The Sure Thing

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Joey H. @Joeyhubb1989 2d Released on March 1st, 1985, directed by future academy and golden globe nominee Rob Reiner in his second directorial project; produced by Andrew Scheinman, Henry Winkler and Roger Birnbaum; this film tells the wonderful love story of two New England attending college students who are complete polar opposites, but both find themselves making a long journey from New England to California for Christmas break. The first student is Walter “Gib” Gibson, played by John Cusack in his first major starring lead role. Gib is spontaneous, lives for the moment, loves to eat junk food and drink beer, and is laidback and easy going while also struggling when it comes to the art of seduction and attracting the ladies. The other student is Alison Bradbury, played by Daphne Zuniga. She is uptight, an overachiever, lives every day by her schedule book and is not one to cut loose and have a good time. Gib is attracted to her, but she thinks he’s immature and uncultured. The only thing that the two of them have in common are that they attend English class together, which Gib is at risk of failing for the semester, and both have someone waiting for them in California at UCLA over Christmas break. Alison is going to visit her boyfriend Jason while Gib is being set up with a beautiful blonde babe by his best friend Lance, who claims she is a “Sure Thing”. Their long journey to California involves riding along with and then being later abandoned by a show tune loving couple named Gary Cooper and Mary Ann Webster; hitching rides with kindly strangers, staying in small time motels, losing their money, fighting off starvation and fighting against the elements. As they attempt to make their way to their respective others, Gib and Alison soon find themselves developing genuine feelings for one another. But what will happen for the both of them once they finally reach UCLA? Does their story have a happily ever after? Well that would be telling wouldn’t it? The rest of the cast in this excellent film are rounded out by Viveca Lindfors as their English teacher Professor Taub; Nicollette Sheridan as The Sure Thing; Anthony Edwards as Lance; Boyd Gaines as Jason; Tim Robbins as Gary Cooper, and Lisa Jane Persky as Mary Ann Webster. The film was considered a modest success at the box office, raking in over $18,000,000 and has come to be considered as a modern update, if not full on remake of the film It Happened One Night. This is and has always been one of my most favorite films. I give this gem of a movie a solid 10 out of 10 and strongly recommend it to anyone and everyone. See more Stephen H @SteveSonLadTaCheers Dec 8 One of my favourite 80s movies. I must’ve watched it over 30 times. John Cusack is just superb. Witty and charming and very relatable. The supporting cast also excel. Daphne Zuniga is a great foil to Cusack’s Gib. Anthony Edwards is also amusing as Gib’s best mate. I love the story, the setting and the performances. To me, it’s a great rom-com/road trip movie. See more Augustine J 03/16/2024 This is a really fun movie. John Cusack's deadpan sarcastic delivery is great. It's insane that he was only sixteen when filming this. It's not quite as zany as Better Off Dead, it's a more grounded film and it's great. Ya'll should check this one out. You'll like it, it's a sure thing. See more Alec B 01/10/2024 Should be remembered over a lot of other 80s romantic comedies, both for the cast and the sharp screenplay. See more Steve D 03/07/2023 John Cusack's character is so loathsome and self-entitled it is hard to watch. See more 03/02/2023 John Cusack in another one of his earlier hits he co-stars with Daphne Zuniga in this road-trip romance flick by Rob Reiner 'Gib' wants to get laid badly so when an opportunity presents itself to have it with a beautiful blonde across the country he decides to make the journey the thing is though he's stuck on the road with Alison which of course they can't stand each other Alison has a respectable, intellectual boyfriend that's safe and sensible, for Gib though he just wants the experience of being able to please a real woman this blonde in California may be the 'sure thing' for him but how long before Gib and Alison unexpectedly fall for one another? The ending we all know what’s coming but the chemistry of these two is surefire and the film handles the topic of polar opposites coming together in a very mature manner Spontaneity is key to being happy, it’s not always about sticking to a schedule, you don’t always have to feel repressed, the real thing is usually better than the ‘sure thing’ Cusack and Zuniga are so cute together Sometimes all it takes is one goal going towards to recognize the real thing that matters See more Read all reviews

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