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Curly Sue (1991) 5.7
A homeless man and his young companion who survive by conning people meet a woman who may need them even more than they need her. Director:John HughesWriter:John Hughes |
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Cast
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| James Belushi | ... |
Bill Dancer
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| Kelly Lynch | ... | ||
| Alisan Porter | ... | ||
| John Getz | ... | ||
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | ||
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Cameron Thor | ... | |
| Branscombe Richmond | ... | ||
| Steve Carell | ... |
Tesio
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| Gail Boggs | ... | ||
| Burke Byrnes | ... | ||
| Viveka Davis | ... | ||
| Barbara Tarbuck | ... | ||
| Edie McClurg | ... |
Secretary
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Charles Adams | ... |
Prison Guard
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James W. Boinski | ... |
Pawnbroker
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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! Written by Rick Munoz <rick.munoz@his.com>
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young girl | homeless man | girl | tween girl | ends with freeze frame |Taglines:
A funny story about a family... And the little girl who started it. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 October 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La pequeña pícara See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$33,691,313 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh
Sung by Alisan Porter (uncredited)
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When the snooty maitre d' tells Curly Sue he wants to kiss her on the cheek, she uses the idiomatic expression "in a pig's eye," meaning extreme disbelief. Pigs' eyes are very small and unrevealing. Although the expression was first used in print by a British Poet, Richard Flecknoe, ironically the idiom is only common in the U.S. and Australia. It first came to use in the U.S. in the 19th century, and is unknown in the U.K. A variant expression is "in a pig's ear." See more »Goofs
At the movie theater, the popcorn box contents vary inconsistently between shots and are actually refilled near the end. See more »Soundtracks
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves YouWritten by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh
Sung by Alisan Porter (uncredited)
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If you can make the leap of faith required to believe that a successful attorney would actually fall in love with a homeless man, then you will enjoy this heart warming film.
Jim Belushi does a fair job, either you like his style or you don't. The little girl is cute enough. But, Kelly Lynch was remarkably convincing. I found myself drawn into her performance in a way that was quite surprising considering a film of this nature.
This movie is billed as a comedy and it was funny enough. Besides making me laugh, it also got me choked up at times. A good film for the whole family.