My Girl
A grieving pre‑teen girl obsessed with mortality enrolls in a summer poetry class to impress her crush, but when her best friend’s fragile health and her father’s new romance threaten to unravel her world, she must confront love and loss before it shatters her forever.
“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.”
Synopsis
Vada Sultenfuss is deeply preoccupied with death. Her mother has passed away, and her father owns a funeral home. She is infatuated with her English teacher and enrolls in a summer poetry class in an effort to win his favor. Thomas J., her closest friend, suffers from severe allergies and remains loyal to Vada despite her emotional struggles. When Vada's father hires Shelly and begins developing feelings for her, the situation begins to unravel.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Edited by Wendy Greene BricmontShot by Paul ElliottScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by Joseph T Garrity
Box Office
1991 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$59.5M
US & Canada: $59.5M — 100% of worldwide · International: $201 (0%)
Opening weekend: $12.4M — 21% of its US run.
Peak 2,080 theaters
Also known as
- My Girl – Meine erste Liebede
- Papà, ho trovato un amicoit
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anna Chlumsky
as Vada Sultenfuss
Macaulay Culkin
as Thomas J. Sennett
Dan Aykroyd
as Harry Sultenfuss
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Shelly DeVoto
Richard Masur
as Phil Sultenfuss
Griffin Dunne
as Mr. Bixler
Ann Nelson
as Gramoo Sultenfuss
Peter Michael Goetz
as Dr. Welty
Jane Hallaren
as Nurse Randall
Anthony R Jones
as Arthur
Tom Villard
as Justin
Lara Steinick
as Ronda
Supporting cast
11Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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