The Sure Thing (Special Edition) | 
| Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines, Tim Robbins
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 3404
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1002363D
ISBN: 0792857364
UPC: 027616865748
EAN: 9780792857365
ASIN: B00009OWJY
Theatrical Release Date: March 1, 1985
Release Date: August 5, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/22/2007 Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Two mismatched college students (John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga) find themselves trapped together during a cross-country road trip, trying to make it home for the holidays. She can't stand him, and he just wants to get to L.A., where a sexy "sure thing" is waiting to greet him with open arms. It's not hard to predict where this sweetly old-fashioned romantic comedy is going to end up, but along the way there are many pleasures to be had. Director Rob Reiner, in his second feature (after This Is Spinal Tap), has a nice eye for the kitschy flotsam found along the American highway, and his identification with the college kids doesn't condescend to them one bit. The movie helped make a star of John Cusack, who gives a delightfully spritzy performance--kind of a precursor to his similarly energetic, likable turn in Say Anything. Given the usual crass tenor of Hollywood college movies, The Sure Thing is something to treasure. --Robert Horton
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 2.5 stars out of 4 March 26, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Bottom Line:
The Sure Thing's sweetness somewhat makes up for the fact that it embraces formula like it was a virtue: it's a likeable movie but not an accomplished one.
 A few missed opportunities otherwise, good March 22, 2009
J. Dykstra (Roswell, NM)
Obviously this is a very well-liked 80s movie. There are large parts of this movie that are very fun to watch, but some parts seem a little out of place. I wish the beginning of the movie would have involved a little less interaction between the two characters at the beginning so as to make the eventual bonding a little more interesting. There are a lot of great ideas and moments in the movie and some good acting. It just seems like they missed the real payoff in a few spots. Still, if you like 80s movies, this is a good one that has a lot in common with other popular movies.
Romantic teenage comedy - with an '80s feel October 30, 2008
A. D. Harkness (United Kingdom)
John Cusack plays a university fresher lost in school work and failing hopelessly in romance too.
It is simple, funny and charming, a film that can be watched time and again.
 I loved it. John Cusack is really great October 7, 2008
Karen S. Mccoy (cayucos, ca usa)
I love this movie that was really great. John Cusack is an artistic icon I love him. He is really amazing. I love his movies. They are really great.
sure thing September 15, 2008
Kenneth W. Kelly (Canandaigua, NY)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The tape arrived packaged and in good condition. The seller lived up to promises made in quality of product and shipping time. I am fully satisfied.
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