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Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky) is a precocious 11-year-old tomboy and a hypochondriac. Vada's father, Harry Sultenfuss (Dan Aykroyd), is an awkward widower who does not seem to understand his daughter, and as a result, constantly ignores her. His profession as a funeral director has led Vada to develop an obsession with death as well as disease. Vada is also convinced that she killed her own mother, since her mother died in childbirth.
Vada is teased by other girls because her only friend, Thomas J. Sennett (Macaulay Culkin), is a boy, but geeky and unpopular. Their summer adventures—from first kiss to last farewell—introduce Vada to the world of adolescence.
Vada's summer begins well. She befriends Shelley Devoto (Jamie Lee Curtis), the new make-up artist at her father's funeral parlor, who provides her with some much needed guidance. She is also infatuated with her teacher, Mr. Bixler, and steals some money from Shelley's trailer to attend a summer writing class that he is teaching.
But before long, things start to fall apart. Her father and Shelley start dating and get engaged, Thomas J. dies from an allergic reaction to bee stings while looking for Vada's mood ring in the woods, and she finds out that her long-time crush (and teacher), Mr. Bixler, is engaged to someone else.
Vada's grief, however, manages to mend the rift between her and her father, and by the end of the movie, Vada has not only managed to deal with her pain, but she has also thankfully overcome some of her previous issues as well.. Sennett
Vada is teased by other girls because her only friend, Thomas J. Sennett (Macaulay Culkin), is a boy, but geeky and unpopular. Their summer adventures—from first kiss to last farewell—introduce Vada to the world of adolescence.
Vada's summer begins well. She befriends Shelley Devoto (Jamie Lee Curtis), the new make-up artist at her father's funeral parlor, who provides her with some much needed guidance. She is also infatuated with her teacher, Mr. Bixler, and steals some money from Shelley's trailer to attend a summer writing class that he is teaching.
But before long, things start to fall apart. Her father and Shelley start dating and get engaged, Thomas J. dies from an allergic reaction to bee stings while looking for Vada's mood ring in the woods, and she finds out that her long-time crush (and teacher), Mr. Bixler, is engaged to someone else.
Vada's grief, however, manages to mend the rift between her and her father, and by the end of the movie, Vada has not only managed to deal with her pain, but she has also thankfully overcome some of her previous issues as well.. Sennett