A college student plans a cross-country trip to get laid, but ends up traveling with a young woman. They hate each other, so naturally...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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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Marcia Christie | ... | Julie |
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Robert Anthony Marcucci | ... | Bobby |
| Sarah Buxton | ... | Sharon | |
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Lorrie Lightle | ... | Lucy |
| Joshua Cadman | ... | Jimbo | |
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Krystal Richards | ... | Girl in Photo |
| John Putch | ... | Mastin | |
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College freshman Walter (Gib) Gibson decides to go cross country to visit his friend in California during winter break. Awaiting there is a bikini-clad babe whom his friend assures him is a "sure thing". Meanwhile, Allison, a cute (but somewhat retentive) girl at Gib's college has also decided to head out to Cal. to see her boyfriend during break. Gib and Allison are thrust together on a road trip from hell, and somewhere along the way, they find each others company to be tolerable. Now, what will become of Gib's "sure thing?" Written by anonymous
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A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 March 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Volltreffer See more »Filming Locations:
Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$4,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,124,782, 3 March 1985, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$18,135,531Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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[waitress gives him a look]
Fat Guy in Bar: I know, I know, I shouldn't have had it but I just couldn't help myself. Do you think I lack self-discipline?
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(Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Written by Mel Tormé (as Mel Torme) and Robert Wells
Used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Co., A Division of MPL Communications, Inc.
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Trivia
Because John Cusack was only 17 and hence a minor during production, he had to seek legal emancipation from his parents in order to shoot on location. See more »Goofs
When Gib passes out on the bed, a beer can magically appears next to his leg. See more »Quotes
Fat Guy in Bar: I had some more fried food for lunch.[waitress gives him a look]
Fat Guy in Bar: I know, I know, I shouldn't have had it but I just couldn't help myself. Do you think I lack self-discipline?
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Radio Days/Critical Condition/Outrageous Fortune/Restless Natives (1987) See more »Soundtracks
The Christmas Song(Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Written by Mel Tormé (as Mel Torme) and Robert Wells
Used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Co., A Division of MPL Communications, Inc.
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Check Rob Reiner's bio in virtually any film resource and they don't even mention this movie. Why this is so is beyond me. This is one of the overlooked gems of the 80s. I would rank it as one of Reiner's three genuine classics, along with THE PRINCESS BRIDE and THIS IS SPINAL TAP. Neither Cusack nor Zuniga could have been any better, and yet Reiner shows his directorial skill by including a cast of supporting characters that's as quirky and memorable as the leads. If you're looking for a teen romance road comedy (that isn't a gross-out soft-core flick in disguise), check this one out!