[net.movies] The Sure Thing

joel@peora.UUCP (Joel Upchurch) (09/04/85)

        I saw 'The Sure Thing' on tape a few nights  ago  and  it  was
        very  good.  It  is  about  two  students,  from an ivy league
        school, who, because of various  events,  end  up  hitchhiking
        together  to Los Angeles.  The story is a romantic comedy, but
        with a gentle touch.  The main  characters  are  treated  like
        real people and not the butt of jokes, but it still manages to
        be very funny.

        Rob 'Meadhead' Reiner directed this.  I don't remember  seeing
        the  leads  John  Cusack and Daphne Zulinga (sp?) in any other
        movies.

        As a sidelight I noticed that the Executive Producer was named
        Henry Winkler, is this the Fonz, or just someone with the same
	name?
							Joel Upchurch

moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (09/07/85)

In article <1575@peora.UUCP> joel@peora.UUCP (Joel Upchurch) writes:
>        As a sidelight I noticed that the Executive Producer was named
>        Henry Winkler, is this the Fonz, or just someone with the same
>	name?

It's him, and I agree with your recommendation of The Sure Thing -- as the
year goes by, this has shaped up to be one of the three best comedies of the
year.  Winkler, Reiner and the various actors and actresses deserve a round
of applause for this funny, touching and extremely human character study.

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