Curly Sue (1991)


Curly Sue
Release Date25 October 1991
Budget$25,000,000
US Box Office$34,000,000
TaglineBig laughs come in small packages.
GenreComedy, Drama, Family, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsChicago, Illinois, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily-Oriented Comedy, Melodrama
ThemesDown on Their Luck, Cons and Scams
TonesUpbeat, Light, Heartwarming, Sweet, Easygoing
TagsCon/scam, Family, Forbidden Love, Homeless, Lawyer, Love, Orphan, Rags To Riches, Romance

Curly Sue is a 1991 comedy film starring James Belushi, Alisan Porter and Kelly Lynch. The film was written and directed by John Hughes. Music for the movie was provided by Georges Delerue, with the end title song "You Never Know" performed by Ringo Starr.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Bill Dancer

Grey Ellison

Curly Sue

Walker McCormick

Bernard Oxbar

Cameron Thor
Maitre d'

Tesio

Gail Boggs
Anise Hall

Burke Byrnes
Dr. Maxwell

Trina

Mrs. Arnold

Secretary

Charles Adams
Prison Guard

James W. Boinski
Pawnbroker

Lyle Browne
Theater Patron

Nadine Burke
Social Worker

Adele Robbins
DCFS Caseworker

Carol Chickering
Soprano

Grace Collette
Foster Mother

Drifter

Cedrick Pipes
Cook

Alonzo Hall
Cook

Luke Reichle
Store Clerk 1

Joel Levin
Store Clerk 2

Tammy Karabas
Store Clerk 3

Patricia Hooker
Store Clerk 4

Joe Liss
Ticket Taker

Rocco Pecirno
Father of the Bride

Ely Pouget
Dinah Tompkins

Susan Mayer
Woman with Champagne Glass

Frank Arnold

James DeAngelo
Hobo

Shon Little
Federico

Larry Nazimek
Homeless Person

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
State Trooper

Director

Writer

Producer

Tarquin Gotch
executive producer

producer

Lynn M. Morgan
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Jeffrey L. Kimball

Editor

Peck Prior
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Harvey Rosenstock
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Production Designer

Doug Kraner
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Art Director

Steven Schwartz
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Set Decorator

Marjorie Fritz-Birch
-

Samara Schaffer

Costume Designer

Michael Kaplan
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Makeup Department

Linda Boykin-Williams
makeup artist

Bonnie Clevering
hair stylist

Susan Mayer
makeup artist

Ve Neill
makeup artist

Kathe Swanson
hair stylist

Production Manager

Lynn M. Morgan
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jeanne Caliendo
second assistant director, first assistant director: second unit

