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Curly Sue (1991) [PG]

Featuring:
Jim Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Alisan Porter

Written by:
John Hughes

Directed by:
John Hughes


Release Date:
October 25, 1991

Original Title:
Curly Sue

Alternate Titles:
La Pequeña Pícara
Suzie Frisettes
Кудрява Сью
Кучерява Сью

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

Production Companies:
Hughes Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  DE: 6  GB: PG  HU: 6  SE: 7  SK: 12  US: PG 

Runtime: 101

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But Grey is touched, and over the objections of her snotty fiance, insist on putting the two up for the night. As they get to know each other, Bill becomes convinced that this is where Curly Sue belongs - in a home, cared for by someone that can give her the advantages that his homeless, nomadic existence lacks. He plans to leave the young girl in the care of Grey and take off.... but Curly Sue has other ideas!

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Rankings and Honors

Curly Sue (1991) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes 13%
Awards Won: 1 win

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Production

Art Direction:
Steven Schwartz

Associate Producer:
Lynn M. Morgan

Casting:
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Casting Assistant:
Jacqueline King

Costume Design:
Michael Kaplan

Director:
John Hughes

Director of Photography:
Jeffrey L. Kimball

Editor:
Peck Prior
Harvey Rosenstock

Executive Producer:
Tarquin Gotch

Location Manager:
Dow Griffith
Thomas J. Busch

Makeup Artist:
Ve Neill

Original Music Composer:
Georges Delerue

Producer:
John Hughes

Production Design:
Doug Kraner

Production Manager:
Lynn M. Morgan

Screenplay:
John Hughes

Script Supervisor:
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret

Set Decoration:
Marjorie Fritz-Birch
Samara Schaffer

Stunt Coordinator:
Freddie Hice

Transportation Coordinator:
Paul Allen

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