The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

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

1985•1h 35m•6.5/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(314)

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.

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Production

Monument Pictures, Embassy Films Associates, Embassy Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

John Cusack

John Cusack

Walter "Gib" Gibson

Daphne Zuniga

Daphne Zuniga

Alison Bradbury

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Lance

Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines

Jason

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Gary Cooper

Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane Persky

Mary Ann Webster

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Professor Taub

Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan

The Sure Thing

Marcia Christie

Julie

Robert Anthony Marcucci

Bobby

Sarah Buxton

Sarah Buxton

Sharon

Lorrie Lightle

Lucy

Joshua Cadman

Jimbo

Krystal Richards

Girl in Photo

John Putch

John Putch

Mastin

Steve Pink

Steve Pink

Football Player

Tracy Reiner

Tracy Reiner

Alison's Friend

Jimmy Baron

Frat Party Guy

Martin J. Layton

Frat Guy (as Marty Layton)

Amy Resnick

Marsha

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