Review of My Girl 2 (1994) by Muffin M — 07 Feb 2014

When one of her teachers gives an assignment about the life and achievements of someone she's never met, Vada (Anna Chlumsky) chooses her late mother as the subject. Her research soon leads her to Los Angeles, to stay with Uncle Phil (Richard Masur), his likeable girlfriend (Christine Ebersole) and her streetsmart son, Nick (Austin O'Brien). Guided by Nick through the city of Los Angeles in search of clues to her late mother's history, Vada makes some surprising discoveries about her roots and also about herself as she confronts the uncertainties of adolesence - first love, first kisses and her place in a changing family.

Also stars Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gerrit Graham, Ben Stein, Angeline Ball, J.D. Souther and Aubrey Morris.

Directed by Howard Zieff.