The Sure Thing (1985)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
John Cusack
Walter 'Gib' Gibson
Daphne Zuniga
Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards
Lance
Boyd Gaines
Jason
Tim Robbins
Gary Cooper
Lisa Jane Persky
Mary Ann Webster
Viveca Lindfors
Professor Taub
Nicollette Sheridan
The Sure Thing
Marcia Christie
Julie
Robert Anthony Marcucci
Bobby
Sarah Buxton
Sharon
Lorrie Lightle
Lucy
Joshua Cadman
Jimbo
Krystal Richards
Girl in Photo
John Putch
Mastin
Steve Pink
Football Player
Tracy Reiner
Alison's Friend
Jimmy Baron
Frat Party Guy
Martin J. Layton
Frat Guy (as Marty Layton)
Amy Resnick
Marsha
Robert Bauer
Moke
Frantz Turner
Cop
Garry Goodrow
Pick-Up Driver
Robert Snively
Bus Station Clerk
Carmen Filpi
Bus Station Bum
Richard Hamilton
Bartender
George Memmoli
Man in Bar
Stephanie Blake
Barmaid (as Rosalind Moreland)
Sunshine Parker
Cowboy Guy
Fran Ryan
Lady in Car
Teresa Baxter
Rose Lady
Larry Hankin
Trucker
Julie Ow
Girl in Sarong
Noelle Williams
Katherine
John Richard Petersen
Frat Guy on Stairs (uncredited)
Tamara Carrera
Fantasy Girl (uncredited)
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Steve Nicolaides
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$4,500,000
Box Office$18,135,531
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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The Sure Thing is a 1985 American romantic comedy Christmas road film directed by Rob Reiner and starring John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan. The film chronicles the cross-country journey of college students Walter Gibson (Cusack) and Alison Bradbury (Zuniga) as they make their way from New England to Los Angeles over Christmas break, each in an effort to meet their ideal romantic match.
Released theatrically in the spring of 1985, The Sure Thing received mostly favorable reviews from film critics, who commended it for its traditional comedic structure, with some likening it to a modern version of Frank Capra's It Happened One Night (1934), though Reiner himself stated that the parallels between the two films were unintentional.