My Girl
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- This article is about the 1991 movie. For the Temptations song after which it is named, see My Girl (song).
- See My Girl (drama) for the Korean Drama.
A sequel, My Girl 2, was released in 1994.
Plot
Set in the summer of 1972, My Girl tells the story of the problems faced by Vada Sultenfuss (Chlumsky), an 11 year old tomboy and hypochondriac.
Vada's father, Harry Sultenfuss (Aykroyd), is an awkward widower who doesn't seem to understand his daughter, and as a result, constantly ignores her. His profession as a funeral director has led Vada to develop an obsession with death and disease.
Vada is also teased by other girls because her best friend, Thomas J Sennett (Culkin), is a boy.
Despite this, Vada's summer begins well. She befriends Shelley Devoto (Lee Curtis), the new make-up artist at her fathers funeral parlour, who provides her with some much needed guidance. She is also infatuated with her teacher, Mr Bixler, and steals $35 from Shelley's trailer to attend a summer writing class that he is teaching.
But before long, things start to fall apart. Her father and Shelley start dating, she finds out that Mr Bixler is engaged and then she loses her best friend.
Her grief, however, manages to mend the rift between her and her father, and by the end of the movie, Vada has not only managed to deal with her pain, but overcome some of her previous issues.
Cast Members
- Harry Sultenfuss - Dan Aykroyd
- Shelly Devoto - Jamie Lee Curtis
- Vada Sultenfuss - Anna Chlumsky
- Thomas J Sennet - Macaulay Culkin
- Phil Sultenfuss - Richard Masur
- Jake Bixler - Griffin Dunne
- Gramoo Sultenfuss - Ann Nelson
- Judy - Cassi Abel
Trivia
- Thomas J's death is referenced in a season 1 episode of The OC, The Heights. After crying during an intense conversation with ex-girlfriend Marissa, Luke later tells her that he hasn't cried like that 'since Macaulay Culkin died in My Girl'.
- This film marked the first on-screen kiss for both Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky.
- The name of the main character Vada was inspired by writer Laurice Elewany's love of Star Wars. He has been known to say that if Darth Vader was a female, she would have been called Darth Vada. He then decided to make the main character in his screenplay named Vada.
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