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Macaulay Culkin Reflects on Risky 'My Girl' Bee Scene

12/1/2025

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Macaulay Culkin, actor, described filming the bee scene in My Girl, using real bees and a substance to attract them to his hands.
Culkin said the filming was risky, noting thousands of bees released on him and precautions from a bee handler.
Culkin recalled his first on-screen kiss with actress Anna Chlumsky, calling it embarrassing but memorable.
They won the 1992 MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss.

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Macaulay Culkin, actor, described filming the bee scene in My Girl, using real bees and a substance to attract them to his hands.
Culkin said the filming was risky, noting thousands of bees released on him and precautions from a bee handler.
Culkin recalled his first on-screen kiss with actress Anna Chlumsky, calling it embarrassing but memorable.
They won the 1992 MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss.