Curly Sue
“A funny story about a family... And the little girl who started it.”
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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Jim Belushi
Bill Dancer
Known for
K-9
Red Heat
Kelly Lynch
Grey Ellison
Known for
Road House
Charlie's Angels
Alisan Porter
Curly Sue
Known for
Parenthood
I Love You to Death
John Getz
Walker McCormick
Known for
The Fly
Blood Simple
Fred Thompson
Bernard Oxbar
Known for
Law & Order
Sinister
Cameron Thor
Maitre D'
Known for
Jurassic Park
Windtalkers
Branscombe Richmond
Albert
Known for
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Renegade
Steve Carell
Tesio
Known for
Despicable Me
The Office
Gail Boggs
Anise Hall
Known for
Ghost
EDtv
Burke Byrnes
Dr. Maxwell
Known for
The Land Before Time
Child's Play 3
Viveka Davis
Trina
Known for
V: The Final Battle
Message in a Bottle
Barbara Tarbuck
Mrs. Arnold
Known for
Walking Tall
Police Squad!
John Hughes Director · Georges Delerue Composer Jeffrey L. Kimball Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $34M · Budget $25M · United States release October 25, 1991
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$33,691,313
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Hughes Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · October 25, 1991
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 1991
Theatrical
Australia
December 19, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
December 12, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 24, 1992 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 24, 1997 · TV · Markíza
United Kingdom
December 26, 1991 · Theatrical
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