The Sure Thing (1985)

Actors

• Robert Bauer (actor)
• Joshua Cadman (actor)
• David Connella (actor)
• John Cusack (actor)
• Anthony Edwards (actor)
• Carmen Filpi (actor)
• Boyd Gaines (actor)
• Garry Goodrow (actor)
• Richard Hamilton (actor)
• Larry Hankin (actor)
• Martin J. Layton (actor)
• Robert Anthony Marcucci (actor)
• George Memmoli (actor)
• Sunshine Parker (actor)
• Jimmy Baron (actor)

Genres

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

Taglines:

He's onto a sure thing . . . but ends up on the funniest journey to romance you've ever seen.
A Romantic Comedy From Rob Reiner
A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.

Quotes:

Alison: You'll never believe what I wanted to be when I was six.::Gib: A classics professor?

Lady in Car: What are you gonna name it?::Alison Bradbury: What?::Lady in Car: The baby.::Alison Bradbury: [realizing she's faking being pregnant] Oh, the baby. Well, if it's a girl, Cynthia, and if it's a boy, Elliot.::Lady in Car: Those are lovely names.::Walter (Gib) Gibson: Elliot? You're gonna name the kid Elliot? No, you can't name the kid Elliot. Elliot is a fat kid with glasses who eats paste. You're not gonna name the kid Elliot. You gotta give him a real name. Give him a name. Like Nick.::Alison Bradbury: Nick?::Walter (Gib) Gibson: Yeah, Nick. Nick's a real name. Nick's your buddy. Nick's the kind of guy you can trust, the kind of guy you can drink a beer with, the kind of guy who doesn't mind if you puke in his car, Nick! [Alison looks disgusted] [to Lady in Car] Oh, vomit. I'm sorry. Vomit.

Gib: You know, junk food doesn't deserve the bad rap that it gets. Take these pork rinds for example. This particular brand contains two percent of the R.D.A. - that's Recommended Daily Allowance - of riboflavin.

Trucker: I hope you appreciate the magnitude of your impending good fortune.

Professor Taub: [commenting on students' papers] Miss Bradbury. You, on the other hand, you express your ideas very clearly. Except that, your paper is dry, Alison. There's not enough of *you* coming through. Loosen up, Alison. Have some fun! Yes, sleep when you feel like it, not when you think you should. Eat food that is bad for you - at least once in a while. Have conversations with people whose clothes are not color coordinated. [class laughs] Make love in a hammock! [class hoots, hollers, and high-fives] Life is the ultimate experience, and you have to live it to write about it.::[Alison raises her hand]::Professor Taub: Yes, Alison?::Alison Bradbury: What did you say after "hammock?"

Gib: [talks to Alison while she swims] I flunk English, I'm outta here. Kiss college goodbye. I don't know what I'll do. Dad will be pissed off. Mom will be heartbroken. If I play my cards right, I get maybe a six-month grace period and then I gotta get a job, and you know what that means. [Alison ignores him] That's right, they start me at the drive-up window and I gradually work my way up from shakes to burgers, and then one day my lucky break comes: the french fry guy dies and they offer me the job! But the day I'm supposed to start, some men come by in a black Lincoln Continental and tell me I can make a quick 300 just for driving a van back from Mexico! When I get out of jail I'm 36 years old. Living in a flop house. No job. No home. No upward mobility. Very few teeth. And then one day they find me, face down, talking to the gutter, clutching a bottle of paint thinner. And *why*? Because *you* wouldn't help me in English, no! You were too busy to help me! Too busy to help a drowning man!::[he falls into the pool]

Cowboy Guy: I was in Paris once with my wife... boy am I glad she's dead.

Gib: [opening lines] Consider outer space. You know, from the time of the first NASA mission, it was clear that outer space has a clear effect on the human psyche. Why, during the first Gemini mission, thought was actually given to sending up a man and a woman... together.::Julie: [interested] Really?::Gib: A cosmic 'Adam and Eve,' if you will. Bound together by fate, situated on the most powerful rocket yet known to man. It's giant thrusters blasting them into the dark void, as they hurtle towards their final destination: the gushing wellspring of life itself.::[she is entranced]::Gib: How would you like to have a sexual encounter so intense it could conceivably change your political views?

