!! At what point does he lose the goodwill he earned 15 years ago? If he gains 100 pounds he will become John Travolta.
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Seriously? I mean, that was some good shit. And Pushing Tin wasn't bad, either. Sure, he's made some crap (America's Sweethearts and Must Love Dogs leap to mind), but who hasn't?
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That is all.
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...agree that Hilary Duff was hotter at 16 than she is at 19? Her face looks like a foot.
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The action is great and the comedy and romance is spot on. And Minnie Driver was perfect in that movie even if she's never been another good film, well unless you count Goldeneye ;).
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Apr 02, 2007 2:47:01 PM CDT
I have no fucking clue what that trailer was about
by judge dredds dirty undies
Looks pretty cool though, I don't think even a genuine sequel could live up to the original GPB though.
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I wouldn't say great but I enjoy watching them. High Fidelity was great! Love that one. The murder movie with the 8 different personalities wasn't bad either though I wish it was a real killer instead of the "in the head" shit. Cusak always pulls some good movies, ahem, except that UTTER SHIT that is "Like Dogs" and "Serendipshit" .... 2 of which my girlfriend enjoys. It's about time he got that bad taste out of her mouth. HAHAHA
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...henry. Good call on that.And I kind of enjoyed Identity, although I figured it out too soon and ruined it for the four people I watched it with (a movie doesn't have to shock or surprise me to be good, that one was watchable even withtout the mystery).I agree, Serendipity was awful.I rather enjoyed Max, though.
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That we send them LeBron for Marisa.
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Apr 02, 2007 3:41:08 PM CDT
Probably just not a "real" sequel for legal reasons...
by flim springfield
A different company has the rights or something... Ah well, looks cool anyways.
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is dead-freaking-on. Wow, can't believe I never put those together like that before!
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And can we drive past that "'Popeye" storefront again? Some cheap-looking sets, there. Is this the same company that did "The Contract" with Johnny, too? Whatever happened to that movie?
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Who created the music for this trailer? John Tesh? Terrible...
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Hey! Regarding your comment about the Bike Messanger. The way I look at it, it is Cusack's revenge on the Paper Boy from BETTER OFF DEAD, "I want my two dollars!" I loved that movie!
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