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Curly Sue

Curly Sue

A funny story about a family... And the little girl who started it.

19916.41h 41m

Overview

Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.

Directed by John Hughes
Written by John Hughes
Produced by John Hughes
Box Office0Revenue: $33.7M

Top Cast

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Bill Dancer

Alisan Porter

Alisan Porter

Curly Sue

Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch

Grey Ellison

John Getz

John Getz

Walker McCormick

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Tesio

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson

Bernard Oxbar

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

Secretary

Viveka Davis

Viveka Davis

Trina

Gail Boggs

Gail Boggs

Anise Hall

R

Ralph Foody

Drifter

Themes & Keywords

daughterhomeless personpaternityrich woman poor manwealthpovertypoorhelping the poordepressingcliché

About Curly Sue

Curly Sue is a comedy, drama, family, romance film released in 1991 exploring themes of daughter, homeless person, paternity, rich woman poor man, wealth, poverty. Directed by John Hughes, it stars Jim Belushi, Alisan Porter, Kelly Lynch. Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.

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