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The Sure Thing(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-03-01
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294 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $4,500,000.00
Revenue: $18,135,531.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Monument Pictures
Embassy Films Associates
Movie: The Sure Thing
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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