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Curly Sue is a 1991
1991 in film

The year 1991 in film involved some significant events....
 comedy
Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on Humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies....
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 starring James Belushi
James Belushi

James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an United States actor, comedian and musician, best known for being the younger brother of late comedian John Belushi....
, Alisan Porter
Alisan Porter

Alisan Porter is an United States actress, singer and dancer....
 and Kelly Lynch
Kelly Lynch

Kelly Colleen Lynch is an United States actress.Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota to Robert Edward Lynch and Barbara Jean Dingmann....
. The film was written and directed by John Hughes
John Hughes (film director)

'John Hughes, Jr.' is an United States film director, film producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science , The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automob...
 (as of 2008, this is the last film he has directed). Music for the movie was provided by Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue

'Georges Delerue' was a renowned France film composer who composed over 350 film score for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize , Emmy Award , Genie Award , ACE Award and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations ....
 with the credit ending song "You'll Never Know" sung by Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey Order of the British Empire , better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an England musician, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles....
. The movie is rated PG in the USA and is the only John Hughes-directed film that was distributed by neither Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
 nor Universal Studios
Universal Studios

Universal Studios , a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the six Worldwide major American film studios. Its production studios are located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California....
.

Dancer (Belushi) and his young companion Curly Sue (Porter) are the archetypal homeless folks with hearts of gold.






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Curly Sue is a 1991
1991 in film

The year 1991 in film involved some significant events....
 comedy
Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on Humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies....
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 starring James Belushi
James Belushi

James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an United States actor, comedian and musician, best known for being the younger brother of late comedian John Belushi....
, Alisan Porter
Alisan Porter

Alisan Porter is an United States actress, singer and dancer....
 and Kelly Lynch
Kelly Lynch

Kelly Colleen Lynch is an United States actress.Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota to Robert Edward Lynch and Barbara Jean Dingmann....
. The film was written and directed by John Hughes
John Hughes (film director)

'John Hughes, Jr.' is an United States film director, film producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science , The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automob...
 (as of 2008, this is the last film he has directed). Music for the movie was provided by Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue

'Georges Delerue' was a renowned France film composer who composed over 350 film score for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize , Emmy Award , Genie Award , ACE Award and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations ....
 with the credit ending song "You'll Never Know" sung by Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey Order of the British Empire , better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an England musician, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles....
. The movie is rated PG in the USA and is the only John Hughes-directed film that was distributed by neither Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
 nor Universal Studios
Universal Studios

Universal Studios , a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the six Worldwide major American film studios. Its production studios are located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California....
.

Plot

Bill Dancer (Belushi) and his young companion Curly Sue (Porter) are the archetypal 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 divorce lawyer Grey Ellison (Kelly Lynch
Kelly Lynch

Kelly Colleen Lynch is an United States actress.Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota to Robert Edward Lynch and Barbara Jean Dingmann....
) into believing she backed her Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....
 into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But after Grey accidentally hits Bill for real, she insists on putting the two up for the night, even over the objections of her snotty fiance. After a confrontation with Bill exposing the truth of the con, Grey lets them stay for as long as they need to when she understands the precarious position the homeless pair are in. 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 strives to give Curly Sue the life she deserves, altering his own life to meet those standards.

Main cast

  • James Belushi
    James Belushi

    James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an United States actor, comedian and musician, best known for being the younger brother of late comedian John Belushi....
     ... Bill Dancer
  • Alisan Porter
    Alisan Porter

    Alisan Porter is an United States actress, singer and dancer....
     ... Curly Sue
  • Kelly Lynch
    Kelly Lynch

    Kelly Colleen Lynch is an United States actress.Lynch was born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota to Robert Edward Lynch and Barbara Jean Dingmann....
     ... Grey Ellison
  • John Getz
    John Getz

    John Getz is a stage-trained American actor....
     ... Walker McCormick
  • Fred Dalton Thompson
    Fred Dalton Thompson

    Fred Dalton Thompson , is an American politician, actor, Lawyer, lobbyist and radio host. He represented Tennessee as a Republican Party in the United States Senate from 1994 through 2003....
     ... Bernard Oxbar
  • Cameron Thor
    Cameron Thor

    Gregory Cameron Thor is an actor known for playing Lewis Dodgson, a character from the film Jurassic Park . While his character was a major part of the sequel novel, The Lost World , the character was left out of the movie....
     ... Maitre d'
  • Branscombe Richmond
    Branscombe Richmond

    Branscombe Richmond is an American character actor and stuntman. He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon or Branscom Richmond....
     ... Albert
  • Steve Carrell ... Tesio


DVD details

  • Release date: June 1, 2004
  • Widescreen
  • Region: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Audio tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
  • Special Features: All-new introduction and feature-length commentary by actress Alisan Porter
Theatrical trailer
  • Running time: 101 minutes


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