Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis Reflects on My Girl
Jamie Lee Curtis recently talked about her experiences making the movie My Girl.
She worked with young actors Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky, who were both 11 years old at the time.
Curtis found it challenging to watch them perform such serious roles.
She remembered how she had to be careful with her language around them and how much she loved working on the film.
My Girl was a big hit and even got a sequel.
Curtis also mentioned that she didn't realize the impact of the film until later in her life.
Jamie Lee Curtis reflected on her experiences working with Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in the 1991 film My Girl.
Culkin and Chlumsky were both 11 years old during the filming of My Girl.
Curtis found it challenging to watch young actors perform such serious roles.
My Girl was a major box office success, earning over $120 million and receiving a sequel in 1994.
Curtis mentioned that she didn't fully appreciate the impact of the film until she was in her 20s.
- Who
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd
- What
- Reflections on the making of the film My Girl
- When
- During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, reflecting on her 47-year-long career
- Where
- Not specified, but likely during a promotional event or interview
- Why
- To share her experiences and the challenges of working with young actors
- Film
- My Girl
- Release Year
- 1991
- Sequel
- My Girl 2 (1994)
- Actors
- Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd
- Plot
- Coming-of-age romantic comedy about an 11-year-old hypochondriac girl and her friend who dies from a bee sting.