Curly Sue

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

Oct 25 1991 PG 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Family

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.

Plot

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

John Hughes

Directed by

John Hughes

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Hughes Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
24,035
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA