The Sure Thing
The Sure Thing is a 1985 American adventure romantic comedy film written by Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts and directed by Rob Reiner. The film stars John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan. The film chronicles the cross-country journey of college students Walter Gibson (Cusack) and Alison Bradbury (Zuniga) as they make their way from New England to Los Angeles, each in an effort to meet their ideal match.
Plot
High school senior Walter Gibson and his best friend Lance are celebrating the fact they are moving on to college, but all Walter can do is lament the fact that he has lost his touch with women. Lance heads to UCLA while Walter moves on to college in New England. The two keep in touch by writing letters, but Walter's luck has not changed. His attempt to get close to Alison Bradbury from his English class by tricking her into tutoring him only results in his angering and alienating her. Eventually, he receives a phone call from Lance telling him to come to California for Christmas break because he has set him up with a beautiful girl, assuring him she is a "sure thing".
More details
| author | Jonathan Roberts |
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| director | Rob Reiner |
| editor | Robert Leighton |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | beautiful girl best friend bicker bore english class first time middle of nowhere moving on new england phone call sleep think write |
| musicBy | Tom Scott |
| producer | Andrew Scheinman Henry Winkler Roger Birnbaum |
| productionCompany | Monument Productions |
| publisher | Embassy Pictures |
| theme | high school road movie romantic comedy |