Drawing a complete (Grosse Point) Blank

Ok, so this one has been bugging me for a few years, and as much as I try and forget it, it still keeps bugging me.


In Grosse Point Blank, John Cusack plays a character, who left his girlfriend on prom night, joined the army, became a sniper, then left and is now a freelance professional killer, right?

He then returns to his high school for their 10 year reunion, and everyone he meets (even his poor mum) has no idea where he was, what happened to him or what he was doing for the last 10 years (TEN YEARS MAN, TEN YEARS... TENNNN YEEEARS, TEN YEARS), right?

So my question is this: How did he know about the reunion?

He got a letter from the alumni association of the high school, which Joan Cusak reads out to him - But how did they know where to send the letter too?


Work that one out Sgt Pepper.

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king_dingy
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Isn't the company he works for a 'cover' company? So presumably his folks know where it may be based? Perhaps?
fumanstu

Presumably the care home that his Mum is in has contact details for him as well (as I'm assuming he is paying for it, somebody must be?) - so I guess they wrote to his Mum, found out she was in the care home and the care home passed the details on.

Red Mosquito

How did he know about the reunion?

They sent him a letter. They could have found him in many, many ways. Including the business he owns, or relatives.

I'm guessing he didn't want to keep in touch with anyone from High School, probably why he joined the Army. I'm sure his prom date didn't want to ever see him again. And then they all forgot about it. Happens all the time.

Ross
Wait...if I recall correctly, Marcella (Joan Cusak) receives the letter at the office and reads it to him over the phone. She gets an awful lot of enjoyment out of reading it to him. How do we know she didn't pull some strings to get him on the Grosse Pointe High mailing list, just to watch him squirm?

My 10 year H.S. reunion would have been this past spring. They didn't find me to send me an invite.
Paxton
Overanalyze much? Alumni associations know. They just know.
Roridge

yes, I spend my entire working life analysing stuff :)


So essentially are we in agreement that Alumni associations are omnipresent?

Roridge
She does read it out to him, but how would she even know his background, he's a contract killer, his identity is one of his secrets? no?

I didn't get an invite to my 10 year reunion, which is good because it means I didn't have to think of a excuse not to go ;)
Roridge
A contract killer who registers a business in his REAL name?

Also, how many Martin Blank's are there in the world I wonder?
Roridge
Could be could be, tenuous but probably the most plausible.
Roridge
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I see where you guys are going with this, I think that the basis of my thing was if I had left school on prom night and disappeared there are plenty of my friends who I am sure would have tried to track me down, and if it was as easy as asking my mum... well anyone who knows my mum will know. she talks for England ;)

Thank you for all your comments peeps!
Red Mosquito
I watched this again yesterday. Excellent movie!
Roridge
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It certainly is isn't it :)

Martin Blank: "are you ok?"
Store Clerk: "no, im hurt, pissed, and i need to find a new job"

"Popcorn"....excellent"

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