The Sure Thing
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A North East college freshman is going through a sexual dry spell, and a friend from high school arranges a beautiful woman for him to meet in California. He and a classmate he has a crush on end up hitchhiking all the way out to Cali.
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- Nov 10, 2020
my dad has quoted this movie to me my entire life, says he was influenced to marry my mom because of it, and nearly chose my name based on a conversation about baby naming in this movie. i rate both this movie and my subsequent existence 3 stars.
saterJun 25, 2018young john cusack should be an icon like james dean like we all have posters of him
caroDec 15, 2025Daphne Zuniga’s long-distance boyfriend in this film (played by multi-Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines) is truly the most repellent nerd in all of ’80s cinema. Think of all the movies that encompasses!
Matt Singer - Feb 3, 2021
The Sure Thing combines three types of movie that I love — coming-of-age, romantic comedy, and road trip — and pulls each of them off with ease. The two central characters fall in love as they traverse the country, and grow up a little in the process. John Cusack is…
Wesley StenzelSep 13, 2022this was so cheesy and predictable. i loved it.
bree 🪐Aug 28, 2022“You told her I was a Virgin?” “So I exaggerated a little. Girls like virgins, they find them a challenge.” “You told her I was gay!” “It’s a bigger challenge.” I’ve always liked John Cusack, his earlier roles less so than some of his later ones but The Sure Thing manages…
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I will never understand why Say Anything is the more talked-about young John Cusack film. This is such a feel-good road-trip movie and I love it more every time I revisit it. In my mind, it's the lovable grandchild of It Happened One Night (I really love road-trip…
LaurenAug 20, 2023just a series of “and there was only one bed”s over and over
🌻 lindsay 🌻Dec 18, 2025This movie leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but I feel like the biggest is: how did Gib make it 3000 miles back with no money and being one of the stupidest people alive?
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- PeeJay Taylor lovedThe Sure Thing
An 80s RomCom classic! Damn near perfect & insanely quotable! “I mean a guy who would rip your heart out and eat it, just for pleasure.” 😜
mason williams likedThe Sure ThingA good odd couple road trip. Could be a double feature with planes, trains and automobiles.
BullyMaguire likedThe Sure Thing8/10
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The Sure Thing is a small miracle. Although the hero of this movie is promised by his buddy that he'll be fixed up with a guaranteed sure thing, the film is not about the sure thing but about how this kid falls genuinely and touchingly into love.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Smart, sassy and sweet. This showed John Cusack's promise as a romantic lead, and some.
Adam Smith
Empire
The Sure Thing is glowing proof of two things: Traditional romantic comedy can be adapted to suit the teen-age trade, and Mr. Reiner's contribution to ''This Is Spinal Tap'' was more than a matter of humor.
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
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