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When free-spirited but juvenile Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) meets studious, uptight Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga) at an unnamed Ivy League college, sparks fly; unfortunately, they are mostly of the disastrous variety as all of Gib's attempts at courtship fall painfully apart. Inevitably, the duo is tossed together when they both answer the same ad for a ride to California. While Alison is traveling to reunite with her tidy law school boyfriend, Gib is on the road to meet a beautiful girl his best friend promises him is "a sure thing." Before too long, Gib and Alison's bickering inflames the driver, who promptly deposits the two with their suitcases on the side of a lonely highway thousands of miles from their destination. As the misadventures pile up, the initially contentious pair begin to take a liking to one another--but do these two dare fall in love?

Rob Reiner's initial attempt at romantic comedy pays subtle homage, with gentle lyricism, to the classic screwballs of early Hollywo...
 
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Antediluvian Teen Angst, With Cusack, Robbins and Edwards

Date of Review:  Jun 11, 2000
Review: At a recent social gathering, I found myself embroiled in a heated discussion about the hit teen films of the eighties. If Reality Bites didn?t convince you that Americans conceived in the late sixties have an annoying propensity for carrying on...
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  4.0

by: kchowell
Recommended to buy: Yes

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As good or better than most eighties...
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The person who compiled the soundtrack...
 

John Cusack's first leading role was a Sure Thing

Date of Review:  Jul 8, 2005
The Bottom Line: Cusack and Reiner have come a long way since this movie.
Review: The Sure Thing was a minor hit in 1985 and a Special Edition DVD of this film has just recently been released. This movie marks three rather significant Hollywood debuts. First, it is Rob Reiner's first full-length film as a director. The year...
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  3.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Great cast, some funny moments
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Cliches, shallow characters
 

The Sure Thing

Date of Review:  Mar 17, 2000
Review: The pursuit of sex... a young man's dream. The Sure Thing begins at a high school graduation party, where Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) tries, and fails, to woo women with a line that begins, "Consider outer space..." and ends, "How would you...
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Wacky premise. It's still fun to watch.
 
 
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Product Details and Features

Key Information
Directors Rob Reiner
Stars John Cusack
Actors Anthony Edwards
Genre Comedies
Subgenre Romances • Self-Discovery • On-The-Road
MPAA Rating PG-13 (MPAA)
Available Formats DVD
UPC 027616854445
Release Date 1985
Running Time 1hr 34min

Languages
Original Language English

DVD Editions
  Format: DVD: Canadian; Decades Collection , 1hr 34min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (December 04, 2007)
UPC: 027616094452

VHS Editions
  Format: VHS , 1hr 34min
Release Company: New Line Home Video (September 29, 1998)
UPC: 044005788334

Professional Reviews
  (03/01/1985, p.C1, Kevin Thomas): "...Cusack and Zuniga are real finds, as talented as they are intelligent....Lots of film have sweetness and humor, but THE SURE THING also has smarts..."

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  "Don't even bother, Gib. I hear she only goes for the intelligent type."--Bobby (Robert Anthony Marcucci) to Walter "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack)
"I'm intelligent and stuff...."--Gib

"Live a little. Go to bed when you want to and not when you think you should. Eat foods that are bad for you. Talk to people whose clothes aren't color coordinated. Make love in a hammock. Life is the ultimate experience. You have to experience life in order to write about it."--Professor Taub (Viveca Linfors) to Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga)
"What was that part after 'hammock?'"--Alison

"Hi, I'm Gary Cooper...but not the one who's dead."--Gary Cooper (Tim Robbins)

"Would you like to have a sexual experience that will change your political orientation?"--Gib to a girl at a party

"Kid, I've never had a sure thing in my life."--Trucker (Larry Hankin)
 
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Product DetailsOriginal Title:The Sure ThingActors: Daphne Zuniga - John Cusack - Nicollette Sheridan - Tim Robbins - Viveca LindforsCondition : NEWFormat: DVDDirector: Rob ReinerRuntime: 95 minsLanguage: English Subtitle: English SubtitlesDiscs/Ca ssettes: 1Genre: RomanceDescriptio n: "College freshman John (Gib) Gibson decides to go cross country to visit his friend in California during winter break. Awaiting there is a bikini-clad babe whom his friend assures him is a 'sure thing'. Meanwhile, Allison, a cute (but somewhat anal retentive) girl at Gib's college has also decided to head out to Cal. to see her boyfriend during break. Gib and Allison are thrust together on a road trip from hell, and somewhere along the way, they find each other's company to be tolerable. Now, what will become of Gib's 'sure thing?'"
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