A sure thing comes once in a lifetime... but the real thing lasts forever.

Starring: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines, Tim Robbins, Lisa Jan Persky, Viveca Lindfors, Nichollette Sheridan

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Spontaneity has its time and place." - Alison Bradbury

Why watch this? How far would you go to reach a "sure thing'? And what does that say about you?

Plot Summary: Walter and Allison are college freshman in New England - and they don't like each other. This road film takes them via carpool to UCLA in California during Christmas break. Alison wants to see her long-distance boyfriend. Walter has been assured by his best friend that he has been set up with a beautiful "sure thing". Thus starts a cross-country, argument-filled, trip to remember.

Dad's Preview: Most 80's romantic comedies were crass and superficial. Director Rob Reiner makes sure this film takes the time to delve deeper into its characters. Sure, it's about the incredible lengths males will travel for sex, but also exposes how hollow and unfulfilling that can be. This was the first major role for my man, John Cusack (Say Anything... (1989), Con Air (1997)).

Monument Productions; Embassy Films Assn