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Summary: For those of you who don't know how to shotgun a beer....
Review: Road trip movies aren't easy to make. Sometimes they drag, sometimes that special sparkle isn't there. But in "The Sure Thing," you're guaranteed to be charmed. It has everything you could want from a road picture: memorable little vignettes, quotable dialogue, and spectacular odball characters. The chemistry between John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga is perfect. Tim Robbins tormenting his passengers with showtunes is hysterical. But above all I say this...what makes this movie so special is its ability to actually infuse the viewer with a strong desire to live and grow. This movie isn't just about cutting through heaps of differences to find your soulmate, it's about being brave...to love life...to embrace the world. I promise you'll come away feeling energized and passionate.
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Summary: One of my favorite romantic comedies from the eighties
Review: THE SURE THING was a great film when it came out, and unlike many romantic comedies of the eighties, this one has held up marvelously. The story is incredibly simple and one of the oldest in Hollywood: a road picture. Traditionally, road pictures use traveling as a metaphor for growth and development, whether growth for good or for ill. Luckily in this picture, it is for good. Both John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga's characters grow and develop during the course of the film, breaking through their own superficial beliefs about what they want in love and their perceptions about the other. It is important to realize that this really isn't a teenage sex comedy. A lot of teen films slap on some stuff about true love, but in fact attempt to titillate through the heart of the film. There are titillation scenes in THE SURE THING featuring Nicolette Sheridan, but these are almost parodies of themselves. In fact, the fantasies are more projections of Cusack's illusions about love.This was the movie that introduced both John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga as leading performers. John has gone on to bigger and better things, while Daphne's career has been a bit of a disappointment to me. I adored her in this movie, and would have liked to see her in more comedies. But the two of them made a magnificent couple in this film, and they did a perfect job of embodying their characters. She is perfect as the overorganized, completely A.R. stuffed skirt, while he is the epitome of the mildly nerdy guy who isn't exactly a ladykiller. In fact, part of the key to Cusack's success is that he is sort of an Everyman: he isn't at all unattractive, but he isn't Tom Cruise. He doesn't make women swoon. But he possesses vulnerability, some charm, and intelligence. This movie still charms and delights pretty much as it did when it first came out. The music has dated a bit, and some of the hairstyles of the women are a bit painful to behold (though not Daphne's), but in most ways it continues to feel refreshingly current. Look for Tim Robbins and Anthony Edwards in small but key roles.
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Summary: Funny and adorable - finally out on DVD
Review: Purchased the newly available DVD of this movie and was not disappointed. There are some great interviews with Rob Reiner and the rest of the cast and a director's commentary which makes the movie even more appealing. I agree with the reviewers who say that they have fond memories of this movie and that they can quote lines so many years after the movie was released. My particular favorite is the scene where Daphne Zuniga is pretending to be pregnant and is talking about names for her unborn child. She says that she likes the name "Elliott." John Cusak replies "Elliot. Elliott's the fat kid who eats paste. Now Nick - that's a name. Nick's your friend." I love that scene and I always remember it whenever I meet someone named Elliott!
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Summary: Sure Thing
Review: This movie is one of the few that has REALLY stuck with me over the years, as one of the most enjoyable & hilarious films I've seen! There are so many memorable lines that keep you laughing, regardless of how many times you hear them. Though there are So many to choose from...one of the best scenes, is between John Cusack and the pick-up truck driver, when coming to the aid of Daphne. The storyline and actors are fantastic! Not only is adorable John Cusack in this film, but also a younger Anthony Edwards (ER veteran). If there is one funny, feel-good movie you want to keep in your "library," this should most definitely make the list. Awesome flick!!!!!!!
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Summary: riboflavin.
Review: Not only is this just so typical of the 80's,but this movie is just so damn hilarious and as a teen-ager I think I memorised all of the words of this movie. There are so many one liners that are just classic. I can still remember what junk food contains the daily requirement for riboflavin...I just love this movie. You have to get it!! It is also worth getting this movie to see Anthony Edwards with hair. I would love to get my hands on the soundtrack to this movie...
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Summary: Never available on DVD...
Review: The Sure Thing was available on LaserDisc but was never released on DVD. It was announced, but the disc was cancelled before it was ever released, who knows why...
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Summary: loved it, why unavailable?
Review: Like the other reviewers, I loved this film, and have watched it many times. My question is, why does it say it's available on DVD when it's not? 105 people are waiting for a used copy of this DVD. Has it REALLY ever been released on DVD? If so, they need to press more copies. I own the video, but it's getting worn out. I would love to have it on DVD.
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Summary: "Just for pleasure!"
Review: If you graduated high school in the late 80's (circa 1987), this totally awesome, generation X'er movie will make you nostalgically ressurect that playful spirit within your 3o something heart. My husband and myself named our son Nicholas after that ever so famous line: "Elliot is a kid who eats paste. How about a name like Nick. Nick's your buddy, Nick's your pal, Nick's the kinda guy that you drink beer with..." We have it in VHS--however, I'm giving the DVD to my husband (from our 2 month old son-Nicholas) for his 36th birthday.
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Summary: Definitely A Sure Thing!
Review: Cusack and Zuniga are superb in this flick. I am glad it is shown often on cable, because it is certainly watchable over and over again, but I am also proud to own the film. Definitely a movie to watch just for the pleasure of watching movies. Cusack delivers some very quotable lines and Zuniga provides an ideal foil. A film I would recommend-
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Summary: Great Romantic Comedy
Review: Not many films about college are that good, but this one is an exception, a well written & at times funny film, it stars John Cusack as a off the wall freshman who it seems has a secret crush on Alison(Daphne Zuniga of "Melrose Place") she is very uptight & has no interest in him, his pal in L.A.(a younger Anhthony Edwards of "E.R.")assures him of a sure thing which happens to be Nicolette Sheridan("Knots Landing")who is so fine that Cusack heads to L.A. for the Christmas holidays, unbeknownst to him, Alison also has taken the same ride as him with a then-unknown Tim Robbins, who dumps them on the side of the road after Cusack embarasses him & causes him to get a ticket, what follows is him & Alison hitching the rest of the way, & in the process getting to know one another better, one scene involves Alison getting in a truck where Cusack warns her not to accept, when she does the old guy behind the wheels pulls over & attempts to rape her only to discover that Cusack jumped into the back & suddenly comes to the rescue by pretending to be a pyscho, which is quite funny, watching the terrified look on the man's face is funny as he believes Cusack to be a pyscho, this just one of the many charms that Cusack displays & soon Alison begins to fall for him, his visions of Sheridan soon become Alison, by the time they get to L.A. it is pretty obvious that they are in love, her reaction to his sure thing is clear, when he arrives to meet her, the look on his face is clear, it is a realistic look at how love can happen & how love most often usually happens & is a winner in every sense.
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