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Synopsis: College freshman Walter (Gib) Gibson decides to go cross country to visit his friend in California during winter break. Awaiting there is a bikini-clad babe whom his friend assures him is a "sure thing". Meanwhile, Allison, a cute (but somewhat retentive) girl at Gib's college has also decided to head out to Cal. to see her boyfriend during break. Gib and Allison are thrust together on a road trip from hell, and somewhere along the way, they find each others company to be tolerable. Now, what will become of Gib's "sure thing?"
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Rob Reiner
Production: Embassy
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
PG-13
Year:
1985
100 min
2,111 Views


"for the sake of clarity,

that I am relatively well equipped...

"with 10 inches of solid man-meat.

"Still, it has been a dry season

as far as girls were concerned."

I'll get it.

- lt's for you, Gib. Long distance.

- Thanks.

I'm coming.

Buddy, you getting any?

I'm talking to you cordless.

What are you doing for Christmas break?

I do. You're coming to California.

What don't you know?

My roommate's got a convertible.

We cruise to Palm Springs.

I got exams after Christmas.

We are talking SoCal, here.

It's 80 degrees outside.

My roommate's got this beach house

in Malibu.

I can't afford the flight.

Listen. Can you hear that?

Hear that?

Those are waves calling out to you.

They're beckoning.

- "Come to California."

- lt's too sunny out there.

There's a certain someone

I want you to meet.

Forget it.

She's a very special person.

I can't deal with striking out on both coasts.

You're not gonna strike out.

She was released from parochial school.

She's in her experimental phase.

Will you forget it?

- She loves sex.

- What does she look like?

You remember that last snapshot

I sent you?

The blonde in the string bikini? Get it.

- I can't right now.

- That's an order, Private Gibson.

Excuse me.

That's new.

- Yeah.

- You got it?

- Yeah.

- Good. Now look at it.

Fixate on it.

- Are you fixating on it?

- I'm fixating.

- Are you sitting down?

- Yes.

She's a sure thing.

A sure thing.

I don't need to explain

the deep significance of those words.

I told her all about you,

and she's dying to meet you.

But you gotta drag your ass out here

by the 22nd...

because she's leaving the next day

for a semester at sea.

So, think you can make it?

- Are you Gib?

- Yeah.

Hi, welcome aboard.

- I'm Mary Ann Webster.

- And I'm Gary Cooper.

But not the Gary Cooper that's dead.

Hop in.

- Alison, this is Gib.

- And Gib, this is Alison.

I knew I should've taken the bus.

What, and wind up

sitting next to some sleazebag?

Some sleazebag you don't know?

- You two know each other.

- We're old friends.

We're not old friends. We're acquaintances.

Very distant acquaintances.

Kids, come on.

Let's make this a fun trip, okay?

- You guys know any show tunes?

- That's a great idea.

When the moon is in the Seventh House

And Jupiter aligns with Mars

Then peace will guide the planets

And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius

The age of Aquarius!

Button up your overcoat

when the wind is free

Take good care of yourself

you belong to me!

Come on, everybody.

Eat an apple every day, get to bed by 3:00

Take good care of yourself

you belong to me!

Do the "ooh-ooh's."

Be careful crossing streets

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