The Sure Thing
“A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.”
1985•PG-13•1h 35m•6.5•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Rob Reiner
Writer
Steve Bloom, Jonathan Roberts
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$18M
Languages
English
Studio
Monument Pictures
Cast
John Cusack
Walter "Gib" Gibson
Daphne Zuniga
Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards
Lance
Boyd Gaines
Jason
Tim Robbins
Gary Cooper
Lisa Jane Persky
Mary Ann Webster
Viveca Lindfors
Professor Taub
Nicollette Sheridan
The Sure Thing
Marcia Christie
Julie
Robert Anthony Marcucci
Bobby
Sarah Buxton
Sharon
Lorrie Lightle
Lucy
Joshua Cadman
Jimbo
Krystal Richards
Girl in Photo
John Putch
Mastin
Production
Company
Monument Pictures
Company
Embassy Films Associates
Company
Embassy Pictures
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Recommended
6.4
Sex Drive
2008
6.4
Late Night Shopping
2001
6.2
Splendor
1999
6
The Last Summer
2019
5.9
Playing It Cool
2014
8.4
¿Quieres ser mi hijo?
2023
5.8
Sundown
2016
6.2
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
6.2
Fanboys
2009
5.8
A Nice Girl Like You
2020
6.2
The Owl and the Pussycat
1970
6.6
Sex Appeal
2022
7.1
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025
6.3
Road Trip
2000
6
How I Got Into College
1989
5.8
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
5.9
Girl on a Bicycle
2013
6.7
No Hard Feelings
2023
6
Players
2024
6
Love in the Villa
2022
Similar Movies
Anarchy Before Fall
2025
4.5
Oh, What a Night
1992
8.1
Pride & Prejudice
2005
5.2
You're Not Alone
2007
5.8
Heat
1972
6.7
Mermaids
1990
6.5
Edge of Seventeen
1999
7
Hamburger Heaven
2025
7.6
10 Things I Hate About You
1999
7.1
Pillow Talk
1959
10
Help! Everything is Fine
0
After School
2015
Simmering Savant
2023
7.6
Boogie Nights
1997
5.9
STAR DRIVER: The Movie
2013
Baleia
2022
6
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
7.2
Half Brothers
2020
6.5
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
5.3
Perched on a Tree
1971