The Sure Thing (1985)
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- PG-13
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Drama
- 01 Mar 1985 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
John Cusack | ... |
Walter 'Gib' Gibson
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Daphne Zuniga | ... |
Alison Bradbury
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Anthony Edwards | ... |
Lance
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Boyd Gaines | ... |
Jason
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Tim Robbins | ... |
Gary Cooper
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Lisa Jane Persky | ... |
Mary Ann Webster
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Viveca Lindfors | ... |
Professor Taub
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Nicollette Sheridan | ... |
The Sure Thing
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Marcia Christie | ... |
Julie
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Robert Anthony Marcucci | ... |
Bobby
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Sarah Buxton | ... |
Sharon
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Lorrie Lightle | ... |
Lucy
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Joshua Cadman | ... |
Jimbo
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Krystal Richards | ... |
Girl in Photo
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John Putch | ... |
Mastin
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Steve Pink | ... |
Football Player
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Tracy Reiner | ... |
Alison's Friend
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Martin J. Layton | ... |
Frat Guy
(as Marty Layton)
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Amy Resnick | ... |
Marsha
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Robert Bauer | ... |
Moke
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Frantz Turner | ... |
Cop
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Garry Goodrow | ... |
Pick-Up Driver
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Robert Snively | ... |
Bus Station Clerk
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Carmen Filpi | ... |
Bus Station Bum
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Richard Hamilton | ... |
Bartender
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George Memmoli | ... |
Man in Bar
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Stephanie Blake | ... |
Barmaid
(as Rosalind Moreland)
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Sunshine Parker | ... |
Cowboy Guy
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Fran Ryan | ... |
Lady in Car
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Teresa Baxter | ... |
Rose Lady
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Larry Hankin | ... |
Trucker
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Jimmy Baron | ... |
Guy at Frat Party
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Julie Ow | ... |
Girl in Sarong
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Noelle Williams | ... |
Katherine
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Tamara Carrera | ... |
Fantasy Girl (uncredited)
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David Connella | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Helen Kelly | ... |
Bar Girl (uncredited)
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Joy Michelle Moore | ... |
Hot Party Girl (uncredited)
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John Richard Petersen | ... |
Frat Guy on Stairs (uncredited)
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Richard Presley Jr. | ... |
Long Hair Guy at Party (uncredited)
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Christopher Rydell | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Chris Tashima | ... |
Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)
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Fel Tengonciang | ... |
Classroom Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rob Reiner |
Written by
Steve Bloom | ... | (written by) (as Steven L. Bloom) & |
Jonathan Roberts | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Roger Birnbaum | ... | producer |
Andrew Scheinman | ... | co-producer |
Jeffrey Stott | ... | associate producer |
Henry Winkler | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Tom Scott |
Cinematography by
Robert Elswit | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Robert Leighton |
Editorial Department
Christine Cholvin | ... | assistant editor |
Terry Haggar | ... | color timer |
Jack Hooper | ... | negative cutter |
Cathy Rosenstein | ... | post-production coordinator |
Adam Weiss | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Janet Hirshenson | ||
Jane Jenkins |
Production Design by
Lilly Kilvert |
Set Decoration by
Lisa Fischer |
Costume Design by
Durinda Wood |
Makeup Department
Patricia Messina | ... | makeup artist |
Michele Payne | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Steve Nicolaides | ... | production manager |
Scott Kroopf | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian James Ellis | ... | second assistant director |
Sam Epstein | ... | second assistant director |
Thomas Lofaro | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
David Brisbin | ... | lead man |
Mickie Cecchini | ... | assistant painter |
Buddy Cone | ... | art department assistant |
Amanda J. Flick | ... | scenic artist (as Amanda Flick) |
David L. Glazer | ... | property master (as David Glazer) |
Mark 'Digger' Green | ... | assistant props (as Mark Green) |
Dennis Hoerter | ... | carpenter |
Richard Hoover | ... | assistant art director |
Thierry Verrier | ... | set dresser |
Frank Viviano | ... | construction coordinator |
Sound Department
Douglas B. Arnold | ... | boom (as Doug Arnold) |
Beth Bergeron | ... | post-production sound |
John Brasher | ... | post-production sound |
David E. Campbell | ... | re-recording mixer |
Roberta Doheny | ... | post-production sound |
Robert Eber | ... | sound mixer (as Bob Eber) |
Alfred T. Ferrante | ... | sound recordist |
Alia Kahn | ... | post-production sound |
Lars Nelson | ... | post-production sound |
Tony Ray | ... | post-production sound |
John T. Reitz | ... | re-recording mixer |
Gregg Rudloff | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gregg C. Rudloff) |
Special Effects by
John Frazier | ... | special effects |
