The Sure Thing

Mar 1, 1985

1h 40m

★ 6.5

A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.

Overview

Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Monument Pictures

Embassy Films Associates

Embassy Pictures

The Sure Thing Trailers

Cast

Walter "Gib" Gibson

John Cusack

Alison Bradbury

Daphne Zuniga

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Anthony Edwards

Jason

Boyd Gaines

Gary Cooper

Tim Robbins

Mary Ann Webster

Lisa Jane Persky

Professor Taub

Viveca Lindfors

The Sure Thing

Nicollette Sheridan

Julie

Marcia Christie

Bobby

Robert Anthony Marcucci

Sharon

Sarah Buxton

Lucy

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