Best John Cusack Film

[NCMojo]

I am a big-time fan of John Cusack, and just now got a chance to watch the commentary track of Say Anything again. Wow, was he great in that film.

Which got me to thinking... what is your all-time favorite John Cusack movie? It's a tough choice for me... I love The Sure Thing ("Credit cards work on a completely different kind of lock!")... and of course he's brilliant in Say Anything and Better Off Dead.

His serious turns in his later films also stand out - he was exceptional in The Jack Bull and Being John Malkovick, not to mention a very credible job in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

But my all-time favorite John Cusack film has to be Grosse Point Blank, which is (IMO) only one of the coolest films ever. (As a side note, shouldn't there be some kind of law passed that forces John to only appear in films with Joan, and vice versa? Don't they do their best work together?) So many great lines, so many great moments...

I don't think what a person does for a living reflects who they are.

'So Martin, what have you been doing with your life?'
'Professional killer.'
'Ah, good for you, it's a growth industry.'

You can never go home again, but I guess you can shop there.

What is your favorite John Cusack movie?

[tofu]

It's a toss up between Gross Pointe or High Fidelity.

[Groucho]

Probably Bullets Over Broadway or Being John Malkovich for me.

[davidlynchfan]

Hardsell for me since he's one of my faves as well but I'm going with Say Anything....
but heck,I'm a huge fan of Hot Pursuit as well!

[lesterlong]

Con Air

What else? :)

[Bandoman]

Didn't he have a very small part in Twikoff with Val Kilmer?

[wendersfan]

Say Anything, although Grosse Point Blank is pretty good. I found Being John Malkovich to be a completely self-absorbed, pretentious, and annoying piece of crap, and I will never see High Fidelity, ever, ever, ever...

Max might change everything.

[Tyler_Durden]

Being John Malkovich is definitely the best one out of the ones I've seen, but High Fidelity is also a wonderfully matter-of-fact yet hilarious catalogue of the male psyche.

[Pants]

Being JM is great, so is Grosse Point

But Say Anything... is the winner

[sherm42]

Originally posted by wendersfan
Say Anything, although Grosse Point Blank is pretty good. I found Being John Malkovich to be a completely self-absorbed, pretentious, and annoying piece of crap, and I will never see High Fidelity, ever, ever, ever...

Max might change everything.

Why would you never want to see High Fidelity? It was a great film and a really great adaptation of the book.

[neiname]

The Grifters anyone???

[wendersfan]

Originally posted by sherm42
Why would you never want to see High Fidelity? It was a great film and a really great adaptation of the book.

I am too emotionally attached to the book to see any film adaptation of it. I am probably more attached to this book than is emotionally healthy, but given the subject of the book that somehow seems appropriate.

[Hokeyboy]

Say Anything, by a landslide. Followed by Class. ;)

Gross Pointe Blank is pretty abominable. I never understood its appeal in any capacity.

[gilbertr76]

Originally posted by Bandoman
Didn't he have a very small part in Twikoff with Val Kilmer?
Yes, he played one of the otters.

[jdpatri]

Grosse Pointe Blank would definitely be #1... but Better Off Dead and High Fidelity are very high on my list... and Grifters...

Oh screw it. They're all my favorite... except for City Hall. That pretty much blew.

[brizz]

hmmmm....this is hard, as i'm a die hard Cusack fan as well.....i'd rank the top five as follows

High Fidelity
Being John Malkovich
Say Anything (lloyd lloyd all null and void!)
Grifters
Grosse Pointe Blank tied with The Jack Bull (very underrated anti-western imho)

[rfduncan]

Originally posted by neiname
The Grifters anyone???
Agreed - if you really want to see some fantastic early John Cusack which shows ALL that he can do it is here. That movie is an oft overlooked GEM (and I HATE Annette Benning)!

[costanza187]

Ill go with Grosse Pointe Blank

[LBPound]

It's not a "John Cusack" film but my favorite film with John Cusack in it is <b>Stand By Me</b>. <b>Sixteen Candles</b>, <b>Journey of Natty Gann</b>, and <b>Eight Men Out</b> are all good too...but again, none of those are really "John Cusack films."

