Curly Sue

Curly Sue is a 1991 American romantic-comedy film directed by John Hughes (his last film as a director).

Plot
After homeless man\scam artist Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi) and his young companion, Curly Sue (Alisan Porter) cons rich divorce lawyer Grey Ellison (Kelly Lynch) into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, Grey is so touched by them, she allows them to stay her in home despite the objections of her fiance, Walker McCormick (John Getz).

As the three of them get acquainted, Bill thinks that Grey's home is where Curly Sue should be and he plans to leave her with Grey.

Cast

 * Jim Belushi as Bill Dancer
 * Kelly Lynch as Grey Ellison
 * Alisan Porter as Curly Sue
 * John Getz as Walker McCormick
 * Fred Dalton Thompson as Bernard Oxbar
 * Branscombe Richmond as Albert
 * Gail Boggs as Ansie Hall
 * Viveka Davis as Trina
 * Barbara Tarbuck as Mrs. Arnold
 * John Ashton as Mr. Arnold
 * Cameron Thor as Maitre d'
 * Edie McClurg as Secretary
 * Steve Carell as Tesio
 * Burke Byrnes as Dr. Maxwell

Production
This was the only film directed by John Hughes that was distributed by Warner Bros.

Originally, Alec Baldwin & Bill Murray were offered the role of Bill Dancer, but due to other commitments & projects, they had to decline.

Kevin Spacey was originally cast in the role of Walker McCormick, but due to scheduling conflicts, he had to drop out and John Getz was later chosen for the role.

According to Kelly Lynch, James Belushi & John Hughes didn't get along with each other & they constantly argued. The film's production was shut down for a while because Belushi refused to come to the set.

Box Office
"Curly Sue" debuted at #2 at the box office, grossing $4,974,958 during its opening weekend, ranking behind House Party 2.

The domestic gross of the film was $33,691,313.

Critical Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, "Curly Sue" was given a 14% rating based on 14 reviews.

Roger Ebert gave the film 3 stars, calling it a "cornball, soupy, syrupy, sentimental exercise in audience manipulation".

The Washington Post's Rita Kempley called it "a new age Little Orphan Annie".

Accolades
Young Artist Awards
 * Alisan Porter: Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture (won)