Gib: What the hell's wrong with being stupid once in awhile? Does everything you do always have to be sensible? Haven't you ever thrown waterballoons off a roof? When you were a little kid didn't you ever sprinkle Ivory flakes on the living room floor 'cause you wanted to make it snow in July? Didn't you ever get really shitfaced and maybe make a complete fool of yourself and still have an excellent time?

Lance's frat brother: Three thousand miles just to get laid. I really respect that.

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Sure Thing - Dolly Parton
• Sure Thing - Lil' Wayne
• Sure Thing - LeAnn Rimes
• Sure Thing - Los
• Sure Thing - Miguel
• Sure Thing - Diane Schuur
• Sure Thing - Ruff Endz
• Sure Thing - Minus.Driver
• Sure Thing - Mateo Amarei
• Sure Thing - Abel Miller

It's Saturday night and it's a perfect night for dancing
I've had my makeup off and on all day
But it's gotta be right for a night of sweet romancing
And I've combed my hair at least a thousand ways
Mirror mirror don't you tell a soul of
How I smiled and talked all day to you
And how I practiced every step I know of
But tonight's the night and I'm a dancing fool
It's a sure thing when the sun goes down this evening
It's a sure thing to be out on the dancing floor
It's a sure thing I'll be the last one leaving
It's a sure thing gonna dance till I can't no more
I could've had a date but I thought I'd take my chances
I'm gonna dance with a different guy to every song
Then I'm a gonna wait till the right one strikes my fancy
Then he's gonna be the one to dance me home
It's a sure thing when the sun goes down this evening...

kush and a swisha
money over b*tches
never kill a women
unless she a witness
all about my business
survival of the fittest
she let me hide my weed in her titties
b*tch i got the cash in a rubberband
i got the glock already cocked, BOOM!
f*cking with a n*gga meet my motha f*cking goons
sorry for the wait carter 4 coming soon
light it up cause imma smoke good
she tried to deep throat, i f*cked around and choked her
its young money motha f*cker game over
shots leave ya body looking like you doing yoga
and Lord knows i am a sinner pain pills for dinner
b*tch i am getting money like i got a money printer
i got a chopper and a trimmer shootin like jimmer
you coming in that water boy you better be a swimmer
i aint worrying bout yall sitting in my hole
while miss anita baker say you bringin me jaw
i came straight outta jail and did my thing on these boys
and we all yell f*ck you b*tches and kept goin
i am on and thats right baby
i aint goin out this b*tch without a fight baby
one request please dont bite baby
i got some bomb ass pussy from this white lady
i aint lying im gonna shine like a nickel or diamond
i smoke a lot of weed to keep them b*tches off my mind
girl stop talkin that shit go and suck a n*gga dick
for a new outfit
and even if the sky come fallin
i got faith in my weed man
but lil n*ggas got yay by the bean bag
hit ya ass from side like a screen pass
and that red bandanna is the team flag
yeah, all up in your f*cking face

Baby why you wanna waste your time
On just a pretty face
She changes guys with the mood of the day.
Save yourself a heartache.
Take a look
I'm waiting in the wings
A good long look
'Cause what you got comin' is a
Sure thing
Sure thing
One-hundred-percent guaranteed love that's true
Just for you.
No way your heart can lose.
On a sure thing.
Well I'm not gonna switch form hot to cold
Play those little tricks you're always gonna know
Just where you stand
I'll be on your right hand.
You won't miss those run-around flings
Make your wish
'Cause what you got comin' is a
Sure thing
Sure thing
One-hundred-percent guaranteed love that's true
Just for you.
No way your heart can lose.
On a sure thing.
I'm not putting my hopes on a might or maybe
But one plus one would make a wild pair
Whaddaya say?
Baby ...
What you got comin' is a
Sure thing
Sure thing
One-hundred-percent guaranteed love that's true
Just for you.
No way your heart can lose.
On a sure thing.
What you got comin' is a sure thing.
You and me baby is a sure thing.
Sure thing ...
Sure thing.