[Lastblade]

It is either High Fidelity or Better Off Dead for me.... I have seen both films a ridculous amount of times.

[mookyman]

America's Sweethearts, no question about it.

Just kidding. Say Anything.

[Dave99]

Yeah, wasn't it an uncredited role though?
Dave
Originally posted by Bandoman
Didn't he have a very small part in Twikoff with Val Kilmer?

[inri222]

The Grifters

[shizawn]

Better Off Dead

[matome]

Grosse Pointe Blank

[Darkfriend]

I'd have to say "The Grifters" followed by "High Fidelity".

I liked him in "The thin red line" but his character sorta vanished...

[harosa]

Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer and Grosse Pointe Blank for me, he looks good in IDENTITY comig out soon.

[Cusm]

With the exception of his current run of "chick flix" which I have not seen and can not comment on, I love all of his stuff.
My faves include High Fidelity, Say Anything, Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer. But my favorite role of his is from Roadside Prophets.

[B.A.]

1) Grosse Pointe Blank
2) Better Off Dead
3) Say Anything
4) High Fidelity
5) One Crazy Summer
6) The Grifters

I am really excited to see him this year in the adaptation of John Grisham's The Runaway Jury. I loved that book and I think it can translate well to the screen.

[eedoon]

Definitely Say Anything.

[brizz]

oooooh, The Journey of Natty Gann - more of a Meredith Salenger pic, but the suggestion is a good one....a great film. now if only disney would pull their heads out of their respective asses and release it oar and anamorphic................dare to dream.

[NCMojo]

Actually, the more I thought this over... now I think that Say Anything is the best of the lot. His portrayal of Lloyd Dobler has so much range and subtelty... plus there's the cool factor time ten.

[Ginwen]

One of these:

The Sure Thing
The Grifters
Grosse Pointe Blank
High Fidelity

but which one varies--usually, whichever one I'm watching at the time.

[Gcomeau]

High Fidelity and Grosse Point Blank. Just got them on DVD last week for 12$ each(Cdn). Honorable mention for Malkovich and Con Air.

[WiccanPagan]

high fidelity is the movie i started going "hey he's the guy from high fidelity" from. that is easily my chouce. not that any of the others are bad, but this one is awesome. it portrays the book very well which i am equally in love with.

[DeputyDave]

Better Off Dead will always have a place in my heart but High Fidelity is by far my favorite.

(Tough choice since he is one of my favorite actors)

[Ghostface180]

Either Say Anything or High Fidelity.

I'm hoping Identity takes the spot though.

[Tarantino]

High Fidelity, followed closely by Say Anything

[Captain Foolish]

Grosse Pointe Blank.

"Popcorn."

[MurraySiskind]

Say Anything!

[thecrazydude]

1. High Fidelity
2. The Sure Thing
3. Grosse Pointe Blank

[Supreme Sean]

I liked Cusack's work in True Colors, opposite James Spader. Playing a hungry politician with low morals is a change of pace from Cusack's usual roles.

[tommyp007]

Con Air
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Pushing Tin

[ryuryu2949]

Arghh, I HATE Grosse Point Blank; I won the vhs many years ago in contest and I actually tried to give it back.

MY vote is Being John Malkovich, followed byHigh Fidelity and then Stand by Me. Oh, and that upcoming Cusack movie looks horrible.

[movielib]

(tie)
Say Anything
The Grifters

[ChemDoc]

Grosse Pointe Blank
Grifters
Say Anything

[PalmerJoss]

I'm a sucker for Cameron Crowe, so I'd have to go with Say Anything over High Fidelity.

[Saxofonix]

Originally posted by tofu
It's a toss up between Gross Pointe or High Fidelity.

same for me.

[Erica]

Originally posted by neiname
The Grifters anyone???

Thank you! He was exceptional in this movie I think.

