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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, Metacritic 76/100. Scores higher than 84% of the 965 1980s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic76/100
336 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom ScottOriginal Music Composer
- Rob ReinerDirector
- Steve BloomWriter
- Jonathan RobertsWriter
Cast
- John CusackWalter "Gib" Gibson
- Daphne ZunigaAlison Bradbury
- Anthony EdwardsLance
- Boyd GainesJason
- Tim RobbinsGary Cooper
- Lisa Jane PerskyMary Ann Webster
- Viveca LindforsProfessor Taub
- Nicollette SheridanThe Sure Thing
- Marcia ChristieJulie
- Robert Anthony MarcucciBobby
- Sarah BuxtonSharon
- Lorrie LightleLucy
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Themes
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