(It was Culkin's first onscreen kiss, for those keeping score at home.) And even more years later, we would all marvel that the MTV Movie Awards are still around.ģ. Years later, Chlumsky would marvel that her first kiss (ever!) would win an award. It Won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Back when the MTV Movie Awards were more of a thing (and much, much more fun), "My Girl" won the award for Best Kiss. Yes, seriously.Ī Baltimore Sun article from November 17, 1991, proclaimed that "some child psychologists are worried" about the movie due to the Culkin character's death, especially since the film was being released after the global phenomenon that was "Home Alone." Please keep in mind that 1991 was the same year "Silence of the Lambs" became an unexpected blockbuster and would go on to sweep the Academy Awards.
But, back in 1991, child psychologists were worried about the damage it would inflict on children who watched the film. It's a powerful moment and adds to the movie's themes of maturation and personal growth.
Child Psychologists Were Worried It Would Wreck Children One of the larger plot points in "My Girl" is ( spoiler alert for a movie that's 25 years old) Macaulay Culkin dies after getting stung by many, many bees. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie (and our continued, slow lurch towards the grave), here are seven things you probably don't know about "My Girl."ġ. Ah, the '70s, when what you really had to worry about was bees. The movie, which stars Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky (25 years later, who would have thought she'd be the one with the successful career?), dealt with death and love and finding yourself, all set against a honeyed, nostalgia-choked period setting. " My Girl," the sophisticated, somewhat sugary coming-of-age drama released November 27th, 1991, is turning 25 this year.
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