The Sure Thing (1985) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Rob Reiner.

Cast

John Cusack as Walter "Gib" Gibson
Daphne Zuniga as Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards as Lance
Boyd Gaines as Jason
Tim Robbins as Gary Cooper
Lisa Jane Persky as Mary Ann Webster
Viveca Lindfors as Professor Taub
Nicollette Sheridan as The Sure Thing
Marcia Christie as Julie
Robert Anthony Marcucci as Bobby
Sarah Buxton as Sharon
Lorrie Lightle as Lucy
Joshua Cadman as Jimbo
Krystal Richards as Girl in Photo
John Putch as Mastin
Steve Pink as Football Player
Tracy Reiner as Alison's Friend
Jimmy Baron as Frat Party Guy
Martin J. Layton as Frat Guy (as Marty Layton)
Amy Resnick as Marsha
Robert Bauer as Moke
Frantz Turner as Cop
Garry Goodrow as Pick-Up Driver
Robert Snively as Bus Station Clerk
Carmen Filpi as Bus Station Bum
Richard Hamilton as Bartender
George Memmoli as Man in Bar
Stephanie Blake as Barmaid (as Rosalind Moreland)
Sunshine Parker as Cowboy Guy
Fran Ryan as Lady in Car
Teresa Baxter as Rose Lady
Larry Hankin as Trucker
Julie Ow as Girl in Sarong
Noelle Williams as Katherine
John Richard Petersen as Frat Guy on Stairs (uncredited)
Tamara Carrera as Fantasy Girl (uncredited)
Chris Tashima as Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)

Crew

Roger Birnbaum — Producer
Tom Scott — Original Music Composer
Robert Elswit — Director of Photography
Rob Reiner — Director
Steve Bloom — Writer
Jonathan Roberts — Writer

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