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My Girl (1991)

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Movie Info

Howard Zieff directed this comedy-drama about the emotional awakening of a young girl in a small Pennsylvania town during the summer of 1972. Anna Chlumsky plays eleven-year-old Vada, a quiet child living with her widowed father Harry Dultenfuss (Dan Aykroyd), a local mortician who prepares bodies in his basement. Vada feels responsible for the death of her mother, who died giving birth to her, and lives in an emotional cocoon, her only friend being a personable local boy, Thomas J. Sennett

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Howard Zieff

In Theaters: Nov 27, 1991 Wide

On DVD: May 26, 1998

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Macaulay Culkin
Thomas J. Sennett
Anna Chlumsky
Vada Sultenfuss
Dan Aykroyd
Harry Sultenfuss
Jamie Lee Curtis
Shelly DeVoto
Richard Masur
Phil Sultenfuss
Griffin Dunne
Mr. Bixler
Ann Nelson
Gramoo Sultenfuss
Cassi Abel
Judy
Harvey Bellman
Bingo Announcer
Ray Buktenica
Danny
Bree Butler
Girl
Dave Caprita
Ray
Glenda Chism
Thomas J.'s Mother
Nancy L. Chlumsky
Jackie
George Colangelo
Ralph
Amanda Cole
Girl
T.J. Collazo
Boy
Bill Cordell
Thomas J.'s Father
John de Russy
Vernon
Anthony Finazzo
Howie
Anthony Giaimo
Carnival Barker
Robert V. Girolami
George
Peter Michael Goetz
Dr. Welty
Jane Hallaren
Nurse Randall
Henry Kohn
Carl
Zachary McLemore
Zack
Florence Mistrot
Margie
Paul Nagle Jr.
Minister
Shane Obedzinski
Billy
Linda Perri
Betty
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Carnival Barker
Lynn Sellers
Suzanne
Kurt Smildsin
Policeman
Lara Steinick
Ronda
Kristian Truelsen
Charles
Tom Villard
Justin
Jodie Wilson
Mrs. Hunsaker
Anthony Jones
Arthur
Ellen Jacoby
Mary Colquhoun

Critic Reviews for My Girl

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Coming of age tale tackles death; for older kids.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Elliot Panek

Common Sense Media

Dreadful coming of age movie about kids and death. Kudos for the effort, but it's just depressing.

July 18, 2003 Comment

Fred Topel

About.com

The ultimate tearjerker. Proof positive that Mac still has what it takes for a comeback!

June 11, 2003 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Syrupy sweet, but just this side of watchable.

July 25, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Truly Heartbreaking. Such a poignant story.

June 23, 2011

Bethany Murphy

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I have never cried in a film so many times in the last 20 minutes, and i don't cry that often in movies, but i cried a total of 5 times in the last 20 minutes of this movie. But overall the characters are likable, the acting is decent, and the drama is spot on

June 9, 2011

Michael Edwards

Super Reviewer

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1. Vada Sultenfuss: Life isn't just death. Don't ignore the living.
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