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The Sure Thing

Year:

1985

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

Director:

Rob Reiner

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1985-03-01

Filming Locations: California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $4,500,000

Opening Weekend: $3,124,782 (USA) (3 March 1985)

Gross: $18,135,531 (USA) (9 June 1985)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Putch

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

Steve Pink

Football Player

Tracy Reiner

Alison's Friend

Martin J. Layton

Frat Guy (as Marty Layton)

Amy Resnick

Marsha

Robert Bauer

Moke

Frantz Turner

Cop

Garry Goodrow

Pick-Up Driver

Robert Snively

Bus Station Clerk

Carmen Filpi

Bus Station Bum

Richard Hamilton

Bartender

George Memmoli

Man in Bar

Rosalind Moreland

Barmaid

Sunshine Parker

Cowboy Guy

Fran Ryan

Lady in Car

Teresa Baxter

Rose Lady

Larry Hankin

Trucker

Jimmy Baron

Guy at Frat Party

Julie Ow

Girl in Sarong

Noelle Williams

Katherine

Tamara Carrera

Fantasy Girl (uncredited)

David Connella

Student (uncredited)

Helen Kelly

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Joy Michelle Moore

Hot Party Girl (uncredited)

John Richard Petersen

Frat Guy on Stairs (uncredited)

Christopher Rydell

Charlie (uncredited)

Chris Tashima

Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)

Fel Tengonciang

Classroom Student (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

While walking through the campus with her friend, Alison mentions that she passed out in Elvis' bedroom on a tour of Graceland. The public is actually not allowed to tour Elvis' bedroom at Graceland.

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Due to Moral Code, certain parts of the world showed different versions of the films. With this film, there is a version where the first scene of the film is the scene right before Lance's dialogue "Private Gibson" to Gibson (John Cusack) where Gibson is sitting alone. This version doesn't have scenes with Gibson's dialogue to two women. This version also doesn't have the scene where John Cusack kisses the girl in Lance's room close to the end of the film.

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Daphne Zuniga is almost 4 years older than John Cusack.

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Goofs

When Gib teaches Alison to shotgun a beer his pants become soaked with beer but when he leaves the room they are completely dry.

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While in the blue car they are supposed to be driving west to California yet at the end of the first day there is a shot of the car coming toward the camera with the sun setting behind it which means the car was driving east.

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When Gib passes out on the bed, a beer can magically appears next to his leg.

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Quotes

Professor Taub: [reading Gib's Paper] 'It could be tonight,' he though as he stood in the corner, pretending to have a good time. He would meet her tonight. All his young life, he had dreamed of a girl like this. 5'6, silky hair, trim, nubile body. Nubile, by the way, is spelled with a "u".

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Gib: [encounter a padlocked trailer while attempting to get out of the rain] It's locked! Good! This is very good! It's important that this place should have an air-tight security system... in the middle of nowhere!

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Alison: [ranting about Gib] And you should see the crap he eats! Cheese balls and beer for breakfast!

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