Talk:My Girl (film)

Rating?

Should it be noted the film was originally PG-13 for Thematic Emotional Elements but was canged to PG before it opened? They still won't tell us why it was appealed for PG it has enough emotional scenes for PG-13 The MPAA is so screwed up Matthew Cantrell (talk) 13:06, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Actually the MPAA decided they couldn't rate it PG-13 because of one emotionally disturbing scene so it was re-rated on appeal Matthew Cantrell (talk) 00:28, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

I think we should add this information if there is a reliable source for it... Allmovie has extra notes under the PG rating icon: "Watch With Your Kids, Children in Peril". --Mirokado (talk) 08:00, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

would this work? Matthew Cantrell (talk) 19:23, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately not, please see WP:IMDB. --Mirokado (talk) 02:16, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Here is a review which mentions the rating appeal:

John, Tony (2003). "My Girl". Christian Spotlight. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

and here is the CARA record:

"Reasons for Movie Ratings (CARA)" (Flash). Film Ratings. Classification and Rating Administration. Retrieved November 12, 2012. Enter My Girl in the Movie Rating Search film name field.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

--Mirokado (talk) 04:03, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

About edits changing text in the plot, claiming the insects that killed Thomas J are "wasps" and not "bees"

These two edits in particular, [1][2]. And I can recall this being done at least a few other times in the past. Nowhere in the dialogue of the film do they refer to the insects Vada and Thomas J come across as "wasps". Now, one of the diffs I cited says in the edit summary those are not bees. Those would be Vespidae, specifically of the Paper Wasp family. Whether that's true or not is not for Wikipedia editors to decide, as it is original research via personal evaluation. If a secondary, reliable source is out there saying they are indeed "wasps" (even if it includes technical scientific details like with that edit summary), then it can be noted in the article with a citation to that source.

See these two clips from the film from which it can be confirmed they are referred to as "bees": [3][4]. Certainly, the characters may have misclassified them (or the writers or crew or whatever), but it is not our place as Wikipedia editors to decide that. Again, a secondary, reliable source is needed. MPFitz1968 (talk) 18:22, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Location incorrect

This movie was shot in Sanford, Florida not in Orlando. The clock is still there to this day! I work in the building directly to the left of it, it’s now one of central Florida’s biggest restaurants, Hollerbachs willow tree café! I cannot edit this part, does anyone know how to change this? Not looking to credit the restaurant, just change the filming location! EnglishDave83 (talk) 02:20, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

@EnglishDave83: While I can't confirm completely in the end credits that Sanford was a/the filming location, I did catch something near the very end of the credits that might help a little, which does mention the city of Sanford in its list of "special thanks". Below is what I transcribed. MPFitz1968 (talk) 16:23, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Special Thanks to:
The City of Bartow, Florida
The City of Sanford, Florida
The James E. Strates Show
Cathy Savino and the Orlando Film Office
The Villas of Orlando

Children's Tutoring by
On Location Education-Florida, Orlando, FL

Minor roles

An edit like this has been made a few times in the last several weeks (by an IPv6/64 with a disruptive history at this article and the one for the sequel film), where pretty much every actor and role is added to the cast section. MOS:FILMCAST spells out that not every role is notable in the film, and we shouldn't be including those minor ones, especially if it isn't a proper name, like "Boy", "Girl" or "Carnival Barker". Some, however, can be included by consensus, and from the present appearance of the cast (excluding the edit I brought up), I'm thinking there are a few candidates that may be acceptable (strikethrus are clearly not):

• Peter Michael Goetz as Dr. Welty
• Jane Hallaren as Nurse Randall
• Anthony R. Jones as Arthur
• Tom Villard as Justin
• Lara Steinick as Ronda
• Kristian Truelsen as Charles
• David Caprita as Ray
• Jody Wilson as Mrs. Hunsaker
• Linda Perri as Betty
• Nancy L. Chlumsky as Jackie
• Glenda Chism as Thomas J.'s Mother
• Bill Cordell as Thomas J.'s Father
• Ray Buktenica as Danny
• George Colangelo as Ralph
• Anthony Finazzo as Howie
• Shane Obedzinski as Billy
• Zachary McLemore as Zack
• T.J. Collazo as Boy
• Cassi Abel as Judy
• Amanda Cole as Girl
• Bree Butler as Girl
• Harvey Bellman as Bingo Announcer
• John DeRussy as Vernon
• Henry Kohn as Carl
• Florence Mistrot as Margie
• Anthony Giaimo as Carnival Barker
• Edgar Allan Poe IV as Carnival Barker
• Robert V. Girolami as George
• Kurt Smildsin as Policeman
• Paul Nagle Jr. as Minister
• Lynn Sellers as Suzanne

