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The story takes place in 1974, two years after the first film, and involves the main character, Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky), going to [[Los Angeles]], California for the spring break to learn more about her deceased biological mother. First she was a sparky 11-year-old full of "medical issues" (including a chicken bone lodged in her throat). Now she is a lively yet more serious 13-year-old, "ready for her own apartment". By this time, her father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) is married to a now pregnant Shelly DeVoto (Jamie Lee Curtis), her Uncle Phil (Richard Masur) now lives in Los Angeles, and her grandmother "Gramoo Sultenfuss" has died. She still wears the mood ring |
The story takes place in 1974, two years after the first film, and involves the main character, Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky), going to [[Los Angeles]], California for the spring break to learn more about her deceased biological mother. First she was a sparky 11-year-old full of "medical issues" (including a chicken bone lodged in her throat). Now she is a lively yet more serious 13-year-old, "ready for her own apartment". By this time, her father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) is married to a now pregnant Shelly DeVoto (Jamie Lee Curtis), her Uncle Phil (Richard Masur) now lives in Los Angeles, and her grandmother "Gramoo Sultenfuss" has died. She still wears the mood ring retrieved for her by her late best friend/crush Thomas J. ([[Macaulay Culkin]]) who died in the previous film. |
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Vada has spring break coming up, and an assignment to do an essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides that she wants to do it on her mother, but quickly realizes she knows very little about her. She manages to get her father to agree to let her go to L.A. to stay with her Uncle Phil and do some research on her mother. Once there, she finds herself under the protection of Nick (Austin O'Brien), Phil's girlfriend's (Christine Ebersole) son, who at first is very annoyed at losing his own spring break to escort a "hick girl" around town. However, he soon becomes more involved in the difficult search. The relationship between them, which originally starts out as a reluctant one, slowly turns into something much stronger as she learns more about her mother, and the two experience first love along the way. |
Vada has her spring break coming up, and an assignment to do an essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides that she wants to do it on her mother, but quickly realizes she knows very little about her. She manages to get her father to agree to let her go to L.A. to stay with her Uncle Phil and do some research on her mother. Once there, she finds herself under the protection of Nick (Austin O'Brien), Phil's girlfriend's (Christine Ebersole) son, who at first is very annoyed at losing his own spring break to escort a "hick girl" around town. However, he soon becomes more involved in the difficult search. The relationship between them, which originally starts out as a reluctant one, slowly turns into something much stronger as she learns more about her mother, and the two experience first love along the way. |
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The movie includes an [[a cappella]] performance of the Chaplin song "[[Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile]]" by [[Angeline Ball]] playing Vada's mother. |
The movie includes an [[a cappella]] performance of the Chaplin song "[[Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile]]" by [[Angeline Ball]] playing Vada's mother. |
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| My Girl 2 | |
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| Directed by | Howard Zieff |
| Written by | Laurice Elehwany |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer Joseph M. Caracciolo David T. Friendly |
| Starring | Dan Aykroyd Jamie Lee Curtis Anna Chlumsky Austin O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
| Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Imagine Entertainment |
Release date | February 11, 1994 (USA) |
Running time | 99 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Box office | $17,359,799 (USA) |
My Girl 2 is a 1994 comedy-drama movie starring Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Ebersole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Austin O'Brien, and Roland Thomson. This was a sequel to 1991's My Girl.
Plot
 | This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (May 2010) |
The story takes place in 1974, two years after the first film, and involves the main character, Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky), going to Los Angeles, California for the spring break to learn more about her deceased biological mother. First she was a sparky 11-year-old full of "medical issues" (including a chicken bone lodged in her throat). Now she is a lively yet more serious 13-year-old, "ready for her own apartment". By this time, her father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) is married to a now pregnant Shelly DeVoto (Jamie Lee Curtis), her Uncle Phil (Richard Masur) now lives in Los Angeles, and her grandmother "Gramoo Sultenfuss" has died. She still wears the mood ring retrieved for her by her late best friend/crush Thomas J. (Macaulay Culkin) who died in the previous film.
Vada has her spring break coming up, and an assignment to do an essay on someone she admires and has never met. She decides that she wants to do it on her mother, but quickly realizes she knows very little about her. She manages to get her father to agree to let her go to L.A. to stay with her Uncle Phil and do some research on her mother. Once there, she finds herself under the protection of Nick (Austin O'Brien), Phil's girlfriend's (Christine Ebersole) son, who at first is very annoyed at losing his own spring break to escort a "hick girl" around town. However, he soon becomes more involved in the difficult search. The relationship between them, which originally starts out as a reluctant one, slowly turns into something much stronger as she learns more about her mother, and the two experience first love along the way.
The movie includes an a cappella performance of the Chaplin song "Smile" by Angeline Ball playing Vada's mother.
Cast
- Vada Margaret Sultenfuss - Anna Chlumsky
- Harry Sultenfuss - Dan Aykroyd
- Shelly Devoto Sultenfuss - Jamie Lee Curtis
- Phil Sultenfuss - Richard Masur
- Rose Zsigmond - Christine Ebersole
- Nick Zsigmond - Austin O'Brien
Awards
For her performance, Chlumsky won a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture"; Thomson and O'Brien were also nominated for Young Artist Awards for their roles.
Still My Girl
Still My Girl is the proposed third motion picture in the My Girl movie franchise, currently in development at Columbia Pictures. In a 2003 interview Dan Aykroyd had with United Kingdom talk show host Michael Parkinson, he stated that Columbia had an interest in getting this off the ground and strong interest in Anna Chlumsky returning to her role as Vada.[1] As of 2009, both Chlumsky and Aykroyd continue to be attached to the project.[2]
References
- ^ "Headlines: Still My Girl". Dark Horizons. March 6, 2003. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ Morgan, K.C. (July 27, 2009). "My Girl Star: All Grown Up". FilmCrunch. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
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