Movie · 1985
The Sure Thing
“A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.”
Released 1 March 1985 95 min Comedy / Drama / Romance More from 1985 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Viveca Lindfors
as Professor Taub
Sunshine Parker
as Cowboy Guy
Boyd Gaines
as Jason
Lisa Jane Persky
as Mary Ann Webster
Joshua Cadman
as Jimbo
Tim Robbins
as Gary Cooper
Chris Tashima
as Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)
Daphne Zuniga
as Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards
as Lance
Nicollette Sheridan
as The Sure Thing
Sarah Buxton
as Sharon
John Cusack
as Walter "Gib" Gibson
Marcia Christie
as Julie
Robert Anthony Marcucci
as Bobby
Lorrie Lightle
as Lucy
Krystal Richards
as Girl in Photo
John Putch
as Mastin
Robert Bauer
as Moke
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The numbers
46years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Viveca Lindfors — oldest on the call sheet
18John Cusack — youngest billed
30average age of the credited cast