James Giovannetti Jr.
first assistant director

Geoffrey Hansen
second assistant director

Freddie Hice
second unit director

Aimee Kohn
second second assistant director

Art Department

Daril Alder
leadman

Gary Baugh
set designer

Daniel B. Clancy
leadman: Chicago

Edward England
construction coordinator

William B. Fosser
set designer

Randy Gordon
construction foreman

Kim S. Hobbs
art department coordinator

Aaron Holden
property master

Aaron C. Holden Jr.
assistant props

Patty Hooker
property master

Jeffrey Kushon
leadman: Chicago

Masako Masuda
set designer

Amie McCarthy
assistant props

John Mikels
stand-by painter

Agnes Oberth
painter

Pat Raney
construction foreman

Steven Wolff
assistant art director

John Biesack
art production assistant

Anthony Joseph Fatigato
painter

Robert E. Knight
lead scenic painter

James Nedza
art department coordinator

Tyler Osman
carpenter foreman

Sound Department

Christopher Assells
dialogue editor

Robert Batha
sound effects editor

Gregg Baxter
supervising adr editor

David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer

Stuart Copely
dialogue editor

Richard Dwan Jr.
dialogue editor

Gary A. Hecker
foley mixer

Chris Hogan
sound effects editor

Christopher Moriana
foley artist

John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer

Jay B. Richardson
sound effects editor

Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer

Kenneth Schwarz
boom operator

Wylie Stateman
supervising sound editor

Bill Voigtlander
adr editor

Charles M. Wilborn
sound mixer

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

Michael D. Wilhoit
supervising sound editor

Willy Allen
foley editor

Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor

Janet Gratz
assistant sound editor

Mark Lanza
sound effects editor

Glenn T. Morgan
sound effects editor

Special Effects

John E. Gray
special effects coordinator

Mike Hohe
special effects

Rodman Kiser
special effects

Visual Effects

Kevin Nordine
opticals

Stunts

Troy Brown
stunt player

Freddie Hice
stunt player, stunt coordinator

Johnny Hock
stunt player

Rick Le Fevour
stunt player

Stacy Logan
stunt player

Daniel Maldonado
stunt player

Randy Popplewell
stunt player

Chad Randall
stunt player

Cris Thomas-Palomino
stunt player

Rich Wilkie (I)
stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department

Paolo Cascio
second assistant camera

John Connell
gyrosphere camera assistant

Peter J. Donoghue
rigging gaffer

Tom Holloway
best boy grip

Mel P. Mack
assistant chief lighting technician

Bradley T. Matthys
dolly grip

Donald E. Miller
key grip: Chicago

James A. Miller
chief lighting technician

David B. Nowell
aerial photographer

Flemming Olsen
director of photography: second unit

J. Michael Popovich
key grip

Douglas Ryan
camera operator

Gregory J. Schmidt
first assistant camera

Robert Ulland
Steadicam operator

Michael P. Weinstein
still photographer

Frank Yario Jr.
video playback operator

Adam C. Eichhorst
grip

Ron Kunecke
musco light operator

Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam operator

Mark N. Woods
electrician

Casting Department

Janet Hirshenson
casting

Catherine Holzer-Ballowe
extras casting, extras casting director

Jane Jenkins
casting

Jacqueline King
casting assistant

Mark A. Ridge
extras casting

additional casting: Seattle

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cathy Newport-Logan
costumer: women

Kaye Nottbusch
costumer: women

Luke Reichle
costumer: men

Barbara Scott
costume supervisor

Editorial Department

Donah Bassett
negative cutter

Eric L. Beason
assistant editor

Chris Boscardin
assistant editor

Jerrie Fowler
assistant editor

John Lafferty
first assistant editor

Jim Makiej
assistant editor

Ray Martin
color timer

Julie Rogers
assistant editor

David Stiven
additional film editor

Sandy French
assistant editor

Steve Kraus
editing systems technician

Music Department

Daniel Allan Carlin
supervising music editor

Dan Carlin Sr.
supervising music editor

Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer

Jeffrey P. Kloth
composer: additional music

Blake Martin Moulin
assistant music editor

Eric Reasoner
music editor

Michael Dittrick
music editor

Transportation Department

James F. Hogan
transportation captain

John P. McAuliffe
transportation captain

Armand Paoletti
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Betsy Bottando
assistant location manager

Mark Bransfield
staff assistant

Raymond Bulinski
craft service

Thomas J. Busch
location manager

Scott Delsener
staff assistant

Jesse J. Donnelly
assistant: Mr. Belushi

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
script supervisor

John Iltis
unit publicist

William Johnson
production secretary

Tammy Karabas
assistant: Mr. Gotch

Lori Koravos
production accountant

Kathryn Madden
first aid

Ernie Malik
unit publicist

Pat McNeeley
staff assistant

Andy Mentzer
painter/dyer

Charlene Norman
assistant production secretary

William Ryan
assistant: Mr. Hughes

Bob Saunders
staff assistant

Kirsten Stevens
assistant production accountant

Elizabeth Tompkins
assistant production accountant

Seth Vamos
staff assistant

Jane Vickerilla
assistant: Mr. Hughes

Jimmy Borto
production assistant

Bill Daly
post-production accountant

Mark Gulbrandsen
dailies projection technician

Steve Kraus
dailies projectionist

Michelle Landes
extras coordinator: on-set

James Andrew Pearson
production assistant

R.P. Sekon
production executive: Hughes Entertainment

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
aerial coordinator

Production Company

Hughes Entertainment
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Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributor

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Warner Bros. Pictures

Argentina Video Home

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Special Effects

Sturm's Special Effects International

Miscellaneous

Giant Records
soundtrack released by

Movie Movers
star trailers