John Cusack
Walter 'Gib' Gibson
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Mar 1, 1985 · The Sure Thing: Directed by Rob Reiner. With John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines. Walter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rob Reiner
- 1985-03-01
English. Budget. $4.5 million (estimated) Box office. $18.1 million [2] The Sure Thing is a 1985 American romantic comedy Christmas [3] road film directed by Rob Reiner and starring John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan.
Gib (John Cusack), a college freshman, keeps striking out with women. When he learns that a beautiful Californian (Nicollette Sheridan) wants to have a tryst with him, he decides to carpool all ...
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- Rob Reiner
- PG-13
- John Cusack
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Roger Ebert May 01, 1985. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The love story is one of Hollywood's missing genres. The movie industry seems better at teenage movies like " Porky's ," with its sleazy shower scenes, than with screenplays that involve any sort of thought about the love lives of its characters.
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.
