Storyline

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?"

Plot Keywords

road trip, blonde, hitchhiking, one night stand, dream girl, party, attempted rape, bikini, voyeur, lust, on the road, cross country, white bra, old car, billboard, chewing gum, camera shot of a woman's legs, cowboy hat, drunkard, waitress

Short Review

Reiner displays a deft touch in balancing the real-life world of today's college students with the fairy tale quality of the script by Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts.

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