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Synopsis: 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, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But Grey is touched, and over the objections of her snotty fiance, insist on putting the two up for the night. 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 plans to leave the young girl in the care of Grey and take off.... but Curly Sue has other ideas!
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Director(s): John Hughes
Production: Warner Home Video
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
PG
Year:
1991
101 min
962 Views


- So you brush your teeth in Chicago now.

Okay.

If you're not back in five minutes,

I'll come.

- In a ladies' bathroom?

- That's right.

Don't fool around in there.

What'll you give me for this?

It's not much. A ruby?

I don't know. You look at it.

Look, I'll give you $15. Take it or leave it.

Done.

Now get out of here, before I call the cops.

Thanks, you jerk.

- I'm sorry about your ring, honey.

- It's okay.

I'll get you another one.

That would make me feel nervous.

Why would a ring make you nervous?

When someone gives you something

to remember them by, it means they'll go.

If they're going to stay, you don't need

anything, because they'll be there.

You worry too much.

Tell me about the Frank Arnold divorce.

It sounds wonderfully filthy and sick.

You know I can't tell you anything,

so why do you ask?

He's incredibly corrupt.

What if you need a favor sometime?

With the material I'm gathering,

I'll get favors for the rest of my life.

Like what kind of material? Photos?

Let's change the subject.

Something's wrong.

Something's bothering you.

I can't stop thinking

about what happened last night.

What's there to think about?

It happened. It's over.

You'll never see those people again.

- Hello?

- Walker.

It's mine.

Don't you want any?

I'll have what you don't finish.

That won't be anything pretty soon.

What part don't you want?

- The meat?

- No, you need the meat.

No, I don't.

All right, I'll take the meat.

You eat the egg. You need the egg.

Okay. Here's the meat.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

Look, after we finish here...

I need to check into a job...

and then we'll go to the art museum.

- I hate the art museum.

- Will it hurt you to learn a thing or two?

All you learn from the art museum

is how to keep your mouth shut...

and how to walk

without making your shoes squeak.

All right, then I'll put you in school.

- No, welfare people would take me away.

- Not if I have a job and a nice place to live.

You haven't got legal custody. We'd get

caught and cops will throw you in jail.

Is that a nice thing to say?

We wouldn't even be talking about this

if you'd got money out of that lady.

We'd be on the road.

You didn't because she was too pretty.

- She was too smart.

- And she was too pretty.

- She was in a hurry.

- And she was too pretty.

- She was going to catch onto us.

- And she was too pretty.

You're pretty, and I don't leave you alone.

She was too pretty.

All right, if I say she was too pretty,

will you put a cork in it?

Promise?

She was too pretty.

I knew it!

Hubba-hubba.

Grey!

Grey.

Grey!

Slow down! My legs are moving so fast

my pantyhose are melting.

Mrs. Arnold called. She sounded pissed.

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John Hughes

An American filmmaker. Beginning as an author of humorous essays and stories for National Lampoon, he went on to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s. Most of Hughes's work is set in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films which often combined magic realism with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. more…

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