
The Graduate(1967)
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.


“A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.”
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.

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
Marcia Christie
Julie
Robert Anthony Marcucci
Bobby
The Sure Thing is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1985 exploring themes of california, college, road trip, swimming pool, coming of age, cross country. Directed by Rob Reiner, it stars John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards. Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
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