The Sure Thing,” which opens ... it refreshingly alive is John Cusack, an engaging, level- headed 18-year-old Evanston youngster now on the edge of becoming a movie star. Cusack was only 17 ...

John Cusack's characters have had ... Not to mention some of the funniest. In his best movies like Say Anything..., Better Off Dead, The Sure Thing, Hot Tub Time Machine, and many others, his ...

Roger Ebert's opinions can ripple through Hollywood, and a film that helped put John Cusack on the map is another example of how impactful he is.

Just curious: Do you think it was The Sure Thing that sent John Cusack on his journey to stardom? The 1985 movie wasn't Cusack's first big-screen appearance, but it was his first starring role.

John Cusack’s State Theatre screening of Stephen Frears’ 2000 comedy-drama “High Fidelity” has been canceled at the last minute. Now, that’s bad news for fans of the movie and actor ...

Growing up, my avatar was — and continues to be — John Cusack ... impression was in Rob Reiner’s The Sure Thing (1985). I was thirteen in 1985 and Cusack’s Walter “Gib” Gibson had ...

John Cusack will probably always seem like a big movie star. If you entered puberty between 1983 and 1990, Cusack is a quintessential everyfella — after “The Sure Thing,” “Better Off Dead ...

Cusack was just 16 at the time of his casting ... young leads ensure there is a laugh in just about every scene. The Sure Thing perfectly captures the joy of being young and falling in love ...

Cusack's character Walter in The Sure Thing ... Being John Malkovich is one of Cusack's darkest comedies and his character has a disposition as wintery as the economic climate in the movie.