My Girl 2 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids My Girl 2 |
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| Directed by | Howard Zieff |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer Joseph M. Caracciolo David T. Friendly |
| Written by | Janet Kovalcik |
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| Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
| Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
| Studio | Imagine Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 11, 1994 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Money made | $28 million |
My Girl 2 is a 1994 American comedy-drama film that continues the story of Vada Sultenfuss. It stars Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky, and Austin O'Brien. This movie is a sequel to My Girl (1991). In this film, Vada is now a teenager. She travels from her home in Pennsylvania to Los Angeles to learn more about her mother, who passed away. A book based on the movie's script was also written by Patricia Hermes in 1994.
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Vada's Life Changes
The story of My Girl 2 takes place in the spring of 1974. This is almost two years after the first movie. Vada Sultenfuss is now a teenager. She is no longer the young girl who worried about getting sick all the time. Instead, she is more serious and wants to be independent.
Her father, Harry, and his new wife, Shelly DeVoto, are expecting a baby. They still live in the Sultenfuss funeral home in Madison, Pennsylvania. Harry's brother, Phil, has moved to Los Angeles and works as a mechanic there. Vada's grandmother, Gramoo, has also passed away. Vada still wears her mood ring. It reminds her of her best friend, Thomas J., who died from a very bad allergic reaction to bee stings while getting the ring for her.
To make space for the new baby, Vada moves out of her room. She moves into Gramoo's old room. This change makes her feel a bit unsettled. She even jokes about getting her own apartment.
A School Project and a Trip
Vada gets a school assignment. She needs to write an essay about someone she looks up to but has never met. She decides to write about her mother. However, Vada doesn't have much information about her mom. Her father, Harry, tries to help. But he was married to Vada's mother for less than a year before she died. So, he doesn't know much either.
Shelly, Vada's stepmother, really wants to help Vada remember her mom. Vada shares the few things she has about her mother. These include play programs, a passport, and a mysterious paper bag with a date on it. Vada mentions that she wants to travel someday. Shelly notices from her mom's passport that she was from Los Angeles. She suggests Vada visit her Uncle Phil in Los Angeles during spring break. This way, Vada can research her mother.
Harry first says no, thinking Vada is too young. But he eventually agrees. Vada gets ready for her trip to Los Angeles.
Adventures in Los Angeles
When Vada arrives in Los Angeles, a boy her age named Nick picks her up at the airport. Nick is the son of Rose, Phil's girlfriend. Rose owns the car repair shop where Phil works. Nick is not happy about giving up his spring break. But he agrees to help Vada find out more about her mother.
Their search hits a snag when they learn her mother's old high school burned down. But Vada and Nick still manage to find a yearbook from the year her mother attended.
Vada and Nick meet several people who knew her mother. Some of the things Vada learns surprise her. For example, her mother was suspended from school for smoking. Two people look at the paper bag from Vada's box of memories. Neither can figure out what the date means.
Then, someone mentions the name Jeffrey Pommeroy. Vada learns that her mother was married to him just before she met Harry. Vada gets upset. She worries that Jeffrey might be her real father instead of Harry. She wonders why her father never told her about him.
Meeting Jeffrey and Finding Answers
Even though she's nervous, Vada decides to meet Jeffrey, her mother's first husband. Jeffrey gives Vada lots of helpful information for her essay. He even shows her home movies of her mother. Vada is very touched watching her mother act and sing a song called "Smile". Jeffrey also explains the meaning of the date written on the paper bag.
Meanwhile, Uncle Phil is trying to show Rose how much he loves her. Another man keeps coming to the repair shop and complimenting Rose. Phil finally gathers the courage to show Rose how he feels. He proposes to her!
As Vada gets ready to fly home, she and Nick share a goodbye kiss at the airport. On the plane, Vada finds earrings Nick put in her backpack. They are for her newly pierced ears.
Back Home and New Beginnings
When Vada gets home, she finds out Shelly has just had a baby boy! Vada rushes to the hospital to see her new baby brother. He is crying, so Vada sings "Smile" to him while holding him. This calms him down.
Vada's essay about her mother gets an A+! She hopes to share everything she learned during her trip with her new brother someday.
Main Characters
- Dan Aykroyd as Harry Sultenfuss: Vada's father and the director of the funeral parlor.
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelly Sultenfuss: Harry's new wife. She used to be his make-up artist in the first My Girl movie.
- Anna Chlumsky as Vada Sultenfuss: The main character, who is now thirteen years old.
- Austin O'Brien as Nick Zsigmond: Rose Zsigmond's son. He becomes Vada's special friend during her visit to Los Angeles.
- Richard Masur as Phil Sultenfuss: Harry's brother. He moved to Los Angeles after the first movie and works as a car mechanic.
- Christine Ebersole as Rose Zsigmond: Phil's girlfriend and the owner of the auto shop where he works.
- John David Souther as Jeffrey Pommeroy: Vada's mother's first husband. Their marriage was short.
- Angeline Ball as Maggie Muldovan: Vada's mother, seen in home movies Vada watches.
- Aubrey Morris as Alfred Beidermeyer: A poet and university professor who taught Vada's mother.
- Gerrit Graham as Dr. Sam Helburn: A heart doctor who often visits the auto shop and gets Rose's attention.
- Anthony R. Jones as Arthur: Harry's helper at the funeral parlor.
- Ben Stein as Stanley Rosenfeld: A photographer who knew Maggie in high school.
- Keone Young as Daryl Tanaka: A police officer who knew Maggie in high school.
- Richard Beymer as Peter Webb: A film director who knew Maggie.
- Jodie Markell as Hillary Mitchell: A psychic who knew Maggie and Jeffrey Pommeroy.
Awards and Recognition
For her acting in My Girl 2, Anna Chlumsky won a Young Artist Award. This award was for "Best Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture." The actors Thomson and O'Brien were also nominated for Young Artist Awards for their roles in the film.
A Planned Sequel That Didn't Happen
For many years, there was talk of a third movie in the My Girl series, possibly called Still My Girl. Columbia Pictures was interested in making it. In 2003, Dan Aykroyd said in an interview that Columbia wanted to make the movie. He also said they really wanted Anna Chlumsky to play Vada again.
Even in 2009, both Chlumsky and Aykroyd were still connected to the project. But as time went on, it became less likely that the movie would ever be made. In April 2012, Anna Chlumsky finally said that there were no plans for such a film.
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Theatrical release poster
See also
In Spanish: My Girl 2 para niños
