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- Release date: October 25, 1991
- Writer/Director: John Hughes
- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
- MPAA rating: PG
- Run time: 101 minutes
- Tagline: "The world's smallest con artist is in town."
- 1993: Young Artist Award for Alisan Porter
- Filmed in Chicago, Illinois
- 1994: NBC broadcasted movie
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Curly Sue, starring James Belushi and Alisan Porter, is a family comedy about a homeless scam artist team trying to make ends meet. The star of the pair is the orphaned young girl, Curly Sue, who charms everyone who comes her way while keeping her sassy personality. Being a sidekick to Bill Dancer lets her pick up some scam techniques but eventually the pair becomes like a family with an addition of their next scam target, an unsuspecting attorney.
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Plot Summary
Bill Dancer is a veteran scam artisit who meets a young orphan, Curly Sue, who is also wandering the streets. Soon the pair becomes close as they target unsuspecting people for their next hot meal and possibly a place to stay. Their next target is a power attorney named Grey Ellison who allows the duo a meal and to stay at her upscale penthouse. Soon the trio feel more like family with Bill realizing that Curly Sue needs stability and a family to take care of her. The only person who picks up on the scam is Grey's boyfriend who tries to get them out of his girlfriends life.Cast
- James Belushi as Bill Dancer
- Alisan Porter as Curly Sue
- Kelly Lynch as Grey Ellison
- John Getz as Walker McCormick
- Fred Dalton Thompson as Bernard Oxbar
- Cameron Thor as Maitre d'
- Branscombe Richmond as Albert
- Steve Carell as Tesio




