Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.
Jim BelushiBill Dancer
Alisan PorterCurly Sue
Kelly LynchGrey Ellison
John GetzWalker McCormick
Steve CarellTesio
Fred ThompsonBernard Oxbar
Edie McClurgSecretary
Viveka DavisTrina
Gail BoggsAnise Hall
Ralph FoodyDrifter
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