My Girl

Name: My Girl
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1991-11-27
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur

1991·Movie·PG·103 min·★ 7.4(2,308)

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“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.”

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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About My Girl

My Girl is a 1991 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Howard Zieff. The cast is led by Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 2300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.

My Girl was produced by Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on November 27, 1991, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $17 million, it went on to gross $59 million worldwide.

Director: Howard Zieff
Writers: Laurice Elehwany
Release date: November 27, 1991
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $17 million
Box office: $59 million
Production: Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

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My Girl cast & crew

My Girl was directed by Howard Zieff and written by Laurice Elehwany.

The cast features 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, and Griffin Dunne as Mr. Jake Bixler.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by James Newton Howard, cinematography is by Paul Elliott, and it was produced by Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. and David T. Friendly.

Is My Girl worth watching?

My Girl holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 2,308 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, My Girl is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch My Girl

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