The original post: /r/movies by /u/TadzioRaining on 2024-11-20 16:38:39.

As a young gay boy growing up, I became obsessed with “My Girl”. I saw myself in her, even though she was a girl and I was a boy. I identified with her false sense of confidence, her feeling of being ignored by her distant dad and yearning for a mom who died.

Her best friend was Thomas J and they had the best friendship. Thomas J idolized Vada and Vada was harsh with Thomas J yet she appreciated her friend, she just didn’t want to be “weak” and would boss Thomas J yet she truly liked Thomas.

Even in the sequel, Thomas J was still in her memory through the ring he left her.

The My Girl films could never work again if someone decided to do the films again. Anna Chlumsky was fantastic and I was always sad her career had some full stops and I was excited for her when she got “Veep” and it revived her career.

I wouldn’t mind if we got “My Girl 3” with Vada as a middle-aged woman trying to figure out her life. How cool would it be if Kieran Culkin co-starred as a potential romantic interest?