bappamtv

The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 35mPG-13
ComedyDramaRomance
⭐ 7
IMDB Rating
23,891 votes

A North East college freshman is going through a sexual dry spell, and a friend from high school arranges a beautiful woman for him to meet in California. He and a classmate he has a crush on end up hitchhiking all the way out to ...

Director
Rob Reiner
Writers
Steve Bloom, Jonathan Roberts
Stars
John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards
Release Date
March 1, 1985
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 93
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 26.6K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

John Cusack
John Cusack
as Walter 'Gib' Gibson
Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Zuniga
as Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards
as Lance
Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines
as Jason
Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
as Gary Cooper
Lisa Jane Persky
Lisa Jane Persky
as Mary Ann Webster
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
as Professor Taub
Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette Sheridan
as The Sure Thing
πŸ‘€
Marcia Christie
as Julie
πŸ‘€
Robert Anthony Marcucci
as Bobby

πŸ’° Box Office

$18,135,531
Worldwide Gross
$18,135,531
Domestic Gross
$3,124,782
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Knotty Pine Motel - 2160 North Wilson Way, Stockton, California, USA
Production
Embassy Pictures, Monument Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

road tripcross countryhitchhikingone night standheterosexual

🎯 Categories

Holiday ComedyHoliday RomanceRomantic ComedyTeen ComedyComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

One of my favourites, but I don't know why!
by pvs-5 β€’ 2006-07-26
8/10

"Bearing in mind all the obvious issues with this film, it is a great surprise to me that it is one of my favourites. Firstly, it is a romantic comedy. I don't "do" romantic comedy. I am one of those males who the thought of softening to a rom-com reduces to a pre-teen "err, I wouldn't kiss a girl" state. I enjoyed 'Last of the Mohicans' but that was an adventure with a romantic element. This is definitely a rom-com, dead square and centre. Secondly, the whole film is so dated {to an era which was not the greatest of my life). Within five minutes of the s..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The scene where Gib teaches Alison to shotgun a beer was added to the script after John Cusack told Rob Reiner it was something he knew how to do.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A North East college freshman is going through a sexual dry spell, and a friend from high school arranges a beautiful woman for him to meet in California. He and a classmate he has a crush on end up hitchhiking all the way out to ...