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A 30th anniversary look at My Girl covers bee stings, blood brothers, and whether this film could be made today.
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In this episode
- Why My Girl holds up as a holiday family dramedy three decades later
- A frank conversation about the movie's most uncomfortable and memorable moments
- How the film would likely be made differently in the current era
- A reunion discussion between two people who clearly love talking about this movie
About this episode
The holidays mean it's time for family dramedies and My Girl from 1991 is one of the most memorable. Mark welcomes old friend Melissa Ward back on the show to discuss this other Macaulay Culkin classic for its 30th anniversary this month, and talk about crushing on teachers, bee stings, how gross it was for Vada and Thomas J. to become "blood brothers," and more. And we ponder what would this movie be like if made today? Listen now to find out.
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Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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