The Sure Thing
Comedy
Drama
Romance
A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.
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.
1985-03-01
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Cast
Director
Rob Reiner
John Cusack as Walter "Gib" Gibson
Daphne Zuniga as Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards as Lance
Boyd Gaines as Jason
Tim Robbins as Gary Cooper
Lisa Jane Persky as Mary Ann Webster
Viveca Lindfors as Professor Taub
Nicollette Sheridan as The Sure Thing
Sarah Buxton as Sharon
John Putch as Mastin
Steve Pink as Football Player
Tracy Reiner as Alison's Friend
Robert Bauer as Moke
Frantz Turner as Cop
Garry Goodrow as Pick-Up Driver
Carmen Filpi as Bus Station Bum
Richard Hamilton as Bartender
George Memmoli as Man in Bar
Stephanie Blake as Barmaid (as Rosalind Moreland)
Sunshine Parker as Cowboy Guy
Fran Ryan as Lady in Car
Larry Hankin as Trucker
Julie Ow as Girl in Sarong
John Richard Petersen as Frat Guy on Stairs (uncredited)
Tamara Carrera as Fantasy Girl (uncredited)
Chris Tashima as Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)