[Deckard-10]

Better Off Dead

"Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky."

[TheEdge21]

Grosse Point Blank

"I'm drawing a.... blank!" :D

[tdirgins]

Top Five

Say Anything
Tapeheads
Eight Men Out
Better Off Dead
Grosse Pointe Blank

"Hi. I'm, uh, I'm a pet psychiatrist. I sell couch insurance. Mm-hmm, and I -- and I test-market positive thinking. I lead a weekend men's group, we specialize in ritual killings. Yeah, you look great! God, yeah! Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? Hi, I'm Martin Blank, you remember me? I'm not married, I don't have any kids, and I'd blow your head off if someone paid me enough."

[Rand]

For me it would be a tie between Gross Pointe Blank and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

[techdude0912]

better off dead
pushing tin

[DVD Smurf]

Best film: Thin Red Line

Best Performance: Being John Malkovich

[Roy Batty]

Grosse Pointe Blank followed closely by High Fidelity.

[the narrator]

grosse pointe blank by a small margin over say anything

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Apparently Cusack couldn't get the rights to the Martn Blank character from Touchstone for an official sequel so he kind of created a new adventure under a new name for him.

http://www.firstshowing.net/img/vid/warinc_trailer_320x152.mov

[Giles]

The Grifters

never cared for 'Say Anything', the film did nothing for me.

shouldn't there be a poll option?

[Randy Miller III]

Never liked <i>Grosse Pointe Blank</i> or <i>Say Anything</i> much, so I'll have to go with <i>High Fidelity</i>.

[TheNightFlier]

Grosse Pointe Blank or High Fidelity.

[dick_grayson]

High Fidelity

[Nuff]

No question for me its Grosse Pointe Blank...one of my top 5 favorite films. :)

[Cartload]

Say Anything...

[visitor Q]

Better off Dead - he nailed that role.

Gross Pointe Blank is a very close second.

[mndtrp]

Gross Pointe Blank is the one I enjoy the most.

[eedoon]

Dafinitely Say A... oh wait. Who bumped this thread from the grave? I even forgot I've posted already. :lol:

[BuddyRevell]

Better off Dead
The Sure Thing

[Rocketdog2000]

I'm going to go the Lays route and say I can't pick just one. Like pretty much all of them.

[MrE]

I've pretty much burned out on Cusack, but since it hasn't been listed I'll add the underrated ...

The Ice Harvest.

[Lastblade]

High Fidelity or Better Off Dead. Bullets Over Broadway gets an honorable mention.

[MartinBlank]

Grosse Pointe Blank

This should be a poll.

[Numanoid]

shouldn't there be a poll option?You're about four years late with that concern.

[DodgingCars]

It is either High Fidelity or Better Off Dead for me.... I have seen both films a ridculous amount of times.

These are my favorite Cusack movies. Are they the "best?" Maybe not, but they're are the most entertaining to me and the ones I've watched the most. I liked BJM, it was well done, but now it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth... So much so, that I sold my copy of it.

[DodgingCars]

I'm actually surprised so many people liked Grosse Pointe Blank so much. The soundtrack is awesome, but I found the movie to be very average. Maybe I need to see it again.

I've never seen The Grifters. :(

[Setzer]

It's a toss up, for me, between Grosse Pointe Blank and Better Off Dead, both are classics.

[KillerCannibal]

Better Off Dead.

[jfoobar]

Didn't he have a very small part in Twikoff with Val Kilmer?

Yeah. Wallace Shawn was in that too. It was his last role before his death from testicular cancer.

[harrydoyle]

1 High Fidelity
2 Grosse Point Blank
3 One Crazy Summer

[Clockwork]

Gross Pointe Blank
Say Anything
Better off Dead

[DVD Josh]

Better Off Dead.

100% agree

[B5Erik]

1. Better off Dead
2. Grosse Pointe Blank
3. City Hall

[intothevoid2004]

1.Serendipity (haven't heard anyone mention this one)
2.Grosse Pointe Blank
3.Better Off Dead