Curly Sue

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

Genres

ComedyDramaFamilyRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$33691313

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.397/10

Release Date

25 October 1991

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jim Belushi

Bill Dancer

Alisan Porter

Curly Sue

Kelly Lynch

Grey Ellison

John Getz

Walker McCormick

Steve Carell

Tesio

Fred Thompson

Bernard Oxbar

Edie McClurg

Secretary

Viveka Davis

Trina

Gail Boggs

Anise Hall

Ralph Foody

Drifter

Burke Byrnes

Dr. Maxwell

Barbara Tarbuck

Mrs. Arnold

Adele Robbins

DCFS Caseworker

Ely Pouget

Dinah Tompkins

Cameron Thor

Maitre d'

Branscombe Richmond

Albert

Charles Adams

Prison Guard

James W. Boinski

Pawnbroker

Lyle Browne

Theater Patron

Nadine Burke

Social Worker

Carol Chickering

Soprano

Grace Collette

Foster Mother

Cedrick Pipes

Cook

Alonzo Hall

Cook

Luke Reichle

Store Clerk 1

Joel Levin

Store Clerk 2

Tammy Karabas

Store Clerk 3

Patricia Hooker

Store Clerk 4

Joe Liss

Ticket Taker

Rocco Pecirno

Father of the Bride

Susan Mayer

Woman with Champagne Glass

John Ashton

Frank Arnold

James DeAngelo

Hobo

Brian Reed Garvin

Theater Manager

Karen Jensen-Clark

Theater Patron

Shon Little

Federico

Larry Nazimek

Homeless Person

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

State Trooper

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