The Sure thing

United States, 1985

Film
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Walt Gibson, “Gib”, is a college freshman from the East Coast obsessed with “scoring”. After striking out with fellow student, Alison - the control freak, he decides to head west to California after his best friend assures him of a “sure thing”. What Gib doesn’t know is that Alison is also planning a trip to California to visit her stuffy fiancee. They end up sharing the same ride and misadventures, which ultimately draws them together. Cast includes: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Boyd Gaines, Tim Robbins, Lisa Persky and Anthony Edwards.

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Credits

director

Rob Reiner

producer

Roger Birnbaum

production company

Embassy Pictures Corporation (US)

Duration

01:32:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

312710

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q939142

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