Papà, ho trovato un amico

Titolo originale: My Girl
Regia: Howard Zieff |
Anno: 1991
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma
Tag: friendship | 1970s | beehive | remarriage | neighbor | death | writing workshop | makeup artist | camper | cosmetologist | death in childbirth | tuba | funeral parlor | childhood crush | father daughter relationship |
Cast: Anna Chlumsky | Macaulay Culkin | Dan Aykroyd | Jamie Lee Curtis | Richard Masur | Griffin Dunne | Ann Nelson | Peter Michael Goetz | Jane Hallaren | Anthony R. Jones | Tom Villard | Lara Steinick | Kristian Truelsen | David Caprita | Jody Wilson | Linda Perri | Nancy L. Chlumsky | Glenda Chism | Bill Cordell | Ray Buktenica | Shane Obedzinski | Edgar Allan Poe IV | Anthony Giaimo |

Harry Sultenfuss è vedovo dal 1961, anno in cui nasce la piccola Vera e in cui sua moglie muore di parto. Harry di mestiere fa l'impresario di pompe funebri, stravede per la figlioletta, ormai undicenne, e non ha nessuna intenzione di risposarsi. Vera è un po' strana, è innamorata di uno dei suoi insegnanti, ha un solo amico , l'occhialuto e timido Thomas, e somatizza le malattie di cui sono stati affetti i clienti del papà. Senza contare che è gelosissima del babbo. Così quando Harry comincia ad avvicinarsi a Shelly, lei non la prende bene. Jamie Lee Curtis truccatrice di cadaveri è una buona idea. Così come tutto il lato macabro del film. L'altra grande idea è quella di far morire Culkin per la puntura di un'ape. Insomma la storia è un buon racconto di formazione. Quel che non funziona è la regia di Zieff che la butta troppo spesso sul sentimentale.

Approfondimenti

The willow tree that is seen throughout the movie is not a willow tree. Due to issues finding a perf [...] D
Due to Thomas J's death towards the end of the film, the producers and studio were at first reluctan [...] D
Chevy Chase was considered for the role of Harry Sultenfuss, but since he didn't have much experienc [...] D
The house used as Vada's house was actually a bed-and-breakfast in Bartow, Florida. However it close [...] D
The Sultenfuss family is shown watching Arcibaldo (1971). Richard Masur (Phil) made his TV debut in [...] D
One of several films named after its famous titular song played during the movie's end credits in wh [...] D
Nancy L. Chlumsky's debut. D
Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis also worked together in Una poltrona per due (1983). D
Charlie Korsmo was offered the role of Thomas J. but decided to make Hook - Capitan Uncino (1991) fo [...] D
First screenplay written by Laurice Elehwany. D
Reportedly, fans of Macaulay Culkin protested heavily against the on-screen death of his character i [...] D
Screenwriter Laurice Elehwany said the film was inspired by a childhood friend that lived in a funer [...] D
Vada doesn't wear a dress at all in the movie until the final scene. D
The film is set in Madison, Pennsylvania however it was filmed almost entirely in Florida. D
Tim Allen and Steve Martin were considered for the role given to Dan Aykroyd. D
Ann Nelson's final film. D
The original script was entered in the Nicholl Fellowship screenwriting contest and didn't get past [...] D
Dan Aykroyd was almost forced to decline the role of Harry Sultenfuss because his previous film and [...] D
Macaulay Culkin's first on-screen kiss. D
Bill Murray and Steve Martin were also considered for the role of Harry Sultenfuss, but both were bu [...] D
Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin took 15 takes in their kissing scene. D
In the scene just before the poetry class begins, the class is sitting in a circle on the floor when [...] D
Anna Chlumsky previously appeared as an extra in Io e zio Buck (1989), which starred Macaulay Culkin [...] D
Elijah Wood was considered for the role of Thomas J, but because of the huge popularity of Mamma, ho [...] D
Because of the scene in which Vada and Thomas J. become "blood brothers" by mixing each other's bloo [...] D
Jamie Lee Curtis instituted a swear can onset to prevent "trucker talk" as Dan Aykroyd called it. Ay [...] D
The MPAA originally gave the movie a PG-13 rating (most likely for the mature elements throughout it [...] D
The song "Bad Moon Rising" plays during My Girl's bumper car scene. It also plays in "An American We [...] D
Glenda Chism's debut. D
The film's original title was "Born Jaundiced", which the producers understandably elected to change [...] D
One thing that was changed in the novel adaptation was when Harry tells Vada that Thomas J died from [...] D
This film marked a small comeback for Dan Aykroyd as his previous film, Nothing But Trouble, which h [...] D
Thomas J.'s death is foreshadowed when a small coffin is brought into the funeral home and Vada asks [...] D
The movie shares some similarities with Doris Buchanan Smith's 1973 young adult novel A Taste Of Bla [...] D