---
title: 'Curly Sue (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Hughes'
released: '1991-10-25'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/curly-sue-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101635/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Curly Sue (1991)

1991 · 102 min · Comedy, Family, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Curly Sue is a 1991 American comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, in his final directing role for a film, and starring James Belushi, Kelly Lynch and Alisan Porter with Steve Carell in his film debut. It tells the story of a homeless con artist and his young orphan companion who gain shelter with a rich divorce lawyer. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 25, 1991 and received generally negative reviews from critics while grossing $33.7 million against a $25 million budget.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [John Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hughes)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jeffrey L. Kimball](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-l-kimball)
- **Editor:** [Peck Prior](https://cinepixo.com/people/peck-prior)

## Cast

- [John Ashton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ashton)
- [Jim Belushi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-belushi)
- [Barbara Tarbuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-tarbuck)
- [Steve Carell](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-carell)
- [Alisan Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alisan-porter)
- [Edie McClurg](https://cinepixo.com/people/edie-mcclurg)
- [John Getz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-getz)
- [Fred Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-thompson)
- [Burke Byrnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/burke-byrnes)
- [Joe Liss](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-liss)
- [Gail Boggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-boggs)
- [Ely Pouget](https://cinepixo.com/people/ely-pouget)
- [Kelly Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-lynch)
- [Viveka Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/viveka-davis)
- [Branscombe Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/branscombe-richmond)

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