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The Sure Thing

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John Cusack (Actor), Daphne Zuniga (Actor), Rob Reiner (Director) Rated:

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College students go cross-country together for different reasons and fall in love.

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Actors: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Boyd Gaines, Tim Robbins, Lisa Jane Persky
Directors: Rob Reiner
Writers: Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom
Producers: Andrew Scheinman, Henry Winkler, Jeffrey Stott, Roger Birnbaum
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Dubbed: French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Studio: Mgm (Video & DVD)
DVD Release Date: March 9, 2010
Run Time: 95 minutes
Average Customer Review: 184 customer reviews
ASIN: B00009OWJY
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,760 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #536 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #1177 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
- #1909 in Drama DVDs

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April 3, 2018

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

My boyfriend had been looking for this movie for YEARS! I was able to find it here and give it to him as a Christmas gift! Probably his favorite gift in all our years together!

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Funny, warm, charming, five-star, odd-couple teen romance

August 24, 2015

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A mismatched pair of college freshman find the “real thing” when they’re stuck traveling together on a cross-country road trip to visit their respective paramours for Christmas.

This is one of my favorite movies from the 80s—an underrated romantic comedy that has been described as an ‘80s version of It Happened One Night. Is it predictable? You bet, but in the best possible way. Straight from the heart. John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga are perfectly cast in this smart, funny, warm, charming odd-couple teen romance that surpasses its genre and then some.

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Better in Your Memories

September 18, 2018

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I had hazy memories of watching this as a kid, and thinking it was pretty epic. Turns out that was just foggy memories. The only thing that saves this movie is the nostalgia and that it was “of a type” of movies in that period. It was just too artificial.

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John Cusack when his intelligent hormonal boy-man schtick was still one-of-a-kind charming and original

March 5, 2016

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

Hooray for early Rob Reiner! John Cusack when his intelligent hormonal boy-man schtick was still one-of-a-kind charming and original. The scene where he plays a crazy to rescue Alison (Daphne Zuniga) from the sleazy faux-cowboy has never been bested. And Daphne Zuniga nails the nerd! Hollywood rarely gets this right, but she actually is believable as a driven, top-notch college student who needs to learn to loosen up a bit. The California scenes have not aged well, but little in California does, and they are not the point of the movie.

4 people found this helpful

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September 18, 2018

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The DVD is defective. The picture is blurry in places and DVD freezes a lot during the movie I had to fast forward the DVD a few times trying to stop it from freezing. Very disappointed in the DVD. Try to return it for a replacement and never could get pass the part for refund and I wanted another DVD.

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The "Sure Thing" is a Sure Bet

June 21, 2007

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

On the heels of hits like Breakfast Club and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Sure Thing may have escaped the notice of viewers. However, once you see it, you cannot deny the magic and simplicity of this great little gem. It relates to us so honestly, innocently, and completely with its characters, that virtually everyone can find some element that speaks to them.

I think most people, at some time or another, have found themselves attracted to someone that they have virtually nothing in common with. The irony, is that we generally don't even wonder why. We just feel the way we do. The movie follows this idea. It never asks why someone is attracted to someone with whom they have little or nothing in common.

Walter "Gib" Gibson is in his freshman year of college in New England. He's miserable. As he states, "I've never seen so much corduroy in one place." He feels that New England girls are too stuffy and intellectual. Gib is actually intellectual himself, but you won't find him "wasting his time" with his nose in his textbooks either. His best friend, Lance (and high school best friend) is at a college in sunny California. He sends Gib a picture of a beautiful blond woman and says, "this is the ugliest girl here."

Lance invites Gib out to California for a "sure thing;" a guaranteed night of passion with a gorgeous woman played by Nicolette Sheridan. There's a catch here in the story. Gib has unwittingly found himself attracted to the class "brain" of his English class, Alison. She's certainly not the type of girl that Gib has envisioned for himself, but nonetheless, he's attracted to her. Alison could care less about someone who lives their life as carefree as Gib does. Alison can't do anything without consulting her schedule book. She's an organizational freak who is incapable of doing anything spontaneous. When Gib feels that he'll never get anywhere with her, he takes Lance up on his offer.

When Gib finds a ride across country, he doesn't realize that Alison has also signed up for a ride in the same car, as she is on her way to visit her boyfriend in California.

The film really takes off from here, as these two unlikely people begin to find something appealing about the other. Alison finds herself becoming a bit more loose, and Gib finds himself becoming a bit more responsible. But, what will happen when Gib gets to California for his "sure thing." After all, the bathing beauty is the type of girl that Gib wants, right?

For those who have not seen the film, I won't say any more about this. The beauty of this film is in the journey, not the end. The best movie I've ever seen about two people getting to know each other is "Before Sunrise." "The Sure Thing" is right up there for me as well. It's realistic, and it's easy to believe what is happening between these two characters who appear to be at opposite poles with each other.

Rob Reiner does a magnificent job as the director of this film. It's as if he has the pulse of both of these characters, and makes sure that nothing is forced to produce the ending that he envisions. In this way, he's created a realistic and yet simplistic film for anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who is completely opposite, and how two people in this situation can really learn about themselves through someone else.

This is one of my two favorite roles played by John Cusack. He simply has Gib down cold. "Say Anything" is my other favorite. Cusack seems able to play Gib without any effort. He knows him inside and out. And he makes Gib a very likeable person, despite his "flaws."

Daphne Zuniga is equally good as the uptight Alison. She wears sweaters, and keeps herself looking ultra-conservative. Daphne is a beautiful girl, but she isn't over-the-top gorgeous, and that's important for this movie because the physical attraction is NOT what motivates these two characters.

I watch this movie whenever I feel like a light-hearted comedy that tickles my funny bone as well as warms my heart.

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Funny and adorable - finally out on DVD

September 3, 2002

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

Purchased the newly available DVD of this movie and was not disappointed. There are some great interviews with Rob Reiner and the rest of the cast and a director's commentary which makes the movie even more appealing.
I agree with the reviewers who say that they have fond memories of this movie and that they can quote lines so many years after the movie was released. My particular favorite is the scene where Daphne Zuniga is pretending to be pregnant and is talking about names for her unborn child. She says that she likes the name "Elliott." John Cusak replies "Elliot. Elliott's the fat kid who eats paste. Now Nick - that's a name. Nick's your friend." I love that scene and I always remember it whenever I meet someone named Elliott!

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To be seen with your heart

November 17, 2000

Format: VHS TapeVerified Purchase

"How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?" Bob Dylan asked in the 60's. There are many answers for this question, one of them is even provided in that song and anybody knows it. This movie brings another answer and it is delightly romantic and I loved it! The best in this movie - in my opinion - is its final part: an inspired sequence of enlightened statements gracefully read in a monolog tone. This movie shows the changing every human being should undergo in Life to truly become a Human Being in its broader sense. To love is to care not only about the one we love - this is too egotistic. It is much more: it is to care about everyone else when you truly love someone. And Gib understood that when faced with his Sure Thing. And because of that his answer was no... Beautiful movie!

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