One of the strikethrus reads "Nancy L. Chlumsky as Jackie"; I remember reading somewhere that she's Anna Chlumsky's mother and actually doesn't have any parts in the film itself, so clearly minor (or in this case silent) role. Most of the other ones listed here, particularly those closer to the bottom of the list, should also have strikethrus but I won't clutter the list by crossing out everybody. I'm guessing there may be one, two or even a few closer to the top that may be notable enough, but I can't say for sure. The current version of the cast is fine, too. MPFitz1968 (talk) 16:24, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

2601:44:C17F:9470:0:0:0:0/64 disruptive history

This is somewhat related to this topic, as this IP address has had quite a disruptive history here for several months, going back to the start of this year. Multiple editors have reverted this IP range, including me, and likely should continue to do so. To some, it is probable that their edits on the surface don't constitute vandalism, but from here on out, I will treat it as such. The edits in question include the aforementioned addition of minor roles to the cast list, the removal of "J." from the character name of "Thomas J." (mainly their early edits here), and the misspelling of the cinematographer's name (aka "director of photography", which is how credited in the film) along with de-wikilinking the name in the infobox. I am documenting diffs of their edits since January (I captured most of them), and I encourage those watching this page, including the talk page, to please review these to see where I'm getting at: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22].

The IP range was blocked for a month back in late March to late April, on account of their edits here, though one edit from another IP address happened during the block period, and I cited it as block evasion. (their edit(s), my revert)

Personally, I'm getting tired of seeing this disruption. There has also been a back-and-forth on how the plot should read, which has also been a part of this IP's repertoire. I think another range block should be in order. Semiprotection of the article, with pending changes currently in place, seems a bit harsh, given that the level of disruption at the article overall hasn't risen to that yet. MPFitz1968 (talk) 19:08, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Significant plot changes to reduce word count

I have made some significant edits to the plot and managed to reduce the word count to under 700, per MOS:FILMPLOT. The problems that I resolved: [1] rewriting to reflect the sequence of the film's events (specifically, Vada and Thomas J.'s spotting the beehive, which precedes Vada going to the carnival, where she hears about Harry and Shelly's engagement); [2] removing wordiness associated with taking content directly from the film, nearly word-for-word (when Shelly tells Harry "life is about more than just death; don't ignore the living, especially your daughter") which is very likely a WP:COPYVIO; and [3] removing references to Judy as undue weight, hardly mentioned at all in the film (she appears in just three scenes, including one with a speaking line which was just her offering condolences to Vada and her family after Thomas J.'s death). Any restoration of the problematic edits, as well as other kinds of plot bloating, will likely be reverted. Please keep the word count under 700 words. MPFitz1968 (talk) 22:52, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

This edit is a clear example of point 2 in my post above, and why it needs to be taken seriously about avoiding WP:COPYVIO or WP:PLAGIARISM in the plot. I recently transcribed the dialogue between Shelly and Harry just prior to Thomas J.'s funeral:

Shelly: She won't come out. It's been a whole day. You have to do something, Harry.

Harry: The funeral's starting.

Shelly: Open your eyes. She's 11 years old. Her only friend in the world is dead.

Harry: I know that, but what do you want from me?

Shelly: Stop hiding, Harry! You run, Harry. When I first came here ... the idea of working with dead people didn't exactly thrill me. But when I saw a family lived here ... I thought ... if I'm living without a family ... at least I can work with one. And maybe, once in a while, be invited in for supper.

Harry: Yeah. And when those suppers are disrupted because there's a car crash, or there's a fire, or a little boy steps on a beehive...

Shelly: I'm not asking you to stop feeling for those people. But life isn't just death, Harry. Don't ignore the living. Especially your daughter.

I emphasized the wording that has been in previous versions of the plot here (or closely paraphrased). I recently removed that with my effort to reduce the word count, but this problematic edit keeps coming back. It is clear Shelly is trying to get Harry to see that Vada is dealing with grief, and that he's blind to that because he's too preoccupied with his job as a funeral director. MPFitz1968 (talk) 22:23, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Weeping Willow

Any references of the poem? Author? Publication date? 180.191.23.173 (talk) 09:51, 1 January 2023 (UTC)