My Girl (1991)
Anna Chlumsky: Vada Sultenfuss
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Quotes
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Vada : Weeping willow with your tears running down, why do you always weep and frown? Is it because he left you one day? is it because he could not stay? On your branches he would swing, do you long for the happiness that day would bring? He found shelter in your shade. You thought his laughter would never fade. Weeping willow, stop your tears. There is something to calm your fears. You think death has ripped you forever apart. But I know he'll always be in your heart.
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Vada : Where are his glasses? He can't see without his glasses!
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Vada : [after Vada and Thomas kiss] Say something, it's too quiet.
Thomas J. Sennett : Umm, ummmmm...
Vada : [agitated] Just hurry.
Thomas J. Sennett : I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...
Vada , Thomas J. Sennett : ...And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Thomas J. Sennett : Vada?
Vada Sultenfuss : Yeah?
Thomas J. Sennett : Would you think of me?
Vada Sultenfuss : For what?
Thomas J. Sennett : Well, if you don't get to marry Mr. Bixler.
Vada Sultenfuss : I guess.
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Vada Sultenfuss : [to Thomas J., after getting her first period] Get outta here! And don't come back for five to seven days!
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[first lines]
Vada Sultenfuss : I was born jaundiced. Once I sat on a toilet seat at a truck stop and caught hemorrhoids. And I've learned to live with this chicken bone that's been lodged in my throat for the past three years. So I knew Dad would be devastated when he learned of my latest affliction.
[to Harry]
Vada Sultenfuss : Dad, I don't want to upset you, but my left breast is developing at a significantly faster rate than my right. It can only mean one thing: cancer. I'm dying.
Harry : [making a sandwich] Okay, sweetie, hand me the mayonnaise out of the fridge.
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Vada : Mrs. Sennett, don't worry, Thomas J. will be all right. My mother will take care of him.
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Justin : Feel my aura.
Vada Sultenfuss : I don't think I'm allowed to.
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Thomas J. Sennett : What do you think it's like?
Vada Sultenfuss : What?
Thomas J. Sennett : Heaven.
Vada Sultenfuss : I think... everybody gets their own white horse and all they do is ride them and eat marshmallows all day. And everybody's best friends with everybody else. When you play sports, there's no teams, so nobody gets picked last.
Thomas J. Sennett : But what if you're afraid to ride horses?
Vada Sultenfuss : Doesn't matter 'cause they're not regular horses. They've got wings. And it's no big deal if you fall 'cause you'll just land in a cloud.
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Vada : I used to like to play with my Ken and Barbie dolls. Ken was my favorite. Then one Christmas I got them a camper and all they wanted to do was hang out in it by themselves. So I wasn't too upset when they took that wrong turn and went over the cliff.
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Vada Sultenfuss : My fears and secrets: I'm afraid I killed my mother.
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[last lines]
Vada : [voiceover] Things are much better now. I finally swallowed that chicken bone, Judy and I will in the same homeroom and the Republican Party just re-nominated Mr. Nixon.
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Shelly DeVoto : This is Phil, Harry, Gramoo, and Vada Sultenfuss.
Danny : Vada Sultenfuss? Tough break.
Vada Sultenfuss : I like my name.
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Vada : 'Ode to Ice Cream' by Vada Sultenfuss. I like ice cream a whole lot/It tastes good on days that are hot/On a cone or in a dish/This will be my only wish/Vanilla, chocolate, rocky road/Even with pie, a la mode.
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Vada : Why do you think people want to get married?
Thomas J. Sennett : When you get older, you just have to.
Vada : I'm gonna marry Mr. Bixler.
Thomas J. Sennett : You can't marry a teacher, it's against the law.
Vada : It is not.
Thomas J. Sennett : Yes, it is 'cuz then he'll give you all A's and it won't be fair.
Vada : Not true.
Vada : Have you ever kissed anyone?
Thomas J. Sennett : Like they do on TV?
Vada : Hm-mm.
Thomas J. Sennett : No.
Vada : Well maybe we should, just to see what's the big deal.
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Thomas J. Sennett : So, what'd he say was wrong with you?
Vada : This whole medical profession is a crock.
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Shelly : You know, Vada, you have to watch what you eat at the carnival. I remember one summer I went with my two older cousins, and they both ate hot dogs, and the next day they had nephritis.
Vada : Nephritis is a kidney disease, you don't get it from eating hot dogs.
Shelly : Well I'm no doctor, all I know is the next morning when they woke up, they had real high temperatures and their faces got really fat.
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Vada Sultenfuss : I'm running away.
Thomas J. Sennett : Where are you running to?
Vada Sultenfuss : California. I'm going to Hollywood to live with the Brady Bunch.
Thomas J. Sennett : I want to live with them, too.
Vada Sultenfuss : No, you can't. They have enough kids. You'll have to live with the Partridge Family.
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Vada : You're like a dog you only go home to eat don't pee on a hydrant
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Vada : Wanna go tree climbing, Thomas J? his face hurts! and where are his glasses? he can't see without his glasses! put his glasses on! put on his glasses! he was gonna be an acrobat!
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Vada : Get away! Get away!
