Curly Sue

1991
PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

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Comedy Drama Family Romance

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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

24K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win

Bill Dancer
(as James Belushi)

Kelly Lynch

Grey Ellison

Alisan Porter

Curly Sue

John Getz

Walker McCormick

Fred Thompson

Bernard Oxbar
(as Fred Dalton Thompson)

Cameron Thor

Maitre d'

Branscombe Richmond

Albert

Steve Carell

Tesio
(as Steven Carell)

Gail Boggs

Anise Hall

Burke Byrnes

Dr. Maxwell

Viveka Davis

Trina

Barbara Tarbuck

Mrs. Arnold

Edie McClurg

Secretary

Charles Adams

Prison Guard

James W. Boinski

Pawnbroker

Lyle Browne

Theater Patron
(as Lyle Brown)

Nadine Burke

Social Worker

Adele Robbins

DCFS Caseworker

Director
- John Hughes
Writer
- John Hughes
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Steve Carell and Adele Robbins' film debut.

Goofs
It is revealed that Susan can't read, yet when she and Bill take Grey out to eat they check a banquet listing directory and it is Susan's finger that scans the listed parties and chooses the one they attend. This seems to indicate that she can read.

Quotes
Curly Sue: And if she doesn't come out - We freeze our nuts off.
Bill Dancer: You don't have any nuts to freeze off, honey.

Alternate versions
On the digital platforms, the opening and closing Warner Bros. Pictures logos were both plastered with the 2003 variants.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Other People's Money/Ernest Scared Stupid/City of Hope/Life Is Sweet (1991)

Soundtracks
You'll Never Know
Written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis
Produced by Steve Dorff
Performed by Ringo Starr
Courtesy of Private Music

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Review

Featured review

8/10

If "Curly Sue" doesn't warm the cockles of your heart, you're dead.

Good story. Good script. Good casting. Good acting. Good directing. Good art direction. Good photography. Good sound. Good editing. Good everything. Put it all together and you end up with good entertainment.

The shame of it is that there aren't nearly enough films of this caliber being made these days. We may count ourselves lucky that writers/directors like John Hughes are occasionally able to make their creative voices heard.

Whenever I notice that I'm watching a film for the third or fourth time and still find it thoroughly satisfying I have to conclude that something about that film is right.