The Sure Thing is a 1985 romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner, written by Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts and starring John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan. The film chronicles the cross-country journey of college students Walter Gibson and Alison Bradbury as they make their way from New England to Los Angeles, each in an effort to meet their ideal match. The origins of the film came from an experience writer Steven L. Bloom had while attending Brown University. During this time, his best friend was attending Emory University in the south and was... constantly recounting the good times he was having while absolutely nothing was going on for Bloom. Out of pity over his situation his friend arranged for him to meet a sure thing over spring break, so Bloom found a ride through a ride board and drove to Atlanta with a number of other kids. High school senior Walter Gibson and his best friend Lance are celebrating the fact they are moving on to college, but all Gibson can do is lament the fact that he has lost his touch with women. Lance heads to UCLA while Gibson moves on to college in New England.
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| Release date: | March 1, 1985 |
| Directed by: | Rob Reiner |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Roger Birnbaum |
| Editor: | Robert Leighton |
| Music by: | Tom Scott |
| Cinematography: | Robert Elswit |
| Screenplay by: | Jonathan Roberts, Steven Bloom |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure |