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 fiancé.
| Directing | John Hughes | Director |
| Writing | John Hughes | Screenplay |
| Production | John Hughes | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Peck Prior | Editor |
| Camera | Jeffrey L. Kimball | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Harvey Rosenstock | Editor |
| Production | Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Production | Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Art | Doug Kraner | Production Design |
| Art | Steven Schwartz | Art Direction |
| Art | Marjorie Fritz-Birch | Set Decoration |
| Art | Samara Schaffer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Kaplan | Costume Design |
| Production | Tarquin Gotch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lynn M. Morgan | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lynn M. Morgan | Production Manager |
| Production | Jacqueline King | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Thomas J. Busch | Location Manager |
| Production | Dow Griffith | Location Manager |
| Directing | Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul Allen | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunt Coordinator |
