Grosse Pointe Blank (1997 George Armitage)

Tom Jankiewicz, who Wikipedia kindly states was 'best known' for this story (and screenplay contribution) in fact only wrote this one thing while he earned money as a teacher and cashier, and had the idea after his own high school reunion invitation came in (he didn't attend). Subsequently he was in advertising and apparently as a script doctor before his untimely death aged 49, during a Q&A on the film.

So, who is Steve Pink? You often see that name in connection with a John Cusack project. They both came from Evanston Illinois, near Chicago (as did co-star Jeremy Piven) and share a production company with the other co-writer of this D.V. DeVincentis 'New Crime Productions', which made this, High Fidelity and Hot Tub Time Machine (which Pink also directed).

Cusack and co-star Minnie Driver are both special. You watch them closely and you'll be rewarded by something good.

I'm actually not quite sure who Cusack's target is, but who cares? Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin and Joan Cusack all seem to be having fun. With Hank Azaria and K. Todd Freeman as government agents.

Armitage started out as associate producer of TV's Peyton Place in the sixties; most recently he directed the Big Bounce remake in 2004.

The eighties reunion theme allows for a classic soundtrack of music notably featuring Joe Strummer.