My Girl (1991)

Director:

Howard Zieff

Writer (WGA):

Laurice Elehwany (written by)

Release Date:

27 November 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

A When your Dad's an undertaker, your Mom's in heaven, and your Grandma's got a screw loose...it's good to have a friend who understands you. Even if he is a boy.

Plot:

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher...

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Poetry | Makeup | Best Friend | Summer

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Dan Aykroyd	...	Harry Sultenfuss
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Shelly DeVoto
Macaulay Culkin	...	Thomas J. Sennett
Anna Chlumsky	...	Vada Sultenfuss
Richard Masur	...	Phil Sultenfuss
Griffin Dunne	...	Mr. Jake Bixler
Ann Nelson	...	Gramoo Sultenfuss
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Dr. Welty
Jane Hallaren	...	Nurse Randall
Anthony R. Jones	...	Arthur
Tom Villard	...	Justin
Lara Steinick	...	Ronda
Kristian Truelsen	...	Charles
David Caprita	...	Ray
Jody Wilson	...	Mrs. Hunsaker

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating after appeal) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | Germany:6 | Norway:10 | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Bartow, Florida, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Because of a scene in which Anna Chlumsky and Macauley Culkin become blood brothers by mixing each other's blood from a cut, the British Board of Film Classification insisted that the film carry a warning to children against performing such a ritual to prevent the transmission of HIV.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Vada's teddy bear disappears after her father places it on her pillow.

Quotes:

Vada: [after Vada and Thomas kiss] Say something, it's too quiet.
Thomas J. Sennett: Umm, Ummmmm...
Vada: [agitated] Just hurry.
Thomas J. Sennett: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...
Vada, Thomas J. Sennett: ...And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (#6.6)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

WILDFLOWER

If you don't cry, you have a heart of stone.

This film is fantastic. Honestly, i have never cried so much watching a movie, and i don't cry at movies much. But even though the bits towards the end which will have you bawling are what the film is remembered for, everything in this film is just...fantastic. parts are hilarious,parts are just sweet, and by the end of the film, you are genuinely caring for the characters.

If you haven't seen this film, WATCH IT. But don't find out what happens, watch it first. I lent the video i have to some friends, and all of them loved it, and told me they cried.

Seriously, this film will make you cry. big time.