Jeffrey A. Wischnack | ... | special effects assistant (as Jeff Wischnack) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Amorelli | ... | electrician |
Greg Bridges | ... | grip |
François Duhamel | ... | unit photographer (as Francois Duhamel) |
Kevin Kelley | ... | best boy electrician |
Martin J. Layton | ... | camera assistant (as Marty Layton) |
Michael Meek | ... | grip |
Ron Meurrier | ... | lamp operator: Stockton |
Jack Palinkas | ... | key grip |
Lee Phillips | ... | gaffer |
Krishna Rao | ... | camera assistant (as Chris Rao) |
George Ressler | ... | grip best boy (as George Resler) |
Thomas Vanghele | ... | camera assistant (as Thomas P. Vanghele) |
Devik Wiener | ... | electrician |
Roland Young | ... | electrician |
Jessie Eastland | ... | additional photography (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Eve Brandstein | ... | casting executive |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
May Hart | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Constance Sech | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Robert Breech | ... | location manager: Los Angeles |
William Burke | ... | location manager: Stockton |
Music Department
Kenneth Karman | ... | music editor |
Alexandra Leviloff | ... | assistant music editor |
Gary Lubow | ... | music recording engineer |
Elliot Lurie | ... | music coordinator |
Becky Mancuso-Winding | ... | music supervisor (as Becky Shargo) |
John Patitucci | ... | bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Anne Rapp | ... | continuity (as Anne Rapp-Dowd) |
Transportation Department
Ken Day | ... | driver |
Bo Falck | ... | transportation co-captain |
Pat Gordon | ... | driver |
Thomas A. Gordon | ... | driver (as Tom Gordon) |
Greg Landis | ... | driver |
Ronald Linxwiler | ... | driver (as Ron Linxwiler) |
Tim Roslan | ... | transportation captain |
Dusty Saunders | ... | driver |
David Shaffer | ... | driver (as Dave Shaffer) |
Larry Sims | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Leslie Cornyn | ... | assistant production accountant |
Leigh French | ... | coordinator: custom looping |
Joan Gagrelcik | ... | studio teacher (as Joan Thompson Gabrelcik) |
Elizabeth Galloway | ... | production coordinator |
Walter Hart | ... | production assistant |
Edward Hersom | ... | craft service: Stockton |
Lisa Lynn Kearsley | ... | production secretary: Los Angeles |
Cathy Lerner | ... | secretary: Mr. Birnbaum |
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville | ... | production assistant (as Leslie Linville) |
Mitch Marcus | ... | production assistant |
Cathy Rosenstein | ... | assistant: Rob Reiner & producers |
Eric Silvern | ... | craft service: Los Angeles |
Mary Vigna | ... | production secretary: Stockton |
Joyce Wagner | ... | unit publicist |
Zelig Walters | ... | caterer |
Ron Welch | ... | caterer |
Ruth Whittle | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
- Embassy Pictures (presents)
- Monument Pictures
Distributors
- Embassy Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Art Filmes (1985) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- CEL Film Distribution (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Shochiku-Fuji Company (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CEL Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1985) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Embassy Video (1985) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Fram Film (1986) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
- Globo Vídeo (1986) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Nippon AVC Co. (1986) (Japan) (VHS)
- Concorde Film (1987) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Nelson Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Network (1991) (United States) (tv)
- Canal+ (1993) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
- I.V.C. (2014) (Japan) (DVD)
- I.V.C. (2014) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (30th Anniversary)
- StudioCanal (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Atmosphere Casting (extras casting)
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- Compact Sound Services (re-recording by)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- J's Fine Art Inc. (post production sound)
- Modern Film Effects (title and opticals)
- Otto Nemenz International (cameras and lenses supplied by)
- Record Plant Scoring (music recorded at)
- Seiniger Advertising (main title design)
- Split Reel Recording (sound transfer)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
College freshman Walter (Gib) Gibson decides to go cross country to visit his friend in California during winter break. Awaiting there is a bikini-clad babe whom his friend assures him is a "sure thing". Meanwhile, Allison, a cute (but somewhat retentive) girl at Gib's college has also decided to head out to Cal. to see her boyfriend during break. Gib and Allison are thrust together on a road trip from hell, and somewhere along the way, they find each others company to be tolerable. Now, what will become of Gib's "sure thing?" Written by anonymous |
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Taglines | He's onto a sure thing . . . but ends up on the funniest journey to romance you've ever seen. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $4,500,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $3,124,782, 03 Mar 1985 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Actress Daphne Zuniga once said: "It's hard to admit, but I really was a lot like this character." See more » |
Goofs | After Alison gets in the truck, the view from behind shows the barrels next to each other, touching. The next shot from the front of the truck shows a gap between the barrels. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Beach Boys: An American Band/Maria's Lover/The Purple Rose of Cairo/The Sure Thing (1985). See more » |
Soundtracks | Infatuation See more » |
Quotes |
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! Alison: [digs through her bag] I might have a nail file... I have a credit card. I have a credit card! Gib: Credit cards work on a completely different kind of lock. Alison: No, you don't seem to understand. I have a credit card! Gib: You have a credit card? Alison: I have a credit card! Gib: [relieved] You have a credit card. Alison: [suddenly crestfallen] Oh. My dad told me *specifically* I can only use it in case of an emergency. Gib: [sarcastically] Well, maybe one will come up. See more » |