Yea never gotta sweat that,
Your boy los says you never gotta sweat that
The crown ain't safe what's good I said the crown ain't safe yea
They sayin that I'm great, that ain't no debate
The crown ain't safe, worth the wait,
Hey, bout to do it boy, I'm bout to do it boy,
Crown ain't safe in the hood what's good
I'm climbin to the top why the fuck would I let go
Chillin in my hood with my number 5 retros
Untied, I ain't trippin off a thang
My '67 chevy paint drippin off the frame
Lames, prolly spot a nigga through the tint
Stick yo head in this window and get this to yo lips
Bitch, yea I'm out that bodymore, you see me with all the goons
Talkin bout you got them keys, watchu mean auto tune?
Drop that fuckin top on that vert man, fastlane,
Ballin through the A bumpin first name, last name
Scoop these groupie floozy's, cause they trendy and they swalla
From super sports to coupes and porches bentley and impalas
Get this uzzi to your coofi for your pennies and your power
Behind Coogi, Gucci, Loubi, Louis, Fendi or that Prada
Not a nigga in my reach dawg preach on
All white lambi but the insides black I call it Kreayshawn
And your girl want to get married to her idol
So I shoot it in her face like jason terry in the finals
How they gon stop a nigga when the wick of my bomb lit
The sick of my swag is the quick of my charm hit
Ya niggas is average stop spittin that nonsense
Your cds sound like when scotty pippin said that lebron shit
Every bar you on but wouldn't flip you an omlette
Every coment you hard but wouldn't point at a comet
In the sky, if it flew by, you guys, spew lies,
Just to get them oos, awes 2 sides
To every story I guess yours the wrong side
Long side of true, these niggas see you the wrong guy
Song cry, yea I spit it like I live it cause the g's listen
And you jus lie like live with the V missin
Shout out marty and cory a major part of my story
Bout to come home from the feds, so to God be the glory
All of these artists jus bore me so I'm bumpin Frank Ocean
Got lola shotgun with me we in that thang coastin
I ain't boastin but the crown ain't safe
I woulda never mentioned swag if these clowns ain't hate
I wouldn't talk about the pain if I could smile all day
Wish I could take a break and take my nephews out all day
Gary and Nadu I love you but this world ain't raps
So don't be chasin coochie, coochie thinkin girls ain't traps
You know, they see your dreams and they deter you with sex
So keep your branch in your pants, no time for birds in your nest
Be encouraged at best is somethin great in your soul
Never merge to the left continue straight on ya road
And we gon roll cause even when we broke we ballin
And even when we down we shine
Jus keep your faith and you in and God
Don't be afraid to spread your wings and fly
Even from the home of the white baby, I told them the crown is mine

Love you like a brotherTreat you like a friendRespect you like a loverOh, oh, oh
You could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat that
If you be the cash, I'll be the rubber-bandYou be the match, I will be your fuse, boomPainter, baby, you could be the museI'm the reporter, baby, you could be the news
'Cause you're the cigarette and I'm the smokerWe raise the bet 'cause you're the jokerChipped off, you are the chalkAnd I could be the blackboard, you can be the talk
And I can be the wall, yeah, even when the sky comes fallin'Even when the sun don't shineI got faith in you and ISo put your pretty little hand in mine
Even when we're down to the wire, babeEven when it's do or dieWe can do it, baby, simple and plain'Cause this love is a sure thing
You could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat that
You could be the lover, I'll be the fighter, babeIf I'm the blunt, you could be the lighter, babe, fire it upWriter, babe, you could be the quoteIf I'm the lyric baby, you could the note, record that
Saint, I'm a sinner, prize, I'm a winnerAnd it's you, what can I do to deserve that?Paper, baby, I'll be the penSay I am the one, 'cause you are a ten
Even when the sky comes fallin'Even when the sun don't shineI got faith in you and ISo put your pretty little hand in mine
Even when we're down to the wire, baby(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Even when it's do or die(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)We can do it, baby, simple and plain(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)'Cause this love is a sure thing(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)
And rock with me, babyLet me hold you in my arms, talk with me, babeYeah, and rock with me, babeLet me hold you in my arms, talk with me, babe
This love between you and IIs simple as pie, babyIt's such a sure thingOh, it's such a sure thing
Even when the sky comes fallin'(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Even when the sun don't shine(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)I got faith in you and I(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)So put your pretty little hand in mine(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)
Even when we're down to the wire, babe(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Even when it's do or die(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)We can do it, baby, simple and plain(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)'Cause this love is a sure thing(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)

