Sure Fire (1990): Cast
Sure Fire is a 1990 drama directed by Jon Jost, starring Tom Blair as Wes, Robert Ernst and Kate Dezina. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Jon Jost
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Complex Corporation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sure Fire About?
The premise of Sure Fire without spoilers.
Against the stark, almost biblical landscape of Utah’s Mormon Dixie, the film follows Wes, a small‑town entrepreneur obsessed with striking it rich. He schemes to sell the region’s beauty to affluent buyers from Southern California, juggling real‑estate deals and classic get‑rich‑quick schemes. His relentless ambition drags family and friends into his vortex, ultimately leading to disaster.
Sure Fire Themes & Keywords
· 37 tags- entrepreneur
- long take
- utah
- monomania
- family tragedy
- 16 year old boy
- husband wife relationship
- father son relationship
- country and western music
- improvisation
- self destructiveness
- reference to god
+25 more Show fewer
- businessman
- diner
- get rich quick scheme
- deer hunting
- sex
- rancher
- 16 year old
- rural setting
- debt
- small town
- boredom
- hunting
- self righteousness
- countryside
- foreclosure
- forty something
- mormon quotation in text on screen
- patriarch
- authoritarian
- woods
- real estate deal
- mormon
- money
- circleville utah
- independent film
Sure Fire Cast & Characters
Tom Blair leads the cast as Wes, with Robert Ernst as Larry and Kate Dezina as Ellen. Directed by Jon Jost; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jon Jost
- Tom Blair as Wes
- Robert Ernst as Larry
- Kate Dezina as Ellen
- Kathleen Dezina as Ellen
Also Starring in Sure Fire
· 11 more- Phillip R. Brown Phillip
- Kristi Hager Bobbi
- Dennis R. Brown Dennis
- Rick Blackwell Dick
- Robert Nalwalker Sheriff
- Kaye Evans Kaye
- Haley Westwood Haley
- Henry M. Blackwell Cowboy 1
- J.T. Reynolds Cowboy 2
- John Betenson Cowboy 4
- Thomas D.A. Smith Cowboy 3
More from Jon Jost
More films directed by Jon Jost: Blue Strait, They Had It Coming, Coming to Terms and The Bed You Sleep In.
Cars in Sure Fire
4 cars on screen, including the 1968 Chevrolet C-Series and the 1975 Chevrolet C-Series.
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1968 Chevrolet C-Series Background role -
1975 Chevrolet C-Series Background role -
1980 Chevrolet Impala Background role -
1974 Dodge Dart Background role
Sure Fire Also Known As
Also known as “神火”.
- Also known as
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- 神火
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Sure Fire FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Sure Fire, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sure Fire?
Sure Fire runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Sure Fire released?
Sure Fire was released on September 12, 1990.
Who directed Sure Fire?
Sure Fire was directed by Jon Jost.
More films by Jon Jost Who is in the cast of Sure Fire?
Sure Fire stars Tom Blair as Wes, Robert Ernst as Larry and Kate Dezina as Ellen, among 15 credited actors.
Does Sure Fire have a post-credit scene?
No. Sure Fire has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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