Curly Sue

1991 • 101 minutes

About this movie

Chicago. Another town, another scam for vagabond Bill Dancer (James Belushi) and the curly-topped orphan (Alisan Porter) he’s raised since infancy. This time, Bill hits the jackpot: His newest con whisks them both from the poorhouse to the penthouse with lots of laughs along the way.

From hitmaker John Hughes, Curly Sue also stars Kelly Lynch as an attorney who falls for the plotting pair and takes them home. It’s all too good to be true, until her jealous boyfriend (John Getz) intervenes.

Pat Collins of WWOR-TV/New York pronounced Curly Sue “a feel-good comedy,” and with Hughes’ wisecracking wit and tender touch, it’s a prize entertainment for one and all.

Ratings and reviews

Curly Sue also belongs in my top 20 movie list, also here 5 stars is to little, I give this movie 2 times 5 stars. The story is warm and nice, and isn't Curly Sue cute and Jim Belushi a devoted father?! From me 10 stars rather than 5 stars. Always!!!

I absolutely loved this movie as a kid and twenty years on it still gets me and the little girl is so cute

Brilliant what more can I say!.