The favorite doesn't always win
No matter what they are
Since nobody knows how they'll come in
I'll leave it to the God
So wish me a luck
Because I'm going to bet on
A sentimental hunch
My heart has suddenly settled
Somehow I'm sure I found a sure thing in you
Something within tells me we'll win
Somewhere my heart has picked you out of the blue
And since I'm only a beginner, a winner I'll be
But win or lose whatever comes up
Your thumbs up with me
One thing I'm sure, I'm sure of
All my life through
If love can figure out a sure thing

Yeah, play that dance song
I just want you to listen
Never thought that there could be, can be a girl for me
Never thought that I could find this kinda love in my lifetime
No one never thought that she can make me so happy
I got the girl of my dreams, I've found my sure thing
You're my thing for long while
Thought I've never be tied down
Guess, I've never felt anyone made me believe love
If you wanna get real love
Got me thinking my future plans
Wanna step up to the plate and be a good man
Some look forever and never find
The joy I'll found in you, so true
You make me wanna do right
Come home to you every night
You've changed my life
Like I'm in love for the first time
You make me wanna settle down
This love in you, I've found
You make me wanna get the ring
'Cause I've found my sure thing
Never thought that there could be, can be a girl for me
Never thought that I could find this kinda love in my lifetime
No one never thought that she can make me so happy
I got the girl of my dreams, I've found my sure thing
Made you promises I've never meant to anyone
And it's not about sex, I have a deeper love
You have this inner beauty that I've never seen
So incredible, so appealing
Baby, I've give up everything just to have the joy
The joy that you bring because my everything
Like the cool breeze on a summer's day
So refreshing to me 'cause you're the real thing
You make me wanna do right
Come home to you every night
You change my life
Like I'm in love for the first time
You make me wanna settle down
This love in you, I've found
You me wanna get the ring
'Cause I've found my sure thing
Never thought that there could be, can be a girl for me
Never thought that I could find this kinda love in my lifetime
No one never thought that she can make me so happy
I got the girl of my dreams, I've found my sure thing
Give you house, the kids, the car, the dog
I'm willing to give it all
The joy, the pain, the sunshine
The rain, everything
All my thoughts and fears have disappeared
Now that I have you here
And I've found the need to do whatever it takes
All the, baby
Never thought that there could be, can be a girl for me
Never thought that I could find this kinda love in my lifetime
No one never thought that she can make me so happy
I got the girl of my dreams, I've found my sure thing
Never thought that there could be, can be a girl for me
Never thought that I could find this kinda love in my lifetime
No one never thought that she can make me so happy
I got the girl of my dreams, I've found my sure thing
Never thought that there could be, can be a girl for me
Never thought that I could find this kinda love in my lifetime
No one never thought that she can make me so happy
I got the girl of my dreams, I've found my sure thing

is it strange to know
how easily you stopped me?
i've got a reason to blame now
i'll run into the shade with it
i knew you could stop me
but i kind of liked the game
i should have had more self control
and it drives me insane
that there's nothing i can do
about the current situation
and it blows my mind
but that's not what i came for
that's not why i'm here
looking for an answer
has created all my fears
it has put me on the run
i act like i'm having fun
i hide all my insecurities
until i explode
like a gun
like a sure thing fired at the sun
would you run into the grave?
with a gun
with my blood stained hands feeling numb
would you blow it all away?
how did you get here?
i've got to know
i've tried to figure that out
but that's not what i came for
it's not why i'm here
looking for an answer
has created all my fears
until i explode
like a gun
like a sure thing fired at the sun
would you run into the grave?
with a gun
with my blood stained hands feeling numb
would you blow it all away?
like a gun
like a sure thing fired at the sun
would you blow it all away?
what have i become?
self control
letting go
has lost all it's fun
cause there's nothing i can do
about the current situation
and it blows my mind
like a gun
like a sure thing fired at the sun
would you run into the grave?
with a gun
with my blood stained hands feeling numb
would you blow it all away?
like a gun
like a sure thing fired at the sun
would you blow it all away?

