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The Sure Thing (1985)

The Sure Thing (1985)
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Director Rob Reiner's The Sure Thing is essentially It Happened One Night for the 1980s, but its lack of surprise in no way impedes its entertainment value. John Cusack plays Walter "Gib" Gibson, a self-involved college freshman who makes plans to head to California, there to touch base (and a few other things) with a "sure thing" played by Nicollette Sheridan. Likewise planning a westward journey is coed Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga), a control freak who has a wealthy, stuffy fiancé over there. Gib and Alison despise one another on sight -- so naturally, they are compelled to travel to California together. The fact that everyone in the audience knows precisely how this one will end up is inconsequential; Cusack and Zuniga deliver such engaging performances that we're pulling for them to wise up and discover one another from the very first scene. One of the best bits: the mismatched couple being bombarded with an ear-piercing rendition of "The Age of Aquarius" by their dippy traveling companions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, (more)
Director(s):
Rob Reiner
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Sure Thing

Director Rob Reiner's The Sure Thing is essentially It Happened One Night for the 1980s, but its lack of surprise in no way impedes its entertainment value. John Cusack plays Walter "Gib" Gibson, a self-involved college freshman who makes plans to head to California, there to touch base (and a few other things) with a "sure thing" played by Nicollette Sheridan. Likewise planning a westward journey is coed Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga), a control freak who has a wealthy, stuffy fiancé over there. Gib and Alison despise one another on sight -- so naturally, they are compelled to travel to California together. The fact that everyone in the audience knows precisely how this one will end up is inconsequential; Cusack and Zuniga deliver such engaging performances that we're pulling for them to wise up and discover one another from the very first scene. One of the best bits: the mismatched couple being bombarded with an ear-piercing rendition of "The Age of Aquarius" by their dippy traveling companions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
95 mins

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Director(s):
Rob Reiner
Writer(s):
Jonathan Roberts, Steven L. Bloom
Producer(s):
Henry Winkler, Roger Birnbaum
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity)
Categories:
Comedy, Romance
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    JILL B.

    If you like 80's- style, John Cusack comedy, you'll love this one. I did! You can't take this movie seriously. With young Anthony Edwards (ER), and Tim Robbins ("Let's sing show-tunes!!), who plays a total geek, it makes the movie even more hilarious!

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    Deborah H.

    This is definately an 80's film, but it's worth watching! It's one of John Cusack's earlier films, and he does a great job. I like it because it keeps you interested, and there's a love story too!

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    Chuck L.

    This is one of my 10 favorite movies ever & John Cusack's first. He travels across country for a liaison with sure thing Nicollette Sheridan (also an early performance). But during the trip he falls in love with beautiful Daphne Zuniga. I always get a serious kick out of the performance by Viveca Lindfors, as a college professor & replay her scenes 2 or 3 extra times, whenever I watch the movie. Years after directing this flick, Rob Reiner (All in the Family's Meathead) returned to tape the commentary on this DVD.

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