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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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
The Sure Thing opened in theaters March 1, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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
John CusackWalter "Gib" Gibson
Daphne ZunigaAlison Bradbury
Anthony EdwardsLance
Boyd GainesJason
Tim RobbinsGary Cooper
Lisa Jane PerskyMary Ann Webster
Viveca LindforsProfessor Taub
Nicollette SheridanThe Sure ThingCredits
- Directed by
- Rob Reiner
- Written by
- Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $18.1M
Production
- Monument Pictures
- Embassy Films AssociatesUnited States
Embassy PicturesUnited States