Love you like a brother
Treat you like a friend
Respect you like a lover
You could bet that
Never gotta sweat that(x4)
If you be the cash, I'll be the rubberband
You be the match, I'mma be your fuse
Boom!
Painter baby you, could be the muse
I'm the reporter baby, you could be the news
If you're the cigarette, then I'm the smoker
Girl, we raise a bet, cause you're a joker, joker
You are the chalk, I could be the blackboard
And you can be the boss, and I could be the pawn!
Even when the sky is falling
Even when the sun don't shine
I got faith in you and I
So put your pretty little hand in mine!
Even when we're down to the wire babe
Even when it's do or die
We can do it baby simple and plain
Cause this love is a sure thing
You could bet that
Never got to sweat that(x4)
If you were a medal, I'll be the fighter babe
If I'm the blunt, you could be the lighter babe
Fire it up!
Writer babe, you could be the quote
If I'm the lyric baby, you could be the note
Saint, I'm a sinner
Prize, I'm a winner
And it's you, what can I do to deserve that?
Paper baby, I'mma be the pen
Say that I'm the 1, cause you are a 10
..and I pretend!
Even when the sky comes fallin'
Even when the sun don't shine
I got faith in you and I
So put your pretty lil hand in mine
Even when were down to the wire babey
Even when it's do or die
We can do it babe simple and plain
Cause this love is a sure thing
[Rock wit me baby
Let me hold you in my arms
Talk to with me baby(x2)]
This love
Between you and I
As simple as pie, baby
Such a sure thing
It's a sure thing
Even when the sky comes fallin'
Even when the sun don't shine
I got faith in you and I
So put your pretty little hand in mine
Even when we're down to the wire babe
Even when it's do or die
We can do it baby simple and plain
This love is a sure thing
I love you like a brother
I treat you like a friend
I respect you like a lover

(Intro)
Love you like a brother,
Treat you like a friend,
Respect you like a lover.
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing.
(Verse)
If you be the cash
I'll be the rubber band.
You be the match
Imma be your fuse.
Painter, baby, you
Could be the muse.
I'm the reporter baby
You could be the news.
Cause you're the cigarette
And I'm the smoker.
We raise a bet
Cause you're the joker.
Truth though
You are the chalk
And I could be the blackboard
And you can be the talk
And I could be the walk.
(Chorus)
Even when the sky comes falling,
Even when the sun don't shine,
I got faith in you and I.
So put your pretty little hand in mine.
Even when we're down to the wire baby,
Even when it's do or die,
We can do it, baby, simple and plain.
Cause this love is a sure thing.
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing.
(Verse)
You could be the lover
I'll be the fighter, babe.
If I'm the blunt
You could be the lighter, babe.
Fire it up!
Writer baby
You could be the quote.
If I'm the lyric, baby
You could be the note.
Record that!
Saint, I'm a sinner
Prize, I'm a winner.
And it's you
What can I do to deserve that
Paper, baby
I'll be the pen.
Say that I'm the one
Cause you are a ten.
Real and not pretend!
(Chorus)
Even when the sky comes falling,
Even when the sun don't shine,
I got faith in you and I.
So put your pretty little hand in mine.
Even when we're down to the wire baby,
Even when it's do or die,
We can do it, baby, simple and plain.
Cause this love is a sure thing.
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing.
(Bridge)
This love
Between you and I
As simple as pie, baby.
Such a sure thing
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing.
(Chorus)
Even when the sky comes falling,
Even when the sun don't shine,
I got faith in you and I.
So put your pretty little hand in mine.
Even when we're down to the wire baby,
Even when it's do or die,
We can do it simple and plain.
Cause this love is a sure thing.
It’s a sure thing, yeah, it’s a sure thing,