The Sure Thing
“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.
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Cast
37 people
John Cusack
Walter "Gib" Gibson
Known for
2012
1408
Daphne Zuniga
Alison Bradbury
Known for
Spaceballs
The Fly II
Anthony Edwards
Lance
Known for
Zodiac
Top Gun
Boyd Gaines
Jason
Known for
Funny Games
Heartbreak Ridge
Tim Robbins
Gary Cooper
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Silo
Lisa Jane Persky
Mary Ann Webster
Known for
When Harry Met Sally...
Coneheads
Viveca Lindfors
Professor Taub
Known for
Stargate
Creepshow
Nicollette Sheridan
The Sure Thing
Known for
Desperate Housewives
Beverly Hills Ninja
Marcia Christie
Julie
Also in
The Secret of the Ice Cave
One Terrific Guy
Robert Anthony Marcucci
Bobby
Also in
The Big Bet
Stitches
Sarah Buxton
Sharon
Known for
Nightmare Beach
Today You Die
Lorrie Lightle
Lucy
No other roles listed
Rob Reiner Director · Jonathan Roberts Writer Steve Bloom Writer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $4.5M · United States release March 1, 1985
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$18,135,531
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
Monument Pictures
Production
Embassy Films Associates
Production
Embassy Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
United States · March 1, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
May 9, 1985 · Theatrical
France
August 5, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Germany
May 3, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 13, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 2, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 22, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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