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Actors: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Nicolette Sheridan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Sure Thing |
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Two complete strangers, Gib, a charming class clown (Cusack) and Allison, (Zuniga) an ambitious, future-lawyer bookworm (Zuniga) answer the same ad at their East-Coast college to ride across the country to Los Angeles with a dorky couple. Gib's reason for going to L.A. is to be hooked up with a "loose" woman whom his friend assures him is a "Sure Thing." Gib and Allison, total opposites, endure each other's company for the entire trip, staying in motels along the way and driving each other up the wall... until Gib starts developing some serious amorous feelings for his studious travel companion. The problem is, she is practically engaged to her future-lawyer boyfriend...
--Joanna Leigh, Resident Scholar
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It is winter break and college freshman Walter Gibson (Cusack) decides to go cross country to California to visit a friend of his. His friend tells him that waiting for him there is a gorgeous bikini- clad blonde bombshell who is without a doubt, a "sure thing." Gib, as he's known to his friends, can't wait. Allison Bradbury (Zuniga) is also a student at the same college and she has decided to go to California for the break to visit her boyfriend. The two mismatched personalities are thrust together on a road trip. Many comical moments take place as the pair attempt to tolerate each other's company. Somewhere along the way they both begin to have a change of heart and suddenly are not sure if what is waiting for them in California is really want they want after all.
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Sure Thing |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Road trip
Yes
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- general circumstances
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- Boston
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
If this isn't a movie...
- Play
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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