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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.7 / 100
1991·Comedy / Drama / Family·1h 42m

MY GIRL

“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...

Above the Line
Howard Zieff·DirectorLaurice Elehwany·ScreenplayPaul Elliott·Director of PhotographyJames Newton Howard·Original Music ComposerWendy Greene Bricmont·Editor
Cast
Anna Chlumsky·Vada SultenfussMacaulay Culkin·Thomas J. SennettDan Aykroyd·Harry SultenfussJamie Lee Curtis·Shelly DeVotoRichard Masur·Phil SultenfussGriffin Dunne·Mr. Jake BixlerAnn Nelson·Gramoo SultenfussPeter Michael Goetz·Dr. WeltyJane Hallaren·Nurse RandallAnthony R. Jones·Arthur
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Howard Zieff·Director
Writing· 1
Laurice Elehwany·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Paul Elliott·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Wendy Greene Bricmont·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
James Newton Howard·Original Music ComposerBill W. Benton·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Pat Tagliaferro·Art DirectionKaren Patch·Costume DesignJoseph T. Garrity·Production DesignLinda Allen·Set DecorationAllen Weisinger·Makeup Artist
Production· 7
Brian Grazer·ProducerDavid T. Friendly·Executive ProducerJoseph M. Caracciolo Jr.·Executive ProducerMary Colquhoun·CastingHannah Gold·Associate ProducerMargo Hunt McKay·Production SecretaryEllen Jacoby·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Joseph Coscia·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
77.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
53%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$59M
ROI 250%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind My Girl's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#344E6B
#C6A74C
#FFFFFF
Mood
Established, Classic
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The image displays a golden, stylized Georgian script inside a white hexagonal frame, which is outlined by a dashed yellow line. Below the script, the text "SIN”

Key Elements
Georgian ScriptHexagonal FrameDashed Line
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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