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About
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.
Theatrical
Mar 1, 1985
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 24, 1998
Box Office
$18.1M
Budget
$4.5M
Return
4.0x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Monument Pictures, Embassy Films Associates, Embassy Pictures
Trailers & Clips
00:58
Cast
Full credits →J
John Cusack
Walter "Gib" Gibson
D
Daphne Zuniga
Alison Bradbury
A
Anthony Edwards
Lance
B
Boyd Gaines
Jason
T
Tim Robbins
Gary Cooper
L
Lisa Jane Persky
Mary Ann Webster
V
Viveca Lindfors
Professor Taub
N
Nicollette Sheridan
The Sure Thing
M
Marcia Christie
Julie
R
Robert Anthony Marcucci
Bobby
S
Sarah Buxton
Sharon
J
Joshua Cadman
Jimbo
J
John Putch
Mastin
S
Steve Pink
Football Player
T
Tracy Reiner
Alison's Friend
J
Jimmy Baron
Frat Party Guy
M
Martin J. Layton
Frat Guy (as Marty Layton)
A
Amy Resnick
Marsha
R
Robert Bauer
Moke
F
Frantz Turner
Cop
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He's onto a sure thing . . . but ends up on the funniest journey to romance you've ever seen.
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The Difference Between a Sure Thing and Forever
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A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.
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