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My Girl ()

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Vada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up.
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Harry Sultenfuss
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Shelly DeVoto
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Thomas J. Sennett
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Vada Sultenfuss
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Phil Sultenfuss
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Mr. Bixler
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Gramoo Sultenfuss
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Dr. Welty
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Nurse Randall
Anthony R. Jones ...
Arthur
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Justin
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Ronda
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Charles
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Ray
Jody Wilson ...
Mrs. Hunsaker
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Betty
Nancy L. Chlumsky ...
Jackie
Glenda Chism ...
Thomas J.'s Mother
Bill Cordell ...
Thomas J.'s Father
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Danny
George Colangelo ...
Ralph
Anthony Finazzo ...
Howie
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Billy
Zachary McLemore ...
Zack
T.J. Collazo ...
Boy
Cassi Abel ...
Judy
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Girl
Bree Butler ...
Girl
Harvey Bellman ...
Bingo Announcer
John H. deRussy ...
Vernon (as John DeRussy)
Henry Kohn ...
Carl
Florence Mistrot ...
Margie
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Carnival Barker
Edgar Allan Poe IV ...
Carnival Barker
Robert V. Girolami ...
George
Kurt Smildsin ...
Policeman
Paul Nagle Jr. ...
Minister
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Suzanne
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Bumper Car Driver (uncredited)
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Extra (uncredited)
Victor Iemolo ...
Bumper Car Driver (uncredited)
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Bumper Car Driver (uncredited)
L.A. Rothman ...
Anna (uncredited)

Directed by

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Howard Zieff ... (directed by)

Written by

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Laurice Elehwany ... (written by)

Produced by

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Joseph M. Caracciolo ... executive producer
David T. Friendly ... executive producer
Hannah Gold ... associate producer
Brian Grazer ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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James Newton Howard ... (music by)

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Paul Elliott ... director of photography

Editing by

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Wendy Greene Bricmont

Editorial Department

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Kimberley Bennett ... additional editor
Brent Brooks ... assistant editor
David Bryden ... color timer (as Dave Briden)
Chris Ingram ... assistant editor
Carolyn Calvert ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mary Colquhoun ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by

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Pat Tagliaferro

Set Decoration by

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Linda Allen

Costume Design by

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Karen Patch

Makeup Department

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Joseph Coscia ... hair stylist
Allen Weisinger ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Joseph M. Caracciolo ... unit production manager
Chantal Feghali ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert V. Girolami ... first assistant director
Douglas S. Ornstein ... second second assistant director
Chris Stoia ... second assistant director (as Christopher Stoia)

Art Department

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Jill Bedford ... property assistant
Rick Galbraith ... construction coordinator
Mervyn Johnson ... construction foreman
Deborah Schildt ... property master
Matthew Sullivan ... on-set dresser
Jo Brown ... lead scenic (uncredited)
Don Dalstra ... carpenter (uncredited)
Doug DuRose ... props (uncredited)
Donna Fewell ... art department buyer (uncredited)
Mark Garner ... set designer (uncredited)
Sherman Labby ... production illustrator (uncredited)
Joseph Lallement ... carpenter (uncredited)
Debi Shirk Tagliaferro ... art department coordinator (uncredited)
Bart Wild ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Steve C. Aaron ... production sound mixer
Bill W. Benton ... re-recording mixer
Harry Cheney ... sound editor (as Harry Chaney)
David B. Cohn ... adr editor
Carlos Delarios ... re-recording mixer (as Carlos De Larios)
Roxanne Jones ... supervising sound editor
R.J. Kizer ... adr editor
Mark R. La Pointe ... sound editor (as Mark LaPointe)
Victor B. Lackey ... sound editor
Tom C. McCarthy ... supervising sound editor (as Tom McCarthy)
David M. O'Dell ... boom operator
Don S. Walden ... sound editor
Gregory H. Watkins ... re-recording mixer
John O. Wilde ... sound editor (as John Wild)
Catt LeBaigue ... foley editor (uncredited)
Gary Marullo ... foley artist (uncredited)
Timothy Pearson ... foley artist (uncredited)
Jack Roth ... utility sound (uncredited)
John Sisti ... sound editor (uncredited)
Melissa Smith ... director of operations (uncredited)

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Artie Malesci ... stunt coordinator
Jeff Moldovan ... stunt coordinator
Patti Muxó ... stunts
John Zimmerman ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Curtis Bradford ... chief lighting technician (as Curtiss Bradford)
Don Cely ... best boy electric (as Don B. Cely)
Richard Eliano ... first assistant camera
Jon Baronn Farmer ... still photographer
Bill Finger ... second assistant camera (as William Finger)
Charley Gilleran ... second grip
Victor Korte ... dolly grip
Chris Squires ... camera operator
Scott Stuart ... electrician
Thaddeus Wadleigh ... key grip
John S. Campbell ... grip (uncredited)
Durk Tyndall ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Alan Berger ... casting assistant
Ellen Jacoby ... casting: Florida
Burton Sharp ... voice casting (as Burt Sharp)
Suzy Sachs ... casting: Seattle (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kim Carleton ... wardrobe: men (as Kimberly Carlton)
Wendy Champagne ... assistant costume designer
Kelly M. Webb ... wardrobe: women (as Kelly Webb)
Antonette Cely ... costume assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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John Garrett ... location manager

Music Department

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Chris Boardman ... orchestrator
Brad Dechter ... orchestrator
Tom Kramer ... music editor
Michael Mason ... assistant to composer
Marty Paich ... conductor
Dennis S. Sands ... scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Marc Bonilla ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / musician: electric guitar (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Jim Self ... musician: tuba, dubbing for Dan Aykroyd (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sandra M. Haskell ... script supervisor (as Sandra Marley Haskell)

Transportation Department

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Edwin Bowden ... transportation captain (as Edwin W. Bowden Jr.)
John Orlebeck ... transportation coordinator
Stanley Robinson ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ellen Gannon ... production secretary
Norman Gary ... technical advisor: bees (as Dr. Norman Gary)
David J. Grant ... assistant: Mr. Caracciolo
Wendi Haas ... production coordinator
Margaret Mitchell ... production accountant (as Margaret A. Mitchell)
Mac Newbury ... unit publicist (as Mack Newberry)
Stephen M. Clark ... production assistant (uncredited)
Kevin Franklin Gieb ... production assistant (uncredited)
Lisa Marie Hill ... payroll: accountant (uncredited)
Margo McKay ... production secretary (uncredited)
Rotimi Rainwater ... production assistant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Vada Sultenfuss is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year-old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and widower. Her best friend is Thomas J. Sennett. Then Harry hires a new receptionist named Shelly DeVoto, and life will never be the same again. Written by grantss

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Taglines A funny and moving family film! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Born Jaundiced (United States)
  • I Am Woman (United States)
  • Copain, copine (France)
  • My Girl - Meine erste Liebe (Germany)
  • La meva noia (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Budget $17,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Screenwriter Laurice Elehwany said the film was inspired by a childhood friend that lived in a funeral home. See more »
Goofs When Vada bounces her ball along the hall, it only makes the sound of a ball hitting a hard surface, despite landing on a thick woven wool rug at least half of the times she bounces it. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Beauty and the Beast/Black Robe/My Girl/Meeting Venus (1991). See more »
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Quotes Vada: Weeping willow with your tears running down, why do you always weep and frown? Is it because he left you one day? is it because he could not stay? On your branches he would swing, do you long for the happiness that day would bring? He found shelter in your shade. You thought his laughter would never fade. Weeping willow, stop your tears. There is something to calm your fears. You think death has ripped you forever apart. But I know he'll always be in your heart.
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