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Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   5,229 votes
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Director:
John Hughes
Writer (WGA):
John Hughes (written by)
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Release Date:
25 October 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance more
Tagline:
Big laughs come in small packages. more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Ringwald hopes for 'Sixteen Candles' sequel
 (From digitalspy. 1 July 2008, 10:08 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Kelly Lynch makes this film watchable more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Belushi ... Bill Dancer

Kelly Lynch ... Grey Ellison
Alisan Porter ... Curly Sue

John Getz ... Walker McCormick
Fred Dalton Thompson ... Bernard Oxbar
Cameron Thor ... Maitre d'

Branscombe Richmond ... Albert

Steve Carell ... Tesio (as Steven Carell)
Gail Boggs ... Anise Hall

Burke Byrnes ... Dr. Maxwell
Viveka Davis ... Trina

Barbara Tarbuck ... Mrs. Arnold

Edie McClurg ... Secretary
Charles Adams ... Prison Guard
James W. Boinski ... Pawnbroker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

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Trivia:
Bill Murray turned down the role Bill Dancer because he was busy with other projects. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Grey comes home from work and Bill is still gone she corrects Sue about her language. Sue is wearing brand new Nike shoes, yet she is clearly dressed in Grey's clothes not new ones of her own. The shoes mysteriously appear before the shopping trip. Then when she gets taken by social services she is in her cruddy old shoes again. more
Quotes:
Curly Sue: We wouldn't even be talking about this if you'd gotten some money out of that lady, we'd be on the road. You didn't because she was too pretty.
Bill Dancer: She was too smart.
Curly Sue: And she was too pretty.
Bill Dancer: She was in a hurry.
Curly Sue: And she was too pretty.
Bill Dancer: She was going to catch onto us.
Curly Sue: And she was too pretty.
Bill Dancer: You're pretty, and I don't leave you alone.
Curly Sue: She was too pretty.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller? (#3.2)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Innocent Believer more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Kelly Lynch makes this film watchable, 18 February 2005
6/10
Author: cronen from United States

If you can make the leap of faith required to believe that a successful attorney would actually fall in love with a homeless man, then you will enjoy this heart warming film.

Jim Belushi does a fair job, either you like his style or you don't. The little girl is cute enough. But, Kelly Lynch was remarkably convincing. I found myself drawn into her performance in a way that was quite surprising considering a film of this nature.

This movie is billed as a comedy and it was funny enough. Besides making me laugh, it also got me choked up at times. A good film for the whole family.

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