POINTBLANK

Point Blank

Point Blank is a 1967 American crime film directed by John Boorman, starring Lee Marvin and featuring Angie Dickinson, adapted from the crime noir pulp novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Richard Stark. Boorman directed the film at Marvin's request and Marvin played a central role in the film's development and staging. The film was not a box office success in 1967 but has since gone on to become a cult classic, eliciting praise from such critics as film historian David Thomson.

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point blank

Adjective

  1. The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.

Adverb

  1. Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).
  2. Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.
    I asked him point blank whether he was cheating on his wife.


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