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My Girl

My Girl

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.

19917.41h 43m

Overview

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, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

Directed by Howard Zieff
Written by Laurice Elehwany
Produced by Brian Grazer
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $59.5M

Top Cast

Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky

Vada Sultenfuss

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin

Thomas J. Sennett

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Harry Sultenfuss

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Shelly DeVoto

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Phil Sultenfuss

Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Mr. Jake Bixler

Ann Nelson

Ann Nelson

Gramoo Sultenfuss

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Dr. Welty

Jane Hallaren

Jane Hallaren

Nurse Randall

Anthony R. Jones

Anthony R. Jones

Arthur

Themes & Keywords

friendship1970sbeehiveremarriageneighbordeathwriting workshopmakeup artistcampercosmetologistdeath in childbirthtubafuneral parlorchildhood crushfather daughter relationshipcomforting

About My Girl

My Girl is a comedy, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of friendship, 1970s, beehive, remarriage, neighbor, death. Directed by Howard Zieff, it stars Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